Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader

Responsibilities

• You will lead the technical strategy for your product portfolio by collaborating with cross-functional teams to define architectural requirements and features aligned with market needs.
• Your primary focus involves designing scalable, secure enterprise campus architectures and validating these solutions through rigorous hands-on lab testing and proof-of-concept environments.
• You will directly engage with customers and partners to advocate for product functionality and provide expert guidance on complex network deployments.
• Finally, you will drive product success by creating high-quality technical collateral and delivering expert enablement across internal and external programs.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering or related field + 8 years of in enterprise networking, including switching, routing, wireless, and network security or Masters + 6 years of related experience
• Prior experience in Technical Marketing, Solution Architecture, Systems Engineering, Customer Experience, Product Management or related field.
• Experience designing, deploying and operating complex enterprise campus network architectures.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers as a Solution Architect, Systems Engineer, Customer Experience Engineer, Technical Marketing Engineer, or similar technical leadership role.
• CCNP certification or equivalent experience/certification; CCIE certification strongly preferred.

Preferred

• Experience developing validated designs, reference architectures, or technical solution documentation.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration across Product, Sales, and Customer Experience teams.

Benefits

• U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• 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 determined by Cisco
• 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
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 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
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer