Telecom Cisco Architect

Aux Partners; United States; In loco; USD 110.208 - 165.312; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading telecommunications firm in the United States seeks a Lead Infrastructure Architect to design and maintain enterprise voice systems. Candidates should have extensive experience with telecommunications architecture and Cisco systems, along with expertise in VoIP protocols. The role requires both in-office and remote work flexibility and offers benefits, including medical and vision insurance.

Competenze

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco and related PBX platforms.
• Experience managing telecom circuits and POTS lines required.
• Experience with cloud-based voice solutions is beneficial.

Mansioni

• Design and implement telecommunications solutions.
• Lead installation and optimization of telecommunication systems.
• Provide Tier 3 support for voice infrastructure issues.

Conoscenze

Expert-level knowledge of CUCM

Proficiency in desktop phone programming

Solid understanding of VoIP protocols

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to manage multiple projects

Formazione

8 years of experience in telecommunications architecture

Cisco certifications (e.g., CCNP Collaboration)

Strumenti

Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise

Session Border Controllers

Python

PowerShell

Descrizione del lavoro

The Lead Infrastructure Architect designs, implements, integrates, and maintains the enterprise voice telecommunications system while ensuring efficiency and adherence to business and reliability standards. This role leverages industry knowledge and experience with enterprise systems troubleshooting, incident response and analysis, threat awareness, and vulnerability analysis to help determine Company’s technical vision and roadmap. Additionally, the Lead Infrastructure Architect ensures a strong infrastructure posture by collaborating with various departments and locations to understand communications requirements in order to develop and implement solutions based on available systems and technology. This role also oversees the procurement and lifecycle management of communication circuits and legacy systems integration.

Base pay range

$80.00/hr - $120.00/hr

Major Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Creates technical design and engineering solutions to support a forward‑looking enterprise telecommunications architecture which effectively and efficiently meets telephony and voice communications requirements.
• Ensures systems are designed to efficiently achieve a high level of availability, as defined by IT leadership, related to the specific services and business requirements.
• Leads installation, configuration, and optimization of Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise (PCCE), Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), and Session Border Controllers.
• Programs and manages desktop phones from Cisco and other manufacturers.
• Orders, provisions, and maintains communication circuits (e.g., MPLS, SIP trunks, PRI, Ethernet) with various vendors.
• Manages POTS lines, including lifecycle tracking, troubleshooting, and migration planning.
• Implements and supports analog‑to‑cellular modem solutions for legacy systems and remote connectivity.
• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams to integrate voice systems with enterprise applications.
• Provides Tier 3 support and troubleshooting for complex voice infrastructure issues.
• Develops and maintains documentation for system architecture, configurations, and procedures.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and recommends improvements to existing systems.
• Ensures compliance with industry standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Employs strong communications and organizational skills to design and maintain processes and procedures that ensure that timely, actionable, and critical information is presented to leadership.
• Ensures broad and current technical awareness by establishing and maintaining technical and professional relationships with appropriate organizations of strategic importance to Company.

Education and Experience

• 8 years of experience in telecommunications architecture and engineering required.
• 8 years of hands‑on experience with Cisco and related PBX platforms, contact center Cisco Packaged Contact Center Enterprise, Ribbon Session Border Controllers, and desktop phone programming across multiple manufacturers preferred.
• Experience managing telecom circuits, POTS lines, and analog‑to‑cellular modem deployments required.
• Experience with cloud‑based voice solutions and hybrid environments.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Expert‑level knowledge of CUCM, PCCE, and Session Border Controllers required.
• Proficiency in desktop phone programming and provisioning (Cisco, Polycom, Yealink, etc.) required.
• Solid understanding of VoIP protocols, SIP, QoS, and network infrastructure required.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Expected to model Company’s Talent Framework Behaviors, the foundation for HOW we do our jobs at Company. At a minimum, incumbents should be able to demonstrate their ability to progressively develop and exhibit these skills at a proficient level:
• Operational Excellence/Execution: Exerts personal effort and enables the team to achieve performance goals and exhibits a continuous improvement mindset
• Decision Making: Makes informed, objective, timely, and ethical decisions
• Talent Management: Takes initiative to develop self and team, acts with a mindset of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creates an environment to attract top talent
• Strategic Mindset: Demonstrates sound strategic thinking, knows the business, exercises judgment, influences, and persuades.

Licenses, Certifications, and/or Testing

• Cisco certifications (e.g., CCNP Collaboration, CCIE Collaboration)
• Avaya certifications (e.g., ACIS, ACSS)
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

Working Conditions

Office environment with both in‑office and remote working conditions.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Telecommunications
• Computer and Network Security

Inferred from the description for this job

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

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