Networking Solutions Engineer – Global Ecosystem Partners

Cisco

Networking Solutions Engineer developing and owning technical strategies for Cisco's technology developer partners. Driving initiatives to advance Cisco Networking ecosystem across multiple teams.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $190,100 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SwitchingTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate as a trusted business partner and chief technology officer to the Cisco Networking Global Ecosystem Sales Leader
Develop and own the technical strategy for growing a Cisco Networking preference with technology developer partners
Develop and execute initiatives that increase customer demand or improve efficiency of technology developer partner API usage
Consult directly with technology developer partners on building solutions that integrate with and add value to the Cisco Networking Platform
Capture feedback from technology developer partners on our API endpoints to form a prioritized list of feature enhancement requests
Review and validate the technical integration of all new apps from technology developer partners
Conduct business outcome-focused presentations for customers and technical training for Cisco sellers
Work across multiple teams at Cisco to drive initiatives that advance the Cisco Networking global ecosystem agenda

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of proven experience sizing, designing, and selling Routing, Wireless and Switching customer deployments
7+ years of developed skills and knowledge in networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
7+ years of experience as a technical pre-sales professional with deep knowledge of the tech sales cycle
7+ years of experience working in a large matrix organization, with proven experience leading initiatives through virtual teams
Up to 25% regional and global travel to meet with customers and partners
Technical pre-sales experience working with partners (e.g. developers, providers, resellers)
Professional-level Cisco or non-Cisco certifications in networking technologies (e.g. CCNP, JNCIP, DevNet Professional, CWNP)
API programmability, agentic workloads, and Model Context Protocol knowledge

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 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, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
additional paid time away may be requested for critical issues
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

RoutingWirelessSwitchingTCP/IPBGPOSPFEIGRPAPI programmabilityagentic workloadsModel Context Protocol

Soft Skills

business partnertechnical strategy developmentcustomer demand increaseconsultationfeedback capturepresentation skillstechnical traininginitiative drivingteam collaborationleadership

Certifications

CCNPJNCIPDevNet ProfessionalCWNP