Responsibilities

• Join the Campus Connectivity & Competitive Technical Marketing team—an elite group of engineers committed to shaping Cisco’s competitive strategy and driving product excellence.
• As a Competitive Technical Marketing Engineer, you will strengthen Cisco’s position across Campus Switching, Routing, Wireless, Security, and Cloud-managed solutions by conducting in-depth competitor research and comparisons with Tier 1 vendors across campus networking.
• You will perform hands-on competitive testing and validation on Cisco platforms versus multi-vendor alternatives, and analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to guide product strategy.
• In collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, UX, CX, and Sales, you will define customer needs and influence product roadmaps.
• You will participate in architectural reviews and provide strategic recommendations based on competitive insights, validate early product concepts with customers, and advocate for their requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
• You will develop technical content including whitepapers, playbooks, test reports, demos, benchmark studies, deployment guides, and sales materials.
• Additionally, you will deliver technical training globally through webinars, workshops, recorded sessions, and events, and represent Cisco at major industry events such as CiscoLive, GSX, and partner conferences.
• Finally, you will provide technical leadership and escalation support for strategic competitive opportunities via the Cisco Global Win Center.
• You will lead technical discussions with customers and partners to educate on Cisco architectures and guide network design, serving as a trusted expert on competitor capabilities and market positioning.