# Consulting Engineer - Data Center (Japanese speaking)

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Kuala Lumpur
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Customer Experience (CX) team at Cisco is looking for a Consulting Engineer to serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers, leading the strategy, design, and implementation of sophisticated Data Center and networking solutions.

As a Consulting Engineer, you will own end-to-end delivery of high-impact engagements, translating customer business requirements into scalable architectures while influencing technology transitions at the highest levels.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the strategy, design, and implementation of sophisticated Data Center and networking solutions

- Own end-to-end delivery of high-impact engagements

- Translate customer business requirements into scalable architectures

- Influence technology transitions at the highest levels

- Partner with Cisco account teams, partners, and multi-functional collaborators to align solution designs with customer goals

- Act as the primary escalation point for sophisticated problem resolution

- Develop and contribute digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 8–12 years of relevant experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery roles

- Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and technologies (vPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP) with strong hands-on Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform experience

- Lead & drive technology design, implementation, execution, and/or optimization for projects/accounts to accelerate customer outcomes

- Proven experience in design and deployment of Data Center solutions including traditional DC standalone Nexus design, Cisco VXLAN Fabric and Cisco ACI Fabric solutions using ACI MultiPod /Multisite/Remote Leaf Fabric architectures

- Active Data Center certification such as CCIE or CCNP, or equivalent vendor certification (e.g. VCP)

- Experience integrating network services appliances (such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, WAN optimizers) within Data Center solution designs

- Experience in Build and reviews project work e.g. Design recommendations, High-Level Design, Low-Level Design, Implementation/ Change Management Plans

Preferred Qualifications:

- Knowledge of software programmability, automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform and so on), orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies

- Experience with compute, virtualization, and container environments including Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, VMware, Microsoft, and Kubernetes

- Technical familiarity with multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud from a network integration perspective

- Proven ability to mentor and develop junior engineers, with experience leading high-visibility strategic consulting engagements

- Fluency in Japanese is preferred to manage and support our customers in Japan

Benefits:

- Opportunities for growth and development

- Collaborative and inclusive work environment

- Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance

## Skills

### Required
- L2/L3 networking protocols
- Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K
- Data Center solutions
- CCIE or CCNP
- network services appliances
- project work
- Japanese

### Nice to have
- software programmability
- automation
- virtualization technologies
- compute environments
- multi-cloud environments

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