Solutions Engineer – Technical Program Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $174k - $219.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔧 Technical Program Manager

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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

• Lead high-visibility engineering and product alignment initiatives for Cisco’s strategic tier-1 hyperscaler accounts • Drive end-to-end program lifecycles from early architecture conception through engineering development, hardware/software validation, and production deployment • Orchestrate operational handoffs to Cisco Customer Experience (CX) delivery teams • Own and execute multi-faceted technical programs and custom feature development from ideation through engineering sprints to production delivery • Align hyperscaler technical roadmaps with Cisco product milestones • Partner with Engineering architects, PLM leads, and Strategic Sales teams to define, prioritize, and track complex technical requirements • Resolve architectural bottlenecks and unblock cross-organizational dependencies • Build and maintain working partnerships with technical program management leads and engineering counterparts at major cloud service providers • Translate customer demands and technical friction points into actionable development priorities • Synthesize technical data, development milestones, and critical-path risks into executive dashboards and progress readouts • Establish operational readiness frameworks for the handoff of launched features and architectures to Cisco CX and support organizations

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of technical program management, product management, or systems engineering experience • Experience managing complex software or hardware development lifecycles (SDLC) within large-scale enterprise environments • Proven track record managing multiple concurrent, fast-paced technical initiatives from architecture concept through commercial production delivery • Ability to drive technical alignment, build consensus, and influence cross-functional engineering, PLM, and sales teams without direct formal reporting authority • Deep technical literacy across cloud infrastructure, high-speed data center networking, virtualization, or enterprise platform software architectures • Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and technical reporting skills • Ability to translate intricate technical details into high-level business insights • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience (preferred) • Direct experience partnering with or managing technical programs for major hyperscalers or public cloud ecosystems such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud/GCP, Meta, or Oracle Cloud (preferred) • Familiarity with strategic enterprise sales cycles, customer co-innovation models, and joint technology development agreements (preferred) • Formal program/agile certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, or Scaled Agile SAFe (preferred) • Mastery of Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet (preferred) • Strong background in data center silicon, switching architectures, optical interconnects, or AI/ML compute infrastructure (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • Paid parental leave • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Basic life insurance • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to continued employment and vesting periods • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday • Paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid days off for personal wellness • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees, subject to availability and business limitations • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans • Opportunities to grow and build on a global scale