Cloud & AI Infrastructure (Data Center) Solutions Engineer

Meet the Team

The MEA-TRC Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the go-to-market compute and data center networking engine gathering market transitions and allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.

Your Impact

We are seeking senior Solutions Engineer to join our dynamic sales team covering Gulf Cluster along with existing Cloud and AI resources on ground. As a Cloud and AI infrastructure SE, you will drive the adoption of our data center solutions across various industries and customers. This role requires a deep understanding of Data Center Compute & Networking solutions.

As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the success of the Cisco Field Sales teams in selling the full suite of Cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. You will help them position data center compute and networking solutions effectively against competing offerings. You will be passionate about pre-sales engineering activities, demonstrating solutions and architectures in Cloud and AI infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant bachelore degree.
• 15+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep knowledge with technical hands-on experience of Datacenter designs, Storage, Compute, Converged & hyperconverged Infrastructure, and Data Center Networking.
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience of Data Center networking and/or compute architectural designs.
• Deep knowledge of Data Center enterprise applications, virtualization technologies and operational toolsets.
• Excellent presentation skills - ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven track record of succesful DC Networking / Compute technical engagements and Proof of concepts.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications : Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP or CCIE), Vmware, Nvidia, AWS, Azure, ….
• Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, ACI, MDS, Nexus Dashboard, and UCS solutions including intersight.
• Hands-on experience designing Converged infrastructure and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions.
• Proficiency with automation tool sets (Ansible, Terraform, Powershell) with a strong focus on DC switching or compute.
• Experience with NSX SDDC, Arista VXLAN EVPN Fabric.
• Skills in containers, Redhat openshift, Rancher.
• Understanding of Data protection solutions.
• Good understanding of Nvidia and AMD AI offerings.
• Good experience with different public cloud platforms.
• Good experience with Security solutions.
• Good knowledge of data management solutions.
• Demonstrates proactive leadership with a team-oriented attitude.
• Hold a continuous learning philosophy, able to navigate ambiguity and complex customer challenges.
  
  

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.