Program Engineer; Voice Core

GCI's Program Engineer is responsible for overseeing and coordinating engineering projects from conception to completion. Manage technical aspects of programs, ensuring alignment with business goals, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget. Serve as a technical leader and consultant in areas of expertise.

• Provide technical leadership, ensuring alignment and oversight for assigned programs, driving innovative and high-quality solutions which are in line with strategic goals and long-range technical plans.
• Develop and manage program plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocations, ensuring financial & service quality monitoring controls are in place.
• Define technical program objectives and success criteria in alignment with organizational goals and long-range plans, company culture and mission.
• Specify architectural standards, implementation requirements, ongoing support needs, and lifecycle management planning framework.
• Identify and mitigate program risks and issues.
• Optimize resource utilization to achieve program goals within budget constraints.
• Monitor and report on program technical execution & quality performance.
• Follow IEEE/Industry regulations, codes & standards, working at industry leading levels and following engineering discipline practices.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, legal regulations, and auditing.

• Support multiple technology projects from initiation to completion to operations hand-off as a support and escalation resource.
• Lead project engineers through major, multifaceted projects that span multiple departments and disciplines.
• Monitor project activities and provide strategic technical guidance and alignment within a specific program, as well as across the enterprise.
• Develop and validate engineering estimates, project plans, and execution strategies.
• Coordinate with project managers to ensure project milestones and deliverables are met.
• Monitor project performance, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Provide post-implementation operational support for projects, ensuring efforts align with business line services and strategic objectives.
• Lead and mentor project teams, providing guidance and support as needed.
• Foster a collaborative environment to enhance team performance and productivity.
• Manage resource allocation, establish architectural standards, and ensure teams have the necessary tools and support.

• Act as the primary liaison with technical strategy, program management, project engineering, and project management teams, providing guidance and alignment across complex company initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops to drive program objectives and decision-making.
• Prepare and present regular program status reports and key issue updates to senior management and stakeholders.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence within the engineering team.
• Adhere to best practices and design standards when coordinating with other programs and projects to identify and implement efficiencies that extend beyond the scope of a single program.
• Evaluate program performance and implement process improvements.
• Identify and address dependencies and risks that may impact program success.
• Promote best practices and lessons learned across projects and teams.
• Drive innovation and efficiency in technology solutions and project execution across multiple teams, departments, and company wide.
• Ensure team takes full advantage of advances in technologies used by the company and across the industry to improve and add new services for our customers.

Voice Core

• Provide technical leadership for the architecture, design, deployment, and optimization of Class 4/Class 5 switching platforms, including Metaswitch, soft switches, SBCs, and MGWs.
• Provides advanced expertise in SIP, SS7/SIGTRAN, MGCP, ISDN PRI, TDM, and IMS architectures to support scalable, resilient, and interoperable voice networks.
• Design and oversee end-to-end core network architectures for large-scale deployments, ensuring alignment with technical, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Serve as the engineering liaison across Strategic Management…