Senior Cisco Contact Center Engineer (AI/IVR)

00001 Ameriprise Financial Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a skilled Contact Center Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise contact center technologies. This role focuses on Cisco UCCE/PCCE, CVP, Google Dialogflow CX, and Webex Contact Center to enhance customer experiences.

You will partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into robust technical solutions, deploy AI-driven conversational experiences, and ensure production readiness across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting and engineering Cisco Contact Center solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco UCCE and/or PCCE environments.
• Experience with Cisco Customer Voice Portal (CVP) and VXML-based IVR applications.
• Experience with voice authentication, fraud detection, and voice biometrics platforms.
• Experience with Webex Contact Center administration, implementation, or architecture.
• Experience integrating contact center platforms and enterprise applications using REST APIs, JSON, authentication mechanisms, and related integration technologies.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL for reporting, data analysis, troubleshooting, and validation of contact center and customer experience solutions.
• Experience utilizing scripting and web technologies, including Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, and HTML, to support contact center automation, customization, administration, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into technical designs and deliverable solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Google Dialogflow, Cisco AI Agent, or comparable conversational AI platforms.
• Strong understanding of call routing strategies, self-service design, and customer journey optimization.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support Cisco Contact Center solutions including Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE), Customer Voice Portal (CVP), Google Dialogflow CX, and Webex Contact Center.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze customer experience needs, and translate business objectives into technical contact center solutions.
• Design and implement IVR, self-service, routing, and customer engagement solutions utilizing Cisco contact center technologies, Google Dialogflow CX, and voice biometrics and fraud detection technologies.
• Design, implement, and support conversational AI and deterministic routing solutions utilizing Google Dialogflow, Cisco AI Agent, or comparable conversational AI platforms.
• Develop and maintain integrations between contact center platforms and enterprise systems, including CRM, authentication, customer data, fraud prevention, and third-party digital engagement solutions.
• Collaborate with application development teams, architects, and vendors to design and deploy customer experience enhancements and contact center modernization initiatives.
• Support migration and transformation efforts from traditional IVR technologies to AI-driven conversational experiences and intelligent virtual agents.
• Deploy and optimize voice biometrics, fraud detection, authentication, and caller verification technologies for calling and contact center environments.
• Participate in testing, validation, deployment planning, and production readiness activities for new contact center capabilities and enhancements.
• Provide technical expertise across contact center technologies, IVR design, and customer experience best practices.

Skills

Cisco UCCE

PCCE

CVP

Google Dialogflow CX

Webex Contact Center

Voice biometrics

Fraud detection

REST APIs

JSON

SQL

Python

PowerShell

JavaScript

HTML

Requirements gathering

System integration

Stakeholder communication

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

CVP

Webex Contact Center

Google Dialogflow CX

Cisco AI Agent

REST APIs

Job description

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a skilled Contact Center Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise contact center technologies. This role focuses on Cisco UCCE/PCCE, CVP, Google Dialogflow CX, and Webex Contact Center to enhance customer experiences.

You will partner with business stakeholders to translate needs into robust technical solutions, deploy AI-driven conversational experiences, and ensure production readiness across platforms.