Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of advanced agentic workflows, including agentic skill development, MCP server creation and augmentation, and agentic harness development.
• Translate complex platform innovations into compelling technical collateral for internal teams and strategic enterprise customers.
• Serve as a technical advocate shaping the vision for scalable AI-driven network operations.
• Align AI capabilities with existing infrastructure to deliver competitive, market-leading solutions.
• Collaborate across engineering, sales, and product marketing to ensure platform success and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus 15 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 12 years, or PhD plus 8 years.
• Broad and deep technical expertise in enterprise-grade networking and security protocols.
• Experience with AI technologies, particularly Agentic AI and AI platform development.
• Proven ability to develop technical marketing materials and communicate complex concepts effectively.
• Demonstrated leadership in driving technical strategy and influencing cross-functional teams.

Preferred

• Experience with agentic workflow development and AI platform architecture
• Strong collaboration skills with engineering, sales, and product marketing teams
• Ability to engage with strategic enterprise customers and represent Cisco externally
• Familiarity with Cisco’s AgenticOps platform or similar AI-first operational frameworks
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees