Senior Delivery Architect – Data Center & Security

Cisco Systems, Inc; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 450,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to lead solution architecture across complex engagements, translating business priorities into scalable Data Center (VXLAN EVPN, Nexus) and Security designs.

You will mentor cross-functional teams and guide post-sales architecture strategy for sustained value realization. You will architect secure multi-tenant overlay networks, define BGP EVPN control planes, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation, and micro-segmentation policies, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification in Data Center, Security, Enterprise, or Routing & Switching (or equivalent demonstrated industry expertise).
• Demonstrated architectural experience designing and deploying Data Center overlay networks (VXLAN EVPN, Nexus) OR Enterprise Routing & Switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, Multicast, DCI, SD-WAN, or SDA) OR Cisco Security solutions (such as Cisco ISE or Next-Generation Firewalls / FTD / ASA).

Responsibilities

• Lead as the customer delivery architect across complex engagements, translating business priorities into scalable Data Center and Security designs.
• Provide strategic technical guidance to customer leaders and account teams, steering post-sales architecture strategy.
• Embed network automation using Python, Ansible, and Terraform into customer environments and mentor cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills

CCIE certification

VXLAN EVPN design

BGP/OSPF/Multicast

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / EE

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Customer Delivery Architect to lead solution architecture across complex engagements, translating business priorities into scalable Data Center (VXLAN EVPN, Nexus) and Security designs.

You will mentor cross-functional teams and guide post-sales architecture strategy for sustained value realization. You will architect secure multi-tenant overlay networks, define BGP EVPN control planes, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation, and micro-segmentation policies, while