Description
You will lead a team of elite Systems Engineers and serve as the senior technical leader and CTO-equivalent counterpart to the Americas I&MI sales leader,shaping both technical and business strategy for the region.
The Internet & Mass Scale Infrastructure (I&MI) team sits at the center of one of the most consequential shifts in technology today. We sell the routing and optical infrastructure that powers the internet, interconnects the world's largest data centers, and enables the AI era in close partnership with the Cisco Cloud and AI team.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team of senior individual-contributor Systems Engineers; attract and retain top technical talent and build a culture of technical excellence.
- Own the technical strategy; set the architectural point of view for the region across routing, optical, automation, and assurance.
- Drive customer outcomes; guide solution architecture for AI/ML fabrics, mass-scale routing, data center interconnect, and converged IP+Optical networks.
- Influence the portfolio; act as the primary technical bridge to the Business Unit and global sales technical leaders, feeding customer and market requirements into the product roadmap.
Minimum qualifications:
- 7+ years in technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or network architecture including at least 3 years of people leadership.
- 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.
Preferred qualifications:
- 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.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Paid time away (vacation, holidays, sick time).
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
Salary range: $266,100.00 to $342,900.00 (U.S. and/or Canada locations)