Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- IT, Network, DevOps
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop innovative AI-driven infrastructure solutions and provide consultative support to customers on strategic projects while managing RFP responses and designing technical concepts.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- In this role, as a technical leader, you will support and lead the development of groundbreaking, AI-ready, software-defined infrastructures that enable next-generation infrastructure networks and will be delivering consultative expertise to customers in strategic accounts for our I&MI Routing and Optical product and solutions portfolio in EMEA region, with specific focus on Public Sector, Enterprise and Commercial projects.
- You will guide and support RFP responses, proofs of concept (PoCs), and architectural designs, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and industry trends.
- Your influence will extend beyond individual accounts, as you will collaborate with the Cisco direct seller community in engaging customers at the technical and executive levels to position Cisco's vision and strategy, and you will work on crafting Cisco's product strategy by advocating for field and customer needs with Product Line Management and Engineering teams.
- You will also handle customer expectations, ensuring alignment with product and solution capabilities, while continuously driving thought leadership in the broader networking and service provider industries.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- You are an accomplished technical leader with strong expertise in transport infrastructure or Service Provider networking and knowledge in automation.
- You are just as comfortable behind a keyboard as you are in front of customers, confidently engaging with various levels of technical and business stakeholders.
- You combine outstanding architectural design skills with hands-on expertise to deliver transformative solutions.
- With a forward-thinking mentality, you influence not only your customers but also the wider industry through thought leadership, speaking engagements, and innovative solution design.
- Deep expertise in network transport technologies & protocols and technology domains knowledge such as MPLS, Segment Routing, SDN, 5G transport, DCI, Cloud.
- Must possess a solid focus on customer outcomes and be able to establish and maintain strong relationships and interlocks with different stakeholders throughout the sales cycle.
- Track record in guiding responses to complex RFPs and driving PoCs for large-scale customers.
- Excellent written & oral communication skills.
- English proficiency is required.
- Ability to travel is required (up to 50%).
- BS/BA in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of key Cisco I&MI architectures and solutions (e.g., Agile Services Networking, Private WAN, Routed Optical Networking) or equivalent from a similar vendor and good knowledge of modern technologies (SR/SRv6, EVPN).
- Strong knowledge of customer networks, their current challenges, ability to act as consultant and guide the customers - particularly Service Providers, Large Enterprises, and/or Public Sector customers.
- Knowledge of network programmability concepts (NETCONF/YANG, REST, JSON, Network telemetry) and Cisco Automation tools is highly regarded.
- CCNP, CCDP, CCIE SP certification or similar vendor certifications.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in networking transport solutions and architectures with large scale routing and switching systems, including consulting, service implementation and/or operational expertise.
- Experience with defining solution strategy and proposals in conjunction with product, engineering and operational teams, in response to customer requirements.
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What we offer
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Benefits
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Job Locations
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Cisco Systems Austria GmbH
Wien
Cisco is the world's leading provider of IT and networking solutions. We help businesses of all sizes transform the way people communicate and collaborate.
Description
- Founding year
- 2010
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Trade, Law, Finance, Economics
Solutions Engineer
- Location
- Vienna
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
