Lead Network Architect, Data Center & Security (Hybrid)

Cisco; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to lead solution architecture for complex customer engagements in the UAE region. You will translate business priorities into scalable Data Center and security designs, and provide strategic technical guidance to customer leaders and account teams.

You will mentor cross-functional teams, review deliverables, and embed automation using Python, Ansible, and Terraform to accelerate deployment and value realization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field; 10+ years in network architecture/engineering.
• CCIE certification in Data Center, Security, Enterprise, or Routing & Switching or equivalent expertise.
• Experience designing and deploying Data Center overlay networks (VXLAN EVPN, Nexus) or Enterprise Routing/Switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, Multicast, DCI, SDA/SD-WAN).

Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture across complex customer engagements.
• Translate strategic business priorities into scalable Data Center and Security designs.
• Provide strategic technical guidance to customers and account teams; steer post-sales architecture strategy.
• Mentor cross-functional engineering teams and review technical deliverables.
• Embed network automation using Python, Ansible, and Terraform.

Skills

Data Center Architecture

VXLAN EVPN

Security design

Python automation

Ansible

Terraform

Network Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Nexus

ISE/NGFW

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to lead solution architecture for complex customer engagements in the UAE region. You will translate business priorities into scalable Data Center and security designs, and provide strategic technical guidance to customer leaders and account teams.

You will mentor cross-functional teams, review deliverables, and embed automation using Python, Ansible, and Terraform to accelerate deployment and value realization.