Software Consulting Engineering Technical Leader

544 Cisco Systems International FZ-LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Dubai

Global exposure

Job summary

Cisco in Dubai seeks a senior customer success and technical advisor to drive strategic engagements and ensure service delivery excellence. You will act as a trusted advisor to customers, communicating KPIs and delivering actionable insights to leadership.

You will coordinate with DevOps, service delivery, and product management, leveraging analytics, AI tools, and IoT expertise to anticipate needs and improve workflows. On-site visits in Dubai may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• 6+ years experience in customer success, technical support, or engineering in a high-tech B2B environment.
• Proficient with case management and collaboration tools like Salesforce and Jira.
• Technical expertise in LTE/5G networks, telecom protocols, and IoT; strong troubleshooting in Wireshark, Splunk or SQL.
• Native Arabic and professional English for stakeholder engagements.
• Experience with analytics, cloud/SaaS, and AI adoption.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary advocate and trusted advisor for customers, driving business development and service delivery excellence.
• Lead strategic engagements and periodic business reviews to communicate KPIs and deliver actionable insights to customer leadership.
• Provide technical leadership within the team and across the technology domain, sharing best practices in software engineering and integration.
• Coordinate with Cisco DevOps, service delivery, and product management to ensure seamless operational alignment.
• Visit and work onsite at customer sites in Dubai as needed to build relationships and support strategic objectives.

Skills

LTE/5G networks

Telecom protocols

IoT solutions

Wireshark

Splunk

SQL

Salesforce

Jira

Arabic (Native)

English (Professional)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

Job description

Meet The Team

You will join a global team of experts revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. We experiment, create meaningful solutions, and collaborate with empathy to make significant things happen on a global scale. Your work will power the future by providing customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights.

Your Impact

You will act as the primary advocate and trusted advisor for customer, driving business development and ensuring operational and service delivery excellence. You will lead strategic engagements and periodical business reviews to communicate KPIs and deliver actionable insights to customer leadership. You will leverage analytics and AI tools to anticipate customer needs, deliver innovative solutions, and streamline workflows for measurable business results. You will provide technical leadership within the team and across the technology domain, serving as a thought leader in software engineering and integration. You will coordinate across internal Cisco business units, including DevOps, service delivery, and product management, to ensure seamless operational alignment. You will visit and work onsite at customer site in Dubai as needed to build relationships and provide immediate, hands‑on support for strategic objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 6+ years experience in customer success, technical support, or engineering within a high‑tech, B2B environment. Demonstrated proficiency using case management and collaboration tools such as Salesforce and Jira. Proven technical expertise in LTE/5G networks, telecom protocols, and IoT solutions, supported by troubleshooting skills in Wireshark, Splunk, or SQL. Native proficiency in Arabic and professional fluency in English to support local stakeholder engagements. Experience with analytics, cloud/SaaS solutions, and a documented commitment to AI adoption and continuous learning.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience acting as a trusted advisor to C‑suite or high‑level IT leadership. Proven track record of co‑developing innovative solutions that directly impact business KPIs. Demonstrated success in identifying new use cases and driving solution adoption within complex enterprise environments. Experience facilitating cross‑team communication and mentoring peers to foster a collaborative culture. Ability to translate complex technical concepts into strategic business recommendations.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. Cisconians power the future. We make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale. The depth and breadth of our technology doesn’t just benefit our customers – it also means limitless opportunities for us to experiment and learn. We understand the power each of our unique backgrounds bring when we work together. Because of that, we have a global network of thinkers, doers, experts, and curious creators who help one another do their life’s best work.