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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Technical Leader

Cisco Ft. Meade, MD Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$142,900 - $190,100 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Technical Leader to join our Customer Experience (CX) team. As a Technical Leader, you will help drive the effort to transform our current and future network architecture for our customers. You will collaborate on a variety of projects that have a real impact on the lives of veterans and military service members.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with Cisco Engineering to advocate for innovation for our customers
  • Collaborate with customers to understand their network needs and reduce risks
  • Help deliver business solutions and technology solutions from data, security, mobility, and cloud
  • Lead, articulate a vision, influence, and guide teams in dynamic strategic environments
  • Design, deploy, analyze, and resolve complex network issues

Requirements:

  • Active DoD TS/SCI or Top Secret with SCI Eligibility security clearance
  • Minimum 7 years of demonstrated experience in Cisco networking (a combination of Enterprise Networking/ Service Provider)
  • CCNP-level experience with a mix of Cisco Enterprise Networking and Service Provider
  • Strength in leading, articulating a vision, influencing, and guiding teams in dynamic strategic environments

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to lead or guide teams made up of Cisco, Customer, and Partner members in the analysis and resolution of complex network problems
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to solve technical problems
  • Experience delivering Cisco standard methodologies within our customer's infrastructure
  • Service provider network engineer with specific focus on MPLS, BGP, Segment Routing, SRv6, IOS-XR, ASR 9000, and NCS, IOS XR

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
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
  • 1 paid day off for employee's birthday
  • Paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness
  • Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Skills

Required

  • Cisco networking
  • CCNP-level experience
  • DoD TS/SCI or Top Secret with SCI Eligibility security clearance

Nice to have

  • MPLS
  • BGP
  • Segment Routing
  • SRv6
  • IOS-XR
  • ASR 9000
  • NCS, IOS XR
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