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Consulting Engineer – G6
Experience: 2–4 years
Meet the Team
Cisco Customer Experience (CX) is a team of extraordinary technical experts whose #1 focus is to deliver a premier customer experience. We help our customers take on their toughest business challenges with network-centric solutions that accelerate adoption, expansion, and renewals. Our Consulting Engineering partners with some of the largest enterprises in the world to design, deploy, and optimize next-generation networks built on Cisco SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching — turning customer outcomes into measurable business value.
Your Impact
As an Associate Consulting Engineer, you will work alongside senior engineers and customers to deliver Cisco SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching solutions. This role is exciting because you'll start owning customer relationships, contribute to advanced solutions, and grow your expertise across Cisco's enterprise portfolio — all while leveraging AI and automation to drive innovation in how we deliver services.
- Participate in customer meetings to understand needs and map customer outcomes to project scope.
- Support deployment, configuration, and migration of Cisco SD-Access, SD-WAN, and Routing & Switching solutions, including active participation in change windows.
- Build and use lab environments to resolve issues, validate solutions, and follow quality standards.
- Co-develop project deliverables, migration plans, and customer-facing documentation — using AI tools for predictive analytics, storytelling, and timeline planning, while validating outputs.
- Contribute to team intellectual capital through reusable templates, lessons learned, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of related networking experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience, up to 4 years).
- Active CCNA certification.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco Routing & Switching technologies (Catalyst switches, ISR/ASR routers, IOS-XE).
- Working knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and core LAN/WAN technologies.
- Experience in troubleshooting production network
- Exposure to at least one of the following: Cisco SD-Access or Cisco SD-WAN/Meraki .
Preferred Qualifications
- Progress toward CCNP Enterprise certification.
- Foundational scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, REST APIs).
- Familiarity with AI-assisted productivity tools and a mindset of validating AI outputs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Collaborative, customer-first attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt to feedback.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience) with 2+ years networking experience
- Active CCNA certification
- Hands-on experience with Cisco Routing & Switching technologies (Catalyst switches, ISR/ASR routers, IOS-XE)
- Working knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and core LAN/WAN technologies
- Experience troubleshooting production networks
- Exposure to at least one of: Cisco SD-Access or Cisco SD-WAN/Meraki
- Progress toward CCNP Enterprise certification
- Foundational scripting and automation skills (Python, Ansible, REST APIs)
- Familiarity with AI-assisted productivity tools and ability to validate AI outputs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative, customer-first attitude and willingness to learn
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support via an EAP, and access to on-site or virtual health centers indicate robust healthcare offerings. Wellness programs, fitness resources, and specialized services further reinforce coverage depth.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, a global minimum for paid parental leave, and unique programs like company-wide recharge days and paid volunteer time expand time-away options. Additional offerings such as Critical Time Off and adoption assistance add flexibility for life events.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Restricted stock units and a discounted employee stock purchase plan are meaningful elements of total compensation. The prominence of equity can materially augment overall pay packages alongside salary and bonuses.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
