Principal Systems Engineer - Enterprise IT & Cisco Voice

US SENATE; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Senate seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead enterprise IT/telecom initiatives. The role emphasizes long-range strategic planning, advanced technical support, and project management across hardware, software, storage, and networking systems.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise with Cisco contact centers, IPT solutions, SIP, and Windows Server environments. Expect on-site work with on-call rotations and readiness for security clearance requirements.

Qualifications

• Contributes long-range strategic planning for IT/telecom for the Senate.
• Provides expert-level technical support on hardware, software, storage, and networking systems; resolves complex performance problems.
• Serves as project manager on assigned projects with plans, timetables, and staff assignments.
• Customizes, tests, and configures operating and network systems; evaluates performance; recommends third-party software.

Responsibilities

• Participates in on-site and on-call rotation.
• Support essential Senate services; be available during lapse in appropriations, inclement weather, and holidays.

Skills

Skills assessment

Strategic planning

Technical support

Project management

Systems configuration

Education

GED

Associates

Bachelor’s

Master’s

Tools

Cisco CUCM

Cisco Unity Connection

UCCE

Voice Gateways

SIP protocol

Job description

The U.S. Senate seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to lead enterprise IT/telecom initiatives. The role emphasizes long-range strategic planning, advanced technical support, and project management across hardware, software, storage, and networking systems.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise with Cisco contact centers, IPT solutions, SIP, and Windows Server environments. Expect on-site work with on-call rotations and readiness for security clearance requirements.