Senior Unified Communications; UC Engineer

Purpose and Impact

Amentum is seeking a Senior Unified Capabilities (UC) Engineer to join our team in Ft. Meade, MD. This role supports mission‑critical projects for DISA, impacting the Nation’s security and intelligence mission.

As a Senior UC Engineer you will design, prototype, test, and deploy secure UC solutions on classified networks, working with both internal and external stakeholders.

8 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

• Contribute technical expertise and recommendations in all UC and collaboration technologies, including large‑scale conferencing and session border controllers.
• Lead a team of UC engineers to develop a secure, scalable, and resilient UC prototype for DoD use on classified networks.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for all UC design and engineering activities.
• Define architecture and interface specifications, ensuring compliance with DoD Unified Capabilities Requirements (UCR), STIGs, and other cybersecurity mandates.
• Integrate voice (VoIP), video conferencing, instant messaging, presence, and unified messaging solutions across IP networks.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, security engineers, and network teams to ensure seamless integration with existing classified infrastructures.
• Develop and execute lab‑based testing, proof‑of‑concept demonstrations, and field evaluations.
• Prepare and present engineering documentation, risk assessments, and status reports to both internal leadership and external government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including network engineers, security specialists, and system architects.
• Assess client needs, recommend architecture improvements, and ensure seamless communication across domains.
• Specialize in UC technologies such as Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), Cisco Unified Computing Systems, Cisco Unified Border Element, and Cisco Meeting Server.
• Design and manage VQ Conference Manager or other conference management tools.
• Advise the UC, Network, and Systems engineering teams, and cyber security experts on voice and video communications technologies, operational paradigms, and identify potential problem areas and interoperability issues.
• Address challenges related to data flow, security policies, and interoperability.
• Ensure communication tools are integrated seamlessly and meet security requirements.

Employee will work in a SCIF on a daily basis and may also work in datacenter environments for specified periods.

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in UC design, endpoints and user management, configuration, troubleshooting, and integration with other systems.
• Expert in Microsoft Office applications:
  Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Minimum 15 years of IT engineering experience, with at least 10 years specific to UC.
• Designed, architected, and deployed secure UC solutions in classified or DoD environments.
• Experience with voice gateways, SIP session border controllers, SIP trunks, and ISDN circuits.
• Understanding of Cisco IOS/IOX command line configuration as it relates to UC.
• Strong knowledge of protocols and technologies such as SIP, RTP, SRTP, VoIP, H.323, XMPP, TLS, and PKI.
• Experience designing and implementing general call plan concepts.
• Deep familiarity with UC platforms:
  Cisco CUCM, Cisco CUBE, and Cisco Meeting Server.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in briefing technical concepts to senior leadership and DoD stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Must have an active Top‑Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Bachelor’s Degree in an IT‑related field, or an additional 5 years of Unified Communications (UC) Engineering experience.

15 years of IT engineering/architecture with at least 10 years specific to UC.

• Cisco Certified Network…