Senior UC Network Engineer - 175195 - 175630

Piper Companies; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Long-term contract

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior UC Network Engineer to support a long-term government and defense client at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The role requires onsite work four days per week and a focus on enterprise networking and unified communications.

You will advise stakeholders, manage Cisco Call Manager and Jabber environments, and ensure secure, compliant, highly available infrastructure in a demanding environment. Active secret clearance and CCIE/CCNP Collaboration are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise networking and UC environments.
• Active Secret Security Clearance required.
• CCIE Collaboration or CCNP Collaboration certification required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical advisor on enterprise networking and UC initiatives.
• Manage and optimize Cisco Unified Communications environments including Call Manager and Jabber.
• Troubleshoot networking infrastructure across Layer 1/2, routing, switching, and firewall policies.
• Lead lifecycle management to keep networks secure, compliant, and highly available.

Skills

Cisco Unified Communications

Call Manager

Jabber

Firewall policies

Layer 1/2 networking

Routing & Switching

PSTN environments

CCIE Collaboration

CCNP Collaboration

On-site security environment

Tools

Cisco Call Manager

Jabber

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior UC Network Engineer to support a long-term client in the government and defense industry at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The Senior UC Network Engineer role requires working onsite 4 days per week at Scott Air Force Base. The Senior UC Network Engineer will serve as a trusted technical advisor, providing expertise across enterprise networking, unified communications, and infrastructure lifecycle management in a highly secure environment.

Responsibilities of the Senior UC Network Engineer include:

• Act as the primary technical advisor to stakeholders, providing guidance on enterprise networking and unified communications initiatives.
• Manage and optimize Cisco Unified Communications environments including Call Manager, Jabber, PSTN connectivity, and gateway protocols.
• Troubleshoot and support complex networking infrastructure spanning Layer 1, Layer 2, routing, switching, spanning tree, and firewall policy administration.
• Lead infrastructure lifecycle management efforts, ensuring network and collaboration platforms remain secure, compliant, and highly available.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and enhance enterprise UC and network solutions across the organization.

Requirements of the Senior UC Network Engineer include:

• Active Secret Security Clearance required.
• 8+ years of professional experience supporting enterprise networking and collaboration/unified communications environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Cisco Unified Communications technologies including Call Manager and Jabber.
• Deep knowledge of firewall policies, Layer 1/Layer 2 networking, routing and switching, spanning tree, gateway protocols, and PSTN environments.
• CCIE Collaboration or CCNP Collaboration certification required.

Compensation for the Senior UC Network Engineer include:

• $130,000 - $160,000 annually
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
• Long-term contract engagement
• This job opens for applications on 10/9/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Senior UC Network Engineer, Unified Communications, UC Engineer, Cisco Call Manager, Jabber, CCIE Collaboration, CCNP Collaboration, Network Engineer, Routing, Switching, Firewall Policy, PSTN, Secret Clearance, Scott Air Force Base, Enterprise Networking, Collaboration Engineer

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