Consulting Engineer

Cisco; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco's Customer Experience (CX) team in the UK is seeking a Consulting Engineer to design and implement advanced network solutions, ensuring security and high availability for national clients.

The role requires 5+ years in customer-facing technical consulting, hands-on Catalyst platform experience, SDA/SD-WAN, and automation (Python/Ansible/Terraform). A UK Security Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• CCNP or Cisco DevNet or equivalent certification.
• 5+ years in customer-facing technical consulting, pre-sales, and/or service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and implementation of Cisco technologies for large customer networks.
• Leverage technology to deliver scalable, robust services.
• Integrate AI and automation into delivery practices to streamline deployment processes.
• Analyze network performance and provide optimization options.
• Support team for complex problem resolution across multiple technologies.
• Develop reusable delivery frameworks and share knowledge across teams.
• Provide feedback to Engineering and Product to influence future roadmaps.

Skills

Strong communication

Planning skills

Execution focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

CCNP or Cisco DevNet certification

Tools

Catalyst routing & switching

SDA/SD-WAN design

Automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform)

Job description

Note: A UK Security Clearance is required for this role, the applicant should either hold, or have recently held, or be prepared to be put forward for a UK Security Clearance.

Consulting Engineer

Meet the Team

The Customer Experience (CX) team is a group of extraordinary technical professionals dedicated to delivering a best-in-class customer experience. We tackle the toughest business challenges with network-centric solutions that accelerate customer success and loyalty. As the face of Cisco, our CX teams are the primary drivers of digital transformation. We accelerate customer and partner success through ground breaking design, implementation, and optimization across a broad range of Cisco technologies. Our team collaborates closely with Cisco account teams, partners, and multi-functional groups to drive meaningful technology transitions and deliver real business outcomes. We are a high-performing, globally connected team with a strong culture of continuous learning, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. Our success is reflected in our outstanding financial results, industry recognition, and high employee satisfaction.

Your Impact

Our CX UK Customers Require The Highest Levels Of Infrastructure Security, To Ensure The Confidentiality Of Their Data And The Availability Of The Services That They Deliver To The Nation.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of cutting-edge Cisco technologies for large and complex customer network environments.
• Leverage innovative technology to solve real-world business problems and deliver scalable, robust services.
• Integrate emerging AI and automation methods into delivery practices to automate manual deployment processes, and support infrastructure-as-code platforms
• Analyze and monitor network performance providing impactful options for optimization, efficiency and capability improvements.
• Support the team for complex problem resolution, demonstrating deep technical expertise to resolve sophisticated issues across a broad range of technologies.
• Develop and contribute digital intellectual capital, repeatable delivery frameworks, and knowledge-sharing practices..
• Provide critical feedback to Engineering and Product organizations to influence future product roadmaps.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 5+ 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, with strong hands-on Catalyst router and switch platform experience.
• Proven experience in design and deployment of networking solutions including SDA and SD-WAN.
• Experience integrating network services appliances (such as firewalls, IPS, load balancers, WAN optimizers)
• Professional level (e.g. CCNP, Cisco DevNet) or equivalent vendor certification expected.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication and planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
• Knowledge of software programmability, automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform and so on), orchestration, and/or virtualization technologies.
• Experience of working in the Public Sector - Armed Forces veterans are welcome!

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.