Solutions Engineer - Assurance & Automation - Saudi based

at  Cisco Systems

MEET THE TEAM

As part of Cisco’s EMEA Internet & Mass-Scale Infrastructure team, you’ll collaborate with account teams, fellow engineers, and customers to define and deliver innovative solutions that set the benchmark for assurance, automation, switching, routing, optical, and SDN. You’ll act as a trusted advisor for customers and a source of thought leadership for the industry, contributing to Cisco’s prominence in the service provider market.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent,
• 10+ years of experience in assurance, automation, networking, including consulting, service implementation and operational expertise,
• Knowledge of networking technologies & protocols such as routing, switching, MEF, L2/L3, SRv6, MPLS, BNG, VxLAN and EVPN are required,
• Technology domains knowledge such as ML/AI, SDN, SD-WAN, 5G and Cloud,
• Must possess a strong focus on customer service and be able to establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle,
• English and Arabic proficiency is required,

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Cisco assurance (PCA), Network Automation portfolio e.g. Cisco Crosswork,
• Network programmability basic understanding of NETCONF/YANG, REST, JSON, Network telemetry,
• Preferred strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, techniques & infrastructure (learning models, LLM, GenAI, AGI, NLP, neural networks, deep learning, AI Frameworks, GPU and DPU)
• Proficiency with automation tool sets (Ansible, Terraform, ROBOT) with a strong focus on DC switching and compute.
• Proven track record in guiding complex RFPs, PoCs, and architectural designs for large-scale service providers.
• Solid knowledge of Network Automation and Assurance solutions and positioning including competitive landscape
• 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.
• The candidate also needs to be willing to travel (up to 50%)
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, TCL, shell programming)
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills and be able to effectively articulate technology and product positioning to both business and technical users.
• Must be able to maintain a functional home office with the potential for occasional travel.
• CCNP, CCDP, CCIE are highly regarded.

Please refer the Job description for details