Consulting Engineer - Customer Experience NICE CXone
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Job Summary
The Consulting Engineer will ensure the solution is implemented as designed to the customer’s satisfaction and approval. Make innovative and ingenious contributions to new solution/product design and implementation based on an understanding of applicable technology and how it can be applied to solution/product design, considerations of system-wide impact, hardware-software tradeoffs, and business issues for clients.
What you will do:
- Perform client consultation: Plan, design, implement, and support IP-based call center solutions
- Set up, configure, and test components of Contact Center platforms and integrated calling platforms
- Regarded as the technical expert in their job family within CDW.
- Requires in-depth and/or breadth of expertise across field of specialization and has broad knowledge of other job families within the organization function.
- Serves as a senior advisor to leadership.
- Collaborates with the technical architect on training plans and approaches to best equip staff for successful implementations. Develops standards, best practices, and training for team members along with the technical architect and technical lead in their area of expertise.
- Defines project strategies or technical options to balance customer project goals and financial constraints.
- Provides leadership and expert advice/counsel on technical subject matters and architecture design to
- Customers, the Infrastructure Solutions Team, and other Extended Sirius Teams.
- Recognized by customer, peers, and management as SME expert, staying relevant in upcoming technologies, IT trends and IT transformation.
- Escalates and communicates alternatives with associated risks with executives and stakeholders. Ensures procedures are being followed and assists in resolving complex problems which require professional level input.
- Regularly interface with customer’s technical and business executive level and project leadership through sales presentations and/or client project solutions in communicating complex ideas, anticipating potential objections, and leading discussions to align expectations.
- Ability to navigate difficult customer environments independently, effectively, and consistently.
- Escalates and communicates alternatives with associated risks with executives and stakeholders.
- Develops standards, best practices, and training for team members along with the technical architect and the technical lead in their area of expertise.
- Regularly interface with the customer’s technical and business executive level and project leadership. Educates the customer on solution as appropriate throughout the life of the project or service life.
- Serves as the technical lead on Proof-of-Concept engagements and large-scale implementations.
- Takes ownership of any services design/architecting/implementation challenges and leads the team to remediation/resolution, both technically and politically
- Recommends client project financial goals, metrics, and ROI.
- Leads a project team consisting of clients, CDW, and partner resources to achieve the desired outcome.
- Contributes to industry best practices. Known resource within the technology industry.
What we expect of you:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, a related technical degree or equivalent experience
- Eight years' experience delivering large scale, enterprise-class technical solutions including planning, development, implementation, and support.
- High-end experience in PBX and/or Call Center systems engineering
- Experience with call flow analysis and development
- Programming experience with any of the following manufacturers' products: Cisco, Five9, Zoom, Microsoft, Genesys, NICE CXone
- Knowledge of voicemail, unified messaging, IVR systems, integration to CRM packages
- Knowledge of Python, Java and/or VB Script a plus
- CCNA, CCNP or CCDP certification preferred
- AUCCE Specialization or other Contact Center vendor equivalent
- Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience presenting technology recommendations from a business perspective to internal and external clients.
- History of building constructive relationships with clients, partners, and coworkers at all levels of the organization, navigating interpersonal and group dynamics comfortably.
- Proven ability to research advanced and complex technology solutions, evaluate alternatives, make recommendations, and present materials to clients in manner that meets enterprise-level client needs.
- Demonstrated ability to act in a calm and productive manner when confronted with change, ambiguity, and risk. Identifies and engages all levels of leadership to proactively address problems.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and effectively prioritize workload under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Ability to develop longer-range project plans and schedules to complete complex projects or new solution/product development.
- Anticipates future trends and implications accurately, readily posing future scenarios. Articulates credible pictures and visions of possibilities that will create value. Creates competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.
CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive.
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
