Cloud & AI Infrastructure (Data Center) Solutions Engineer

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  • Location:
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Area of Interest
    Sales - Services, Solutions, Customer Success
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud & AI (DCN & Compute)
  • Job Id
    1443184

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. 

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

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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