Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader

Meet the Team

Join the Campus Connectivity & Competitive Technical Marketing team-an elite group of engineers committed to shaping Cisco's competitive strategy and driving product excellence. We are looking for driven, curious, and highly technical individuals who thrive at the intersection of cutting‑edge networking technologies, market dynamics, and customer impact. This role provides a unique opportunity to influence Cisco's portfolio by deeply understanding competitor offerings and helping define what the next generation of enterprise networking should look like.

Your impact

As a Competitive Technical Marketing Engineer, you will strengthen Cisco's position across Campus Switching, Routing, Wireless, Security, and Cloud‑managed solutions by conducting in‑depth competitor research and comparisons with Tier 1 vendors across campus networking. You will perform hands‑on competitive testing and validation on Cisco platforms versus multi‑vendor alternatives, and analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to guide product strategy.

In collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, UX, CX, and Sales, you will define customer needs and influence product roadmaps. You will participate in architectural reviews and provide strategic recommendations based on competitive insights, validate early product concepts with customers, and advocate for their requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

You will develop technical content including whitepapers, playbooks, test reports, demos, benchmark studies, deployment guides, and sales materials. Additionally, you will deliver technical training globally through webinars, workshops, recorded sessions, and events, and represent Cisco at major industry events such as Cisco Live, GSX, and partner conferences.

Finally, you will provide technical leadership and escalation support for strategic competitive opportunities via the Cisco Global Win Center. You will lead technical discussions with customers and partners to educate on Cisco architectures and guide network design, serving as a trusted expert on competitor capabilities and market positioning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors + 8 years related experience, OR Masters + 6 years, OR PhD + 2 year.

• Strong foundational expertise in enterprise networking—including switching, routing, wireless, and network security fundamentals.

• Hands‑on experience with production network designs and/or multi‑vendor campus infrastructures.

• Demonstrated ability to perform technical research, competitive analysis, or solution testing.

• Strong presentation, communication, and technical writing skills.

• Proficiency with content development tools (PowerPoint, Word, Camtasia, or similar).

• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CCNP‑level knowledge; CCIE‑level expertise strongly preferred.

• Experience with network policy, identity solutions, and campus network automation or management platforms.

• Familiarity with Spirent Test Center, IXIA Breaking Point, or similar test/validation tools.

• Experience with Meraki, Cisco Catalyst Center, or multi‑vendor cloud management platforms.

• Prior experience in Technical Marketing, Sales Engineering, Customer Experience, or Product Management.

• Ability to travel up to ~10%

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.

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