Consulting Engineering Technical Leader – Data Centre

🕒 3 days ago

🇵🇹 Portugal – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers • Own and lead the strategy, design, and implementation of sophisticated Data Centre and networking solutions • Provide technical leadership for complex cross-functional projects using Cisco Data Centre technologies in large and complex customer network environments • Drive adoption of innovative technology to solve business problems and deliver scalable, robust services • Apply and share advanced AI tools to optimize team workflows and eliminate low-value work • Shape best practices for validation and refinement • Ensure solutions deliver measurable value and improve longer-term customer adoption and satisfaction • Act as an escalation point for complex problem resolution across a broad range of Data Centre technologies • Lead development of digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices • Maintain relationships with Engineering Business Units and Service Development teams to influence product roadmaps and service offerings • Collaborate with Cisco account teams, partners, and multifunctional groups to drive technology transitions and business outcomes

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 8–12 years of relevant experience in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery roles • Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking protocols and technologies: vPC, STP, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP • Strong hands-on Nexus 2K/5K/7K/9K platform experience • Proven experience designing and deploying Data Centre solutions, including traditional DC standalone Nexus, Cisco VXLAN Fabric, and Cisco ACI Fabric solutions using ACI MultiPod, Multisite, and Remote Leaf Fabric architectures • Experience integrating network services appliances such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, and WAN optimizers within Data Centre solution designs • Expert-level certification such as CCIE or Cisco DevNet, or equivalent vendor certification such as VCP, expected • Excellent communication and strategic planning skills • Self-motivated with a focus on execution • Advanced skills in software programmability, automation, orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies • Experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools • In-depth experience with compute, virtualization, and container environments including Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, VMware, Microsoft, and Kubernetes • Broad experience with multi-cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud from a network integration perspective

🏖️ Benefits

• Continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge sharing • Opportunities to grow and build • Collaborative, globally connected team culture