Cisco Systems, Inc. Career Opportunities
It's an exciting time to work at Cisco. Every day we connect people to the network and make it come to life. Whether it's using e-learning to educate students far from city centers or downloading the entire Library of Congress in seconds, our networking technology has not only revolutionized the way people do things, but who they are. People are more informed, more efficient, and more involved. With all forms of communications converging onto the network, Cisco is entering an exciting new era. The concept of the network as the platform for transforming life's experiences is no longer a possibility: It is quickly becoming a reality. And Cisco is leading the experience.
Posted 05/16/2008:
Security Systems Engineer Requisition # 831790 Bentonville, Arkansas
Cisco seeks a Security Systems Engineer for Bentonville, Arkansas location to provide guidance and build solutions to address specific customer needs. In this position, you will be working with the customer to identify solutions and the account managers to help them position the solution effectively against competing offerings. Related technical knowledge is essential, and sales skills are important. The ideal candidate will also have a level of comfort communicating across all functions within Cisco, as well as with clients and partners. This is a good opportunity for someone to work as a leader in the technology field with today's most innovative teams in a demanding and growing industry environment-enabling career advancement in technical or management roles.
Area responsibilities for Enterprise Accounts:
Provide specific solution/technology/product consulting, technical and sales support for large Enterprise accounts. Understand business requirements for customer base and be able to translate them into technical requirements. Understand and Articulate Cisco's Security Architectures and Services. Facilitate better communications and understanding of customer requirements between customers, corporate and the field.
Create, present and document technical solutions.
Perform in-depth and high-level technical and Business presentations for both technical staff and CxO level management. Drive identified account opportunities (i.e. technical consulting, upper level management presentations, and Cisco technology solutions) while allowing local account team to maintain long-term ownership.
7+ years related experience. Cisco product experience and specific solution/ technology/ product positioning required or product experience in key competitor offerings. Pre-Sales experience required. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent. CCIE certification highly desirable, CISSP certification highly desirable and/or preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to work effectively, add value as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team. Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills. Ability to train and disseminate information within an Area, Operation or Region. Technical knowledge and consultative skills, which are above reproach. Ability to understand complex technical and selling situations and the ability to solve the problem or solicit the required resources. In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in Security. Strong operating experience in the following solution areas: VPNs, Security, Routing and Switching.
Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications. Competitive knowledge in Security including solution, technology and product offerings. Understanding and conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 831790
Posted 05/13/2008:
Consulting Systems Engineer Requisition #825638 San Jose, CA
Cisco is seeking a Senior Consulting Systems Engineer for Network Management/OSS pre-sales
Objectives:
- Technical leadership & authority during the sales process
- Customer meetings, presentations, demonstrations and technical correspondence
- Customer requirements and solution analysis
- Response to RFIs & RFPs
- Conduct POCs and trials
- Interact with Product Management and engineering to address customer and product needs
Requirements:
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Network Management
- Minimum 2 years experience in pre-sales
- Priority for candidates who worked at leading NMS/OSS vendors/integrators
- Priority for candidates with experience at large Service Providers
Skills:
- Excellent knowledge of networking, specifically IP, IP/VPN, MPLS, MetroEthernet
- In-depth understanding of NMS operations (FCAPS)
- Good knowledge of Network Management applications and architectures
- Good familiarity with the NMS/OSS market
- Excellent customer-facing and verbal presentation skills
- Excellent tech-writing and RFI/RFP response skills
- Technical and product hands-on orientation
- Ability to travel extensively (60% on average)
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 825638
Systems Engineering Manager Requisition # 823600 San Antonio, TX
Cisco seeks a Manager, Systems Engineering Managers to provide leadership and guidance to regional teams in support of sales and development efforts. In this role, you will be planning the technical direction for the team, identifying expertise to grow the team as needed, and facilitating key partnerships between internal, partner, and client organizations. This is an ideal position for someone who has proven leadership skills and related industry and technical expertise to advance their career in management or sales.
Responsible for the implementation of programs throughout an Area or Operation as well as setting the vision and strategies for the organization through the Systems Engineering Directors. This role requires developing relationships with customers, vendors, partners and corporate service organizations to manage successful network implementations to ensure the finalization of customer system needs that allow customers to gain competitive advantage through use of our technology. Requires the ability to be self-perpetuating in knowledge of advancing technologies. Must be able to manage a highly leveraged Consulting Systems Engineering team, responsible for focusing on major opportunities and critical account situations.
Requires 10+ years’ related experience in the internetworking technology industry along with 7+ years management experience. Cisco and Service Provider experience highly desired, pre-sales experience required. In-depth knowledge in the relevant areas: VPN's, Security, QoS, Remote/Local Access, IBM, Multi-Service (Voice and Video), Campus/MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, Transmission Systems, Ethernet Transport, VOIP, Contact Center, or Wireless. Must have knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications. In-depth understanding and experience in management of all aspects of sales support processes.. Must have excellent written, oral communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 832600
Senior Systems Engineer - Requisition # 833313 Seattle or Bellevue, WA or Atlanta, GA.
Cisco seeks a Systems Engineer to partner with our Account Executives in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions, setting architectural and design direction, explaining features and benefits to customers and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs. Become part of the Mobility revolution in support of AT&T Mobility. In this key role, you will have direct account and partner responsibilities for selected account AT&T Mobility. Duties involve providing technical and sales support for the account and perform technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects. You will assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities. Actively participate as a specialist on assigned Virtual Team and provide consultative support in your area of specialization to other Systems Engineers
Successful candidate will have. 7 plus years’ related experience. Cisco product knowledge or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of e required. Pre-ales experience required.
1. In-depth knowledge and strong operating experience in at least one of the following area's of specialization: Mobile Wireless, Cisco Mobility solution offerings, 4G technologies, Architecture & Design, RAN, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM, Security, Transport and Access technologies. 2. Knowledge of relevant solutions sets; product line specifications, performance criteria and applications. 3. Competitive knowledge including solution, technology and product offerings. 4. Understanding and conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. 5. Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills. 6. Ability to work effectively, add value as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team. 7. Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent. CCIE certification highly desirable and/or preferred.
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 833313
Senior Systems Engineer – Requisition # 830802 Chesterfield, MO
Cisco Systems seeks a strong Systems Engineer for an assignment to a large service provider customer in the Midwest with strong routing & switching, IP networking requirements. This is a customer facing job that requires good interpersonal skills as well as a solid technical background. CCIE is preferred. Some travel is required, a small portion of which will be international.
Successful candidates will have the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills.
- Strong problem solving skills: ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
- Knowledge of baseline SE skills and knowledge in one of the following areas of specialization:VPN's, MPLS, Security, QoS, Remote/Local Access, Multi-Service (Voice and Video), Campus/MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, Transmission Systems or Wireless (relevant to assignment).
- Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
- Competitive knowledge (in their area of specialization) including solution, technology and product offerings.
- Understanding and conversant about company, solutions and product strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
Requires 5+ years-related experience. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required. Pre-Sales experience required. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent. CCNP & CCDP Certification Required. New hire must obtain certification within first year of employment. CCIE preferred.
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 830802
Senior Systems Engineer – Requisition 831917 Boxborough, MA
Cisco seeks a Systems Engineer in a dynamic, challenging pre-sales technical role for Time Warner Cable’s Northeast Region. In partnership with existing Account Team, the candidate will position appropriate Cisco products, solutions, and services to support Time Warner Cable service offerings to residential and business customers. These services include delivery of broadband data, digital video, video on demand, and voice services. The ideal candidate will have a passion for competition, customer success, and effectively positioning Cisco solutions for cable operators (IP core and edge routing, optical, broadband cable access, and video). Keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products and services. Work with Account Team to develop formal sales plans, solution recommendations and designs, and deliver technical presentations to customer set in assigned territory.
In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in at least one area of specialization.: IP core/edge routing, Metro Ethernet switching, DWDM/ROADM-based optical networks, broadband cable/DOCSIS CMTS technologies, MPEG-based video service delivery, switched digital video). Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications. Competitive knowledge (in their area of specialization) including solution, technology and product offerings.
Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment and add value as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team.
Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills
Successful candidate will 7+ years-related experience required. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required. Pre-Sales experience required. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 831917
Consulting Systems Architect – Requisition # 832871 Richardson, TX
The Consulting Systems Architect I (CSA I) is a senior technical position with responsibility to represent the depth and breadth of Cisco’s networking capabilities into a major account or industry vertical. The CSA will provide a business value driven approach to the customer's network architecture and ensure that the network solutions are aligned with the business objectives. They will also need to understand and represent the direction the account or industry vertical is taking in order to maximize Cisco’s ability to respond effectively in the future. While primarily maintaining a technical focus, a successful CSA must exhibit good knowledge and practical experience of Cisco’s product and service capability in particular of systems architectures that cross individual product.
The CSA must be able to understand Cisco’s strategic direction, and how to articulate the value at all levels within the customer’s organization. The CSA should enable the customer to align their long term network architecture vision to Cisco’s and execute upon that vision. He/She must adopt a consultancy approach within an account to ensure all requirements have been identified before definition of any solution. The role would include the research into advanced topics significant to the customer and cultivating relationships with the subject matter experts within Cisco. The CSA will need to be able to respond with an understanding of the context of the questions surrounding these advanced topics, but not be expected to be the expert in each area. The CSA will orchestrate the overall Cisco technical engagement and must have the capacity to engage directly with the CDO on the majority of Cisco product lines for matters of design architectures that can be translated into meaningful planning information to the customer. They must be capable of building the very best Cisco virtual technical team, drawing on SE, CSE and other specialist resources as required.
Requires at least 8 year’s networking experience with 4 years field experience within Cisco working with major named accounts as a Systems Engineer, Consulting Systems Engineer or equivalent. Responsibility for 1 or 2 large customers and/or industry vertical Must demonstrate ability to have an executive conversation around an ROI model, and present technical solutions to a non-technical CxO type audience Strong ability in developing business cases around technology. Recognized as a technical and/or industry vertical leader by peers and management. Should be able to provide a 2-3 year technical vision aligned to the customers business needs. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition # 832871
Senior Systems Engineer – Requisition # 825218 New York, NY
In this key role you will work closely with an assigned Account manager with direct account and partner responsibilities for selected accounts in assigned territory. You must keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products and services while providing technical and sales support for all accounts in assigned territory. Duties involve performing technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects and assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
You will actively participate as a specialist on an assigned Virtual Team.
Successful candidate will have the following skills and attributes:
- Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively and add value as a team member.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills.
- Strong problem solving skills: ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
- Knowledge of baseline SE skills and knowledge in one area of specialization.
- Knowledge and demonstrated operating experience in one of the following area's of specialization: VPN's, Security, QoS, Remote/Local Access, IBM, Multi-Service (Voice and Video), Campus/MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, Transmission Systems or Wireless (relevant to assignment).
- Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
- Competitive knowledge (in their area of specialization) including solution, technology and product offerings.
Successful candidate will have 5+ years-related experience. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required. Pre-Sales experience required. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.CCNP & CCDP Certification Required. New hire must obtain certification within first year of employment
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com with requisition number as designated for your choice of location in subject line
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition #’s as specified above for your choice of location
Senior Systems Engineer – Requisition # 831583 Charlotte, , NC
In this key role you will work closely with an assigned Account manager with direct account and partner responsibilities for selected accounts in assigned territory. You must keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products and services while providing technical and sales support for all accounts in assigned territory. Duties involve performing technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects and assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
You will actively participate as a specialist on an assigned Virtual Team.
Successful candidate will have the following skills and attributes:
- Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively and add value as a team member.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills.
- Strong problem solving skills: ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
- Knowledge of baseline SE skills and knowledge in one area of specialization.
- Knowledge and demonstrated operating experience in one of the following area's of specialization: VPN's, Security, QoS, Remote/Local Access, IBM, Multi-Service (Voice and Video), Campus/MAN, WAN, Optical Networking, Transmission Systems or Wireless (relevant to assignment).
- Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
- Competitive knowledge (in their area of specialization) including solution, technology and product offerings.
Successful candidate will have 5+ years-related experience. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required. Pre-Sales experience required. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.CCNP & CCDP Certification Required. New hire must obtain certification within first year of employment
Please do both of the following 2 steps for consideration of this position:
1) Submit resume via word doc or PDF version to: riangulo@cisco.com with requisition number as designated for your choice of location in subject line
2) And log on to: http://www.cisco.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm
And apply to requisition #’s as specified above for your choice of location

