Cisco Technical Marketing Engineer 

United States, California, Milpitas 

448002896

You will work with a diverse group of problem solvers and creative thinkers focusing on the Nexus 9000, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), NXOS, Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), and Network fabric for Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. This is the Technical Marketing Team that works on the next generation of datacenter and cloud networking. The role requires a high level of initiative, energy and rapid thinking.

As a Technical Marketing Engineer (TME), you will play a crucial role in crafting solutions and aligning business requirements with customers, field teams, and business units for Nexus Dashboard, Nexus 9000, ACI, and associated platforms. Your technical expertise in data center technologies, AI, networking, REST APIs, and programmability (including Python scripting, SDN, NFV, and virtualization will be key.

• Collaborate with major customers to understand and fulfill their Data Center Network Fabric requirements.
• Develop and execute the technical strategy for Nexus Dashboard, focusing on AI-driven automation and AIOps.
• Partner with engineering and product management to define and refine product requirements and solutions.
• Build and deliver compelling presentations, collateral, and webinars for customers and internal sales teams.
• Craft competitive collateral and collaborate with partners, system integrators, and channels.
• Travel as necessary to engage with customers, launch products, and train sales and partners.

• BS/MS degree in EE/CS or equivalent with 5+ years of experience in customer facing roles.
• Experience in engineering, architecture, and technology AND experience with customers in technical marketing / advanced services / TAC
• Understanding of SDN Technologies - Data Center, WAN or Service Provider and Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, ISIS, VXLAN, NFV
• Ability to present high level presentations to executives and business decision makers, and deep technical presentations to technical decision makers.

• Knowledge of network test tools
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and network requirements for AI/ML fabrics
• Knowledge of Cisco ACI, NDFC, Nexus 9K is a big plus.
• Experience in building network controllers
• Understanding of Cloud and virtualization technologies
• Ability to tackle complex problems creatively. Good verbal and writing skills. Able to create white papers for publishing on Cisco’s website. Must be a great teammate and work well in small and large group environments. Comfortable making pitches to customers and Cisco employees

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).