Leader, Solutions Engineer
About The Position
The Internet & Mass Scale Infrastructure (I&MI) team is at the forefront of technological shifts, selling routing and optical infrastructure that powers the internet, connects major data centers, and enables the AI era in collaboration with the Cisco Cloud and AI team. The Americas team serves Webscalers/NeoClouds, Communication Service Providers, government agencies, and enterprises building next-generation AI/ML infrastructure. This role competes at a high technical level, with success dependent on architecture, cost-per-bit, power efficiency, and operational simplicity. The position involves leading a team of Systems Engineers and acting as the senior technical leader and CTO-equivalent counterpart to the Americas I&MI sales leader, influencing both technical and business strategy for the region.
Requirements
- 7+ years in technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or network architecture
- At least 3 years of people leadership experience
- Deep expertise in service provider or mass-scale / AI networking, including large-scale BGP, IP/MPLS, and modern transport architectures
- Proven ability to engage credibly with senior internal executive stakeholders and Principal Engineers, Chief Architects, and CTOs at large, sophisticated customers
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Webscale, Hyperscale, CSP, large financial enterprises or U.S. Federal customers
- Knowledge of Segment Routing (SR-MPLS/SRv6), coherent optics/DWDM, and Routed Optical Networking
- Familiarity with AI/ML fabric design and large-scale GPU cluster networking
- Understanding of disaggregated/open networking models and network automation
- BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of senior individual-contributor Systems Engineers, attracting and retaining top technical talent and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Set the architectural point of view for the region across routing, optical, automation, and assurance.
- Partner with the sales leader as an equal counterpart on strategy, resourcing, and execution.
- Guide solution architecture for AI/ML fabrics, mass-scale routing, data center interconnect, and converged IP+Optical networks.
- Represent the business in executive-level customer engagements, Proofs of Concept (POCs), and competitive bake-offs.
- Act as the primary technical bridge to the Business Unit and global sales technical leaders, feeding customer and market requirements into the product roadmap.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 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 for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for 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)
- Grants of Cisco restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
