Consulting Engineer I (Intern) - United States

Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid parental leave

Holiday, vacation, sick time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is offering a Consulting Engineer internship within the Customer Experience (CX) organization.

You will design and deliver technology solutions for Cisco customers, collaborating with a team across Data Center, Cloud, Security, Collaboration, or Enterprise Networking to gain real-world experience. Your impact includes hands-on project work, learning through active engagements, and developing consulting skills while helping clients across retail, healthcare, education, and

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's) and pursuing coursework in IS, Cyber Security, Networking, CS, or Engineering.
• Knowledge of IT systems, TCP/IP, network devices and apps, OSI model.
• Proficient in Python, REST APIs, Automation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing and delivering technology solutions for Cisco customers.
• Collaborate with CX engineering teams across multiple architectural domains.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Automation

Networking concepts

OSI model

Education

Undergraduate degree program (Associate or Bachelor's)

Job description

Meet the Team

As a Consulting Engineer within theCisco Customer Experience (CX)organization,you'llcollaborate with your team to gain experience in real-world customer environments, making a tangible impact. Your role involves designing and delivering technology solutions to help Cisco customers achieve their business goals. You can specialize in one of five architectural teams: Data Center, Cloud, Security, Collaboration, or Enterprise Networking.

Your Impact

As a Consulting Engineer,you'llgain practical experience withgroundbreakingtechnologies and learn through active projects. Cisco values your ideas and encourages innovation.You'lldevelop your consulting skills while working with diverse customers in retail, healthcare, education, and the public/private sectors to craft and implement the right technical solutions for their business needs, regardless of their stage in the customer journey.

• Ability to multi-task, self-start, work inainclusive team environment and work independently.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills withabilityto solve technical problems.

• Willingness to address new challenges and develop new skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program (Associate's or Bachelor's)

• Qualifying education should be inInformation Systems, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Computer Science or Engineeringor a related field.

• Expected to continue enrollment in degree program following completion of the internship.

• Knowledge of IT systems, networking concepts, TCP/IP protocols, networkdevicesand applications, and the OSI model.

• Proficient in Python, REST APIs, Automation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Awareness and general understanding of how consumer applications work over the internet (e.g., Browser, Voice/Video calls, Social Networks,Streamingetc.).

• Comfortable with Data Analysis, crafting visualizations such as graphs and heatmaps.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$44,000.00 - $185,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$44,000.00 - $185,000.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.