Sr. UC Network Engineer - Secret Clearance

Piper Companies is seeking a Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant for a leading technology organization supporting government and defense customers. The Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant is located at Scott Air Force Base, IL and requires a hybrid schedule with 4 days per week onsite. An ideal candidate for the Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant is a senior networking and collaboration engineer with expertise in Cisco Unified Communications, enterprise networking, and customer-facing consulting engagements.

Responsibilities of the Customer Delivery Engineering Consultant:

• Lead the design, implementation, optimization, and support of Cisco networking and collaboration solutions for mission-critical environments.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, providing guidance on network modernization, architecture, and operational best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, firewall, and unified communications issues while driving resolution across technical teams.
• Support lifecycle management initiatives including firmware upgrades, platform maintenance, and collaboration infrastructure enhancements.

• 8+ years of professional networking and unified communications experience, including Cisco Call Manager, Jabber, and enterprise collaboration technologies.
• CCIE Collaboration, CCNP Collaboration, or equivalent advanced Cisco certification.
• Active Secret Security Clearance and ability to work onsite four days per week at Scott Air Force Base, IL.
• Strong expertise with routing and switching, firewall policy management, spanning tree, gateway protocols (MGCP, H.323, SIP, SCCP), PSTN connectivity, and enterprise UC environments.

• Salary range: $125,000- $155,000 annually
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), sick leave as required by law, and PTO.