NICE CXone (InContact) Architect (Hybrid)

• Dallas local candidates are preferred with an expectation to work in the Clients Dallas office (Addison); however, strong remote candidates will also be considered, with travel required up to 20–30%. 

• The client also noted that Dallas vs. remote should not be used to eliminate a qualified candidate.

Role Summary

The NICE CXone (InConnect) Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise grade contact center solutions on the NICE CXone platform. This role provides technical leadership, solution architecture, and strategic guidance to ensure scalable, resilient, and high performing customer experience systems. The architect collaborates with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and vendors to deliver end to end CX transformations.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Design multi region, high availability CXone architectures with redundancy, failover strategies, and disaster recovery alignment.

• Architect complex Studio scripts using advanced logic: dynamic routing, API driven decisioning, asynchronous callbacks, and event based triggers.

• Implement custom data exchanges using CXone APIs, Data Exchange (DEX), Real Time Data APIs, and asynchronous event streams.

• Lead SIP trunking architecture including SBC configuration, call path optimization, codec negotiation, and QoS design.

• Build custom integrations with enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, OAuth2, JWT, SAML, and secure token based authentication.

• Design real time reporting and analytics pipelines using CXone Analytics and BI connectors.

• Architect omnichannel orchestration across voice, chat, email, SMS, WhatsApp, social

• Integrate CXone with CRM platforms (Salesforce, Dynamics, ServiceNow), workforce tools, and enterprise systems via APIs, web services, and data connectors.

• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and platform optimization.

• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across all CXone components.

• Troubleshoot complex issues and lead root cause analysis for production incidents.

• Collaborate with business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Stay current with NICE CXone roadmap, new features, and industry best practices.

• Proven experience integrating with Salesforce is required.

 

 

Role Overview

The NICE CXone (InContact) Architect is a Senior/Architect-level CCaaS position and remains a high-priority requisition. The role has been open for some time, and the team has reviewed many submissions but has only shortlisted a few candidates.

 

Key Requirements

• Must-Have

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with the core NICE CXone/InContact platform

• Architect-level experience with NICE CXone

• Strong overall CCaaS experience

• Experience building, designing, implementing, and managing NICE CXone contact centers

• Strong technical knowledge specific to the NICE CXone platform

• Ability to answer NICE CXone-specific technical questions, not just general CCaaS questions

• Important Clarification from the Hiring Team

• The team has received candidates who have strong CCaaS backgrounds but do not have enough NICE CXone/InContact-specific experience.

• These candidates may understand CCaaS concepts generally, but when asked technical questions about NICE CXone, they provide generic CCaaS answers rather than platform-specific answers.

• This is a major screening concern.

• The hiring team wants someone who has actually worked hands-on with NICE CXone, not someone who can transfer general contact-center experience to the platform.

• What the Candidate Should Be Able to Do

• Look for candidates who can demonstrate hands-on experience with:

• NICE CXone architecture

• Designing NICE CXone solutions

• Building and managing CXone contact centers

• IVR/call-flow design

• CCaaS implementations

• Platform configuration

• Third-party integrations

• Troubleshooting and technical design

• Enterprise-level contact-center architecture

• Providing detailed, platform-specific technical solutions

 

Candidate Profile

Ideal candidate:

• 5+ years of NICE CXone/InContact experience + architect-level responsibility + strong overall CCaaS background.

• The candidate should be able to discuss specific NICE CXone implementations and technical decisions during an interview.

• Screening Guidance

• Candidate Experience Assessment

• 5+ years NICE CXone + Architect Strong – Submit

• 5+ years NICE CXone + Lead Engineer/Architect responsibilities Strong – Submit

• 3–5 years NICE CXone + strong architecture Potential – Review carefully

• 10+ years CCaaS but limited NICE CXone Weak

• Genesys/Five9/other CCaaS but little CXone Do not prioritize

• General CCaaS knowledge without hands-on CXone Reject

• NICE CXone administration only, no architecture Likely not a fit

 

Deliverables

-Process Flows

-Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members

-Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility

-Participate in data conversion and data maintenance

-Provide best practice and industry specific solutions

-Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions

-Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed.

-Participate as a team member of the functional team

-Perform other duties as assigned.

 

S.No	Qualifying Question	Mandatory
1	Is candidate local to Dallas	Yes
2	Experience integrating with Salesforce	Yes
3	NICE CXone roadmap, new features, and industry best practices	No

S.No	Skill Name	Custom Skill Requirements	Years	Proficiency
1	NICE CXone (InContact) Architect (Senior/Architect Level)	—	6	Not specified