Consulting Engineer (R&S, SDA, & Wireless)

Cisco Systems; Riyadh; Hybride; SAR 300 000 - 420 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare and Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase program

Flexible Spending Benefit

Flex and Schooling Allowances

Résumé du poste

Cisco Systems in Saudi Arabia seeks a senior network engineer to lead end-to-end enterprise network modernization for campus and data center environments. You will architect wired/wireless solutions, manage routing protocols, and drive multi-domain initiatives to improve resilience and performance.

The role requires CCIE, 7+ years of delivery experience, and a hybrid work model with 25% travel. You will mentor peers and contribute to automation using Python/Ansible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of enterprise network engineering and delivery experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience designing, deploying, and optimizing routing/switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Multicast).
• Experience designing and deploying high-density wireless solutions (WLCs, Catalyst APs, RF planning).
• Active Cisco CCIE (Enterprise R&S preferred).

Responsabilités

• Lead design, deployment, migration, and optimization of enterprise network architectures for complex engagements.
• Architect and deploy wired and wireless solutions using Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms; manage routing protocols and HA fabrics.
• Guide multi-domain initiatives across SDA fabrics; review and approve technical work; mentor peers.
• Drive network automation with Python/Ansible and support critical customer outages.

Connaissances

Enterprise networking

Routing & Switching

Wireless networks

CCIE certification

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Outils

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

Description du poste

Location: Saudi

Travel: 25%

Meet The Team

You will join Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Professional Services, partnering with premier enterprise clients to lead end-to-end network modernization across complex campus and data center environments. Our senior engineering team drives high-impact delivery across enterprise routing, switching, and high-density wireless technologies. We cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture centered on technical authority, continuous innovation, and trusted customer advisory.

Your Impact

You will serve as the lead technical advisor across complex customer engagements, steering the design, deployment, migration, and optimization of critically important enterprise network architectures. You will lead advanced multi-domain initiatives, architecting robust wired and wireless solutions using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms while managing complex routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and high-availability switching fabrics to improve resilience and performance. In this role, you will architect and deploy enterprise solutions across SDA fabrics (Catalyst Center, ISE, LISP/VXLAN, TrustSec) and high-density wireless networks. You will review and approve technical work, integrate AI-driven automation workflows using Python or Ansible, support critical customer outages, and mentor delivery peers across the professional services organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering and delivery, with a proven track record of managing large-scale infrastructure projects.

• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise Routing & Switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Multicast).

• Demonstrated experience designing and deploying high-density Wireless solutions (WLCs, Catalyst APs, RF planning).

• Active Cisco CCIE (Enterprise R&S preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) fabrics, including Catalyst Center, Cisco ISE, and TrustSec.

• Proven ability developing network automation, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management using Python, Ansible, or REST APIs.

• Experience with enterprise hybrid-cloud networking architectures and public cloud connectivity (e.g., Azure or Google Cloud).

• Demonstrated success leading complex network migrations in high-stakes environments such as stadiums, healthcare facilities, or financial institutions.

• Fluency in Arabic to effectively engage with regional stakeholders and project teams.

Nature of the Work: Hybrid Full Time

Hours of work: 48 hours per week

Benefits: Healthcare and Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase program, Flexible Spending Benefit, Flex and Schooling Allowances and many more.

Application start and end date : Starting 19/10/26 for approx. 4-6 weeks

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.

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