Meet the Team
Join the Campus Connectivity & Competitive Technical Marketing team-an elite group of engineers committed to shaping Cisco's competitive strategy and driving product excellence. We are looking for driven, curious, and highly technical individuals who thrive at the intersection of cutting-edge networking technologies, market dynamics, and customer impact. This role provides a unique opportunity to influence Cisco's portfolio by deeply understanding competitor offerings and helping define what the next generation of enterprise networking should look like.
Your impact
As a Competitive Technical Marketing Engineer, you will strengthen Cisco's position across Campus Switching, Routing, Wireless, Security, and Cloud-managed solutions by conducting in-depth competitor research and comparisons with Tier 1 vendors across campus networking. You will perform hands-on competitive testing and validation on Cisco platforms versus multi-vendor alternatives, and analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to guide product strategy.
In collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, UX, CX, and Sales, you will define customer needs and influence product roadmaps. You will participate in architectural reviews and provide strategic recommendations based on competitive insights, validate early product concepts with customers, and advocate for their requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
You will develop technical content including whitepapers, playbooks, test reports, demos, benchmark studies, deployment guides, and sales materials. Additionally, you will deliver technical training globally through webinars, workshops, recorded sessions, and events, and represent Cisco at major industry events such as CiscoLive, GSX, and partner conferences.
Finally, you will provide technical leadership and escalation support for strategic competitive opportunities via the Cisco Global Win Center. You will lead technical discussions with customers and partners to educate on Cisco architectures and guide network design, serving as a trusted expert on competitor capabilities and market positioning.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors + 8 years related experience, OR Masters + 6 years, OR PhD + 2 year.
Strong foundational expertise in enterprise networking-including switching, routing, wireless, and network security fundamentals.
Hands-on experience with production network designs and/or multi-vendor campus infrastructures.
Demonstrated ability to perform technical research, competitive analysis, or solution testing.
Strong presentation, communication, and technical writing skills.
Proficiency with content development tools (PowerPoint, Word, Camtasia, or similar).
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
CCNP-level knowledge; CCIE-level expertise strongly preferred.
Experience with network policy, identity solutions, and campus network automation or management platforms.
Familiarity with Spirent Test Center, IXIA BreakingPoint, or similar test/validation tools.
Experience with Meraki, Cisco Catalyst Center, or multi-vendor cloud management platforms.
Prior experience in Technical Marketing, Sales Engineering, Customer Experience, or Product Management.
Ability to travel up to ~10%
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:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $168,800.00 to $241,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
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.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
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 of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to 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:
$168,800.00 - $277,400.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$148,800.00 - $248,200.00
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.
Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.
Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
