Cisco

Architect

• Translate complex validation outcomes and testbed findings into business risk mitigation strategies for senior leadership
• Lead end-to-end testing of Service Provider routing architectures, Cisco IOS-XR 64-bit releases, SRv6, BGP EVPN, and Routed Optical Networking solutions
• Build high-fidelity customer simulations in SVS test laboratories
• Architect and implement continuous test automation frameworks using Cisco pyATS/Genie, CXTM, and CI/CD pipelines
• Serve as technical escalation authority, partnering with Cisco Product Engineering to triage defects and validate patches
• Support pre-sales scoping, Statements of Work, Level of Effort models, and Joint Test Plans on Record
• Mentor consulting engineers across the global SVS organization
• Collaborate with customer Principal Architects, Cisco Account Teams, and CX Technical Leaders on validation scopes and migration strategies
• Author, review, and approve Detailed Test Plans, Joint Test Plans on Record, Method of Procedures, and End of Test Reports
• Validate throughput, QoS, failover convergence, and performance using Spirent TestCenter, Keysight/Ixia IxNetwork, and WAN impairment tools
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and Test Automation as Code adoption through reusable pyATS scripts and CI/CD pipelines
• Lead root cause analysis using packet captures, router debug logs, and telemetry streams
• Author whitepapers, test methodology playbooks, and reusable test suites

Customer Delivery Architect, 10+ years exp, SP routing platforms, architectural and validation expertise

Technical Program Manager

• Lead consequential, cross-functional, multi-year security programs end to end
• Turn service vision into strategy and execution with Security Engineering Service Owners and Engineering Managers
• Set roadmaps, objectives and key results, and drive delivery
• Hold teams accountable for KPIs and measurable outcomes
• Identify issues, untangle dependencies, and unblock teams
• Treat security services as products and developers as customers
• Optimize the security value delivered by each service
• Reduce developer friction and redesign services with key stakeholders
• Translate progress, risk, and tradeoffs into decision-ready narratives for leadership
• Steer a portfolio of concurrent service programs and prioritize competing demands
• Improve program management practices, standards, and tooling across the team

Senior Engineering Program Manager

Data Engineer

• Build data pipelines and machine learning workflows using Python
• Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models using PyTorch or scikit-learn
• Orchestrate large-scale data solutions using Spark and Kubernetes
• Build and scale intelligent data pipelines and distributed systems
• Help ensure platforms remain performant and reliable while processing data at scale
• Participate in a 12-week summer internship embedded within high-impact Cisco product teams
• Collaborate directly on products, platforms, and architectures
• Participate in targeted learning sessions, multifunctional networking, and engagement with organizational leaders

Software Engineer, Data & AI – Intern

Full-stack Engineer

• Design, build, and ship APIs and applications powering Cisco platforms
• Write clean, maintainable back-end code
• Design RESTful services and distributed architectures with the team
• Contribute to front-end systems as project needs require
• Troubleshoot challenges collaboratively
• Develop and maintain scalable software
• Enable Cisco business groups to leverage reliable services and deliver high-impact technology solutions

Software Engineer, Full Stack/Backend I – Intern

Product Manager

• Define product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps for next-generation AI-powered features
• Partner with engineering and design teams to translate customer insights into actionable requirements
• Translate customer insights into strategic, data-backed roadmaps
• Guide development teams in building products that drive growth
• Collaborate directly on Cisco products, platforms, and architectures
• Participate in targeted learning sessions, multifunctional networking, and engagement with organizational leaders during the internship

Engineering Product Management Specialist I

Hardware Engineer

• Build low-level software in C and embedded Linux
• Apply networking and operating systems fundamentals to real infrastructure
• Automate workflows with Python and Bash
• Strengthen system security through DevSecOps practices
• Build and maintain robust low-level software
• Support foundational infrastructure stability and reliable, secure connectivity
• Collaborate with product teams during a 12-week summer internship
• Participate in targeted learning sessions, multifunctional networking, and engagement with organizational leaders

Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Intern

• Lead optical device and assembly process qualification for Cisco's optical transport and optical transceiver products
• Partner with internal design teams to assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers
• Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for WLM and optical transceivers
• Conduct technical assessments of optical suppliers, including next-generation technologies, material systems, packaging solutions, and quality/reliability
• Perform design and process reviews and audits to ensure design robustness, quality, and manufacturing readiness
• Own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of optical sub-modules/daughter cards and optical transceivers from design phase to end-of-life
• Assess business-impacting issues and drive product/component failure analysis, containment, and corrective actions
• Work closely with optical suppliers and internal engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to develop next-generation optical technologies

Component Engineering Technical Leader

Designer

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to Canadian public sector customers
• Partner with Account Executives and cross-functional teams throughout the pre-sales cycle
• Lead discovery, solution design, customer presentations, proposal development, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept activities
• Uncover mission-critical challenges, technical requirements, constraints, and desired outcomes
• Translate customer insights into architectures addressing regulatory, security, and operational requirements
• Develop, document, and present technology roadmaps
• Maintain knowledge of Cisco technologies, industry trends, emerging capabilities, and AI infrastructure
• Communicate technology relevance and business value to technical teams, business stakeholders, and executives
• Architect secure, resilient, scalable, and operationally practical solutions using Cisco’s portfolio and partner ecosystem
• Translate technical considerations into recommendations, architectural trade-offs, and business value
• Help stakeholders make informed technology decisions and build confidence in proposed solutions

Solutions Designer – Canada Public Sector, Federal

Systems Engineer

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for Cisco partners
• Drive Cisco preference through technical enablement, solution design, and relationship management
• Partner with Partner Account Executives to drive partner-led bookings, pipeline acceleration, and competitive wins
• Own technical relationships with partner contacts, practice leads, and solution architects
• Translate partner business requirements into multi-architecture Cisco solutions
• Contribute to the technical track of Partner Account Plans
• Equip partner technical teams with skills, blueprints, and battle cards to qualify, design, and close opportunities independently
• Co-create differentiated offerings by integrating Cisco technologies with partner services and intellectual property
• Guide solution validation using Cisco dCloud, interactive labs, and proof-of-concept environments
• Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities in partner pipelines and installed bases
• Provide competitive insights and differentiation strategies for Cisco proposals
• Collaborate with Cisco Portfolio SEs and Account Teams as a unified One Cisco technical front
• Gather partner field insights for internal stakeholders
• Represent Cisco at partner webinars, technical workshops, hackathons, and community forums across Germany

Partner Systems Engineer

• Serve as a key technical authority within Cisco’s networking organization
• Drive architectural strategy across internal cross-functional groups and strategic customer accounts
• Shape the product portfolio from initial concept through field deployment
• Work with multiple Cisco groups and customers on architecture, implementation, design, evangelism, marketing support and account-team engagement
• Participate in engagements with current and potential customers
• Incorporate customer feedback into future products with product management and engineering
• Work with product marketing on future product architectures
• Participate in standards committees to influence industry practices
• Work with hardware, software and test engineering to deliver quality products
• Coordinate with external vendors to ensure products meet future product requirements
• Support customer demonstrations at internal labs, demo labs, trade shows and conferences
• Author or co-author white papers and user tutorials for the Marketplace
• Collaborate with Field Solutions and CSE teams
• Provide technical TOI and NPI training at customer-oriented events

Principal Hardware Architect – ASIC, System Integration

Account Executive

• Own commercial relationships and drive strategic purchasing decisions within enterprise and commercial customer buying centers
• Partner with core account managers and technical Solutions Engineers to qualify pipeline
• Structure comprehensive business cases and lead competitive displacements
• Guide multi-stakeholder deal cycles from qualification through execution
• Own and achieve sales quota targets for specialized Cisco architectures
• Manage deal cycles ranging from $50K to over $1M across mid-market, commercial, and enterprise accounts
• Cultivate trusted advisor relationships with CXOs, Line-of-Business leaders, and IT decision-makers
• Align long-term architectural strategies with strategic customer business objectives
• Apply structured sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC to qualify pipeline opportunities
• Construct ROI/TCO financial justifications and deliver accurate architectural revenue forecasting
• Collaborate with Solutions Engineers on customer proof-of-concept and proof-of-value demonstration strategies
• Partner with Core Account Teams to expand wallet share and displace competitors
• Channel field intelligence, customer feedback, and competitive insights to Cisco Engineering Business Units
• Influence product roadmap enhancements, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies

Account Executive – Architecture, Data Center Infrastructure

Solutions Engineer

• Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities
• Drive demand generation activities
• Enable technology capabilities internally with Portfolio Account Teams and externally with partners
• Understand customer requirements and map technical solutions to meet their needs
• Design networks
• Maintain deep product and solution knowledge, including positioning, differentiation and operational characteristics
• Perform product demonstrations and Proof of Concept labs
• Maintain competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco products and services
• Follow market transitions and industry trends to anticipate customer needs
• Align cross-functionally with business entities and teams across Cisco
• Partner with customers on sophisticated digital transformation opportunities
• Form relationships with key customer decision-makers
• Showcase Cisco secure networking products and solutions across Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security and Automation
• Lead RFP responses, set up demonstrations and drive proofs of value
• Explain product features and benefits and design/configure products for customer requirements
• Conduct multi-architectural Proof-of-Concept tests
• Present technical architectures, solutions and products to audiences from managers to directors and above

Solutions Engineer – Networking/Security

Mechanical Engineer

• Own and drive RTL-to-GDSII implementation for advanced nodes from sub-16nm to 2nm
• Define and execute hierarchical floorplanning, place and route, clock and power distribution, and timing convergence strategies
• Perform static timing analysis, setup reviews, and sign-offs for multi-mode/multi-corner designs
• Develop automated scripts within STA tools
• Implement and manage timing ECO strategies using Prime Closure and PrimeTime
• Analyze quality and efficiency gaps and recommend tool, flow, and methodology improvements
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, EDA vendors, and tool owners to improve design and implementation efficiency
• Evaluate and implement new timing methodologies and provide creative debugging solutions
• Contribute to best practices and drive methodology alignment across projects

ASIC Physical Design Engineer

• Define and implement the AI Canvas Growth product strategy and roadmap
• Use usage data, evaluation signals, and telemetry to set priorities
• Collaborate with research, data science, and engineering teams to translate technical capabilities into product improvements
• Lead the product lifecycle from concept to launch based on measured quality and user impact
• Identify and validate high-impact opportunities through user behavior, product analytics, evaluation results, and customer feedback
• Translate quantitative insights into prioritized product requirements and roadmap decisions
• Partner with engineering, user experience, sales, and marketing teams to deliver and grow AI Canvas
• Use Cursor and Vercel to accelerate execution velocity and shorten feedback loops
• Define, track, and report on growth, adoption, retention, engagement, and quality metrics
• Run experiments and optimize performance using Amplitude, evaluation frameworks, and telemetry pipelines
• Encourage responsible AI practices, ethical considerations, and data privacy

Engineering Product Manager

Video Editor

• Produce end-to-end video content translating complex technical portfolio updates into compelling visual narratives
• Provide expert remote A/V coaching for the CX On Message series
• Create high-energy b-roll, kinetic typography, and platform-optimized edits for YouTube, LinkedIn, and Cisco.com
• Partner with the Events team to deliver visual experiences for global flagship events
• Maintain visual brand standards across all assets
• Collaborate with content strategists, editors, creative leads, and cross-functional stakeholders