6 days ago
Base Salary
$214k - $310k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the technical strategy and execution of sophisticated Cisco Nexus data center deployments from architectural planning through production readiness.
- Serve as a technical authority on Nexus switching, Nexus Dashboard, EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, RoCEv2, PFC, multicast, PTP, automation, and large-scale operational environments.
- Resolve high-severity customer challenges across software, hardware, design, automation, and operations.
- Convert customer feedback, adoption barriers, and competitive insights into engineering and product priorities.
- Champion automation and AI-enabled operational workflows to improve efficiency, problem resolution, and deployment consistency.
- Evaluate trade-offs involving performance, scalability, resiliency, security, supportability, customer experience, and time-to-market.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Product Management, Customer Experience, Sales, partners, and customers.
- Communicate technical strategies, risks, and recommendations to engineering leaders, customers, and executive stakeholders.
- Mentor senior engineers and improve architecture and design review quality.
- Develop feedback mechanisms, proactive tooling, and continuous improvement programs to reduce customer impact and accelerate technology adoption.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years, or 10+ years of related experience.
- 10+ years of data center networking experience across design, deployment, troubleshooting, and operations.
- Experience with Cisco Nexus or comparable large-scale data center switching platforms.
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification or equivalent experience.
- Experience with RoCEv2, PFC, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, multicast, and PTP in customer data center infrastructure is preferred.
- Experience with Cisco data center networking offerings, Nexus stand-alone, Nexus Dashboard, software, and automation development is preferred.
- Experience serving as a technical leader across Cisco, customer, and partner organizations is preferred.
Benefits
- Starting base salary range is $214,100.00 to $309,800.00, excluding incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.
- Benefits may include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with Cisco matching, paid parental leave, disability coverage, basic life insurance, paid holidays, vacation or flexible vacation, sick time, wellness days, volunteer time, and additional family emergency leave.
- Employees may be eligible for Cisco restricted stock unit grants and annual bonuses subject to company policies.
- The application window is expected to close on 10/25/2026.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.