Senior Cisco Telephony Architect (DRWN)

Job title - Senior Cisco Telephony Architect

Client Location - Stevenage, United Kingdom

Remote work offering - Hybrid

Client Industry - Defence / Aerospace / Highly Regulated Enterprise

Contract Length - 6 months

Contract type - Freelance

Project focus

Designing and delivering a secure, resilient Cisco telephony and unified communications architecture for a client operating in a highly regulated sector, including integration with enterprise communication platforms.

Key skills and Experience required

• 8+ years in Cisco telephony, voice and unified communications architecture, ideally within defence, aerospace, government or other highly regulated sectors
• Strong expertise in Cisco Collaboration, CUCM, Unity Connection, Webex, SIP, VoIP and enterprise telephony
• Proven experience designing and implementing secure, resilient and highly available voice architectures across complex enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of network security, IAM, encryption, firewalls, QoS and Zero Trust principles
• Experience integrating Cisco telephony with Microsoft Teams, contact centres and other enterprise communication platforms
• Experience working with classified/sensitive environments, government security standards or security-cleared projects highly desirable
• Cisco certifications such as CCIE Collaboration, CCNP Collaboration or equivalent advantageous

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