Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, CA

About The Position

We are growing the AI Canvas Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) team to support the maturation of our AI Platform products. This team plays a critical role in integrating Cisco’s diverse estates into a unified AgenticOps platform. The team is collaborative, innovative, and focused on delivering next-generation AI-first network and security solutions that drive Cisco’s leadership in the market. We are seeking a visionary Principal Technical Marketing Engineer to lead the technical strategy and market adoption of our AI Platform, with a focus on AI Canvas and AI Studio evolution. This senior role bridges network and security infrastructure with Agentic AI, ensuring a seamless unified services layer supporting identity, topology, inventory, and licensing for AI-first operations. 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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Lead the technical strategy and market adoption of our AI Platform, with a focus on AI Canvas and AI Studio evolution.
Bridge network and security infrastructure with Agentic AI, ensuring a seamless unified services layer supporting identity, topology, inventory, and licensing for AI-first operations.
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.

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
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
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)