Consulting Engineer

Cisco•Richardson, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cisco’s Customer Experience (CX) Professional Services team in delivering Cisco’s best in class data center solutions to global enterprise customers. Cisco CX data center engineers are consultant, leading service delivery efforts and mentoring other consultants within the team. As an engineer, you will help build solutions, perform implementations, and enables customer self-sufficiency on market-leading Cisco data center networking products.

Requirements

BS, CS, or University degree equivalent and 3+ years of meaningful experience in data center compute and networking
Experienced in with routing and switching on Cisco’s Nexus platforms and with its NXOS operating systems
Experienced in with VXLAN or Cisco ACI
Scripting experience (Python, Ansible, etc.)
Use of Ai in assisting with day-to-day activities and with scripting
Good written and verbal and communication skill
Self-motivated with a focus on execution.
Professional level (e.g., CCNP) or equivalent relevant certification expected

Nice To Haves

Having consultant or consultative experience is a plus
Equivalent relevant work experience

Responsibilities

Work on data center infrastructure projects where you will install, integrate, configure, customize, optimize and automate Cisco’s data center networking solutions.
Plan and execute network upgrades and network migration activity.
Write design documents and migration plans
Present solutions to customers both remotely and in person
Articulate technical issues and present information in a concise manner to both technical and non-technical personnel
Interact and provide consultative support to customer
Working effectively with customers and project managers
Work on several different customer projects simultaneously
Travel up to 20% per year, though travel may vary depending on the project.

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
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)