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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity
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Technical Marketing Engineering, Cisco Validated joins the Cisco Validated team to transform integrated technology strategies into field-credible, evidence-backed proof. This role involves leading validation workstreams for integrated solutions by building, configuring, and troubleshooting lab environments that mirror real customer scenarios. You will execute validation plans, capture technical evidence, identify integration gaps, and translate findings into trusted assets for sales teams and partners. The position requires broad technical fluency across the Cisco portfolio, specifically in areas such as secure networking, security architectures, cloud and data center infrastructure, collaboration platforms, and digital resilience. Key skills include lab validation methods, performance testing, interoperability testing, and technical documentation. You will solve the challenge of proving how cross-portfolio technologies work together effectively, ensuring that integrated designs are repeatable, supportable, and ready for deployment in complex customer environments.
Lead defined validation workstreams for integrated Cisco solutions under senior guidance.
Build, configure, test, and troubleshoot lab environments that reflect real customer scenarios.
Execute validation plans to capture evidence and identify integration gaps.
Document repeatable outcomes and technical findings to create field-facing assets.
Translate complex technical data into credible proof for sales teams, partners, and customers.
Mentor earlier-career engineers by sharing lab practices and troubleshooting techniques.
Develop and contribute to repeatable validation practices across the Cisco portfolio.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
8+ years of hands-on experience testing, troubleshooting, or supporting complex networking, security, cloud, collaboration, or data center environments.
Experience in at least one major technical domain including networking, security, cloud, collaboration, automation, or adjacent infrastructure technologies.
Experience contributing to technical work across product, engineering, field, sales, customer-facing, or cross-functional teams.