Consulting Engineering Technical Leader

CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Singapore Branch; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Singapore Branch is seeking a Consulting Engineering Technical Leader to guide senior customer transformations in Enterprise Networking. The role combines hands-on design with technical leadership to plan, implement, migrate and optimize Cisco Enterprise Networking solutions for large-scale environments.

The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience, CCIE, and strong leadership to drive delivery across cross-functional teams while shaping customer outcomes and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of networking, consulting or professional services experience in complex enterprise network transformations.
• Active CCIE certification required; CCDE certification preferred.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Cisco enterprise wireless, SDA, SD-WAN, ISE, firewall integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex service engagements from discovery through design, implementation and post-implementation support for Enterprise Solutions with DC as a plus.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for Cisco enterprise Wi-Fi, SDA, SD-WAN, ISE, WLC and firewall solutions.
• Own the technical delivery strategy, architecture quality, risks, dependencies and escalation for cross-functional projects.
• Lead workshops and design reviews with customer architects, operations teams and executives; articulate options, value, risks and recommendations.
• Develop trusted-advisor relationships and align roadmaps to business outcomes and operational readiness.

Skills

CCIE

CCDE preferred

Networking design

Project leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Python

APIs

Tools

Python

APIs

Job description

About the Role:

The Consulting Engineering Technical Leader is Cisco's senior Enterprise Networking professional services technical leader for complex customer transformations. The role combines deep hands-on expertise with technical leadership to assess, plan, design, implement, migrate, optimize and support Cisco Enterprise Networking solutions. The role holder is a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders, translating business outcomes into secure, scalable and operable architectures while leading delivery teams and cross functional stakeholders through successful customer adoption.

Your impact

• Lead complex service engagements from discovery and assessment through plan, high-level and low-level design, staging, implementation, migration, testing, handover and post-implementation support, focusing on Enterprise Solutions, with DC solutions as a plus
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for Cisco enterprise Wi-Fi, RF survey and design, Software-Defined Access (SDA), Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN), Identity Services Engine (ISE), Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) and firewall solutions.
• Own the technical delivery strategy, architecture quality, delivery risks, dependencies, change controls and escalation management for complex cross-functional projects.
• Lead solution workshops and design reviews with customer architects, operations teams and senior executives; clearly articulate technical options, business value, risks and recommendations.
• Establish trusted-advisor relationships with senior customer leaders and align technical roadmaps to their business outcomes, lifecycle needs, adoption goals and operational readiness.
• Collaborate with Cisco account teams, service sales specialists, Customer Success, partners, and other delivery stakeholders to provide a unified customer experience. Shape and position practical service solutions and service offerings, defining scope and assumptions, identifying risks and dependencies, estimating effort, and supporting service proposals and statements of work.
• Drive customer adoption by developing clear deliverables, operational documentation, knowledge transfer and success measures that enable sustainable customer outcomes.
• Apply automation and AI-enabled methods responsibly, leveraging Digitized Delivery methodology to improve delivery efficiency, quality.
• Develop reusable delivery assets, design standards, automation artifacts and lessons learned that improve Cisco delivery methodology and practice capability.
• Coach and mentor consulting engineers, lead technical communities of practice, and build depth across the Enterprise Networking delivery team.
• Maintain current knowledge of Cisco portfolio strategy, adjacent technologies, relevant Cisco Confidential third-party integrations and market trends to inform customer recommendations.

Minimum Skills/Experience:

• 12+ years of relevant networking, consulting or professional services experience, including meaningful hands-on design and delivery responsibility for complex enterprise network transformations.
• Active Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification required; Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification preferred.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Cisco enterprise wireless, including Wi-Fi architecture, RF surveys, predictive and onsite design, capacity planning, roaming, troubleshooting and Wireless LAN Controller platforms.
• Strong hands-on design and implementation experience with Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, ISE, network segmentation, policy, authentication, access control and enterprise firewall integration.
• Proven experience leading full project delivery lifecycle activities, including planning, design, implementation, migration, validation, operational handover. Experience defining technical scope, assumptions, dependencies, risks, effort estimates and delivery plans for customer-facing professional services engagements.
• Demonstrated pre-sales consulting experience working with sales, customers and partners to position service solutions and translate customer requirements into practical delivery approaches and Cisco service offerings.
• Strong client consulting, stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions in business terms.
• Experience with Data Center ACI and Data Center VXLAN EVPN is preferred, including their integration with enterprise and hybrid environments.
• Working knowledge of network automation, programmability and telemetry; Python, APIs and infrastructure automation experience is an advantage.
• Ability to lead across matrixed teams, influence without authority, mentor technical talent and handle challenging priorities under limited direction.