Consulting Engineer (R&S, SDA, & Wireless)

Location: Saudi Travel: 25% Meet The Team You will join Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Professional Services, partnering with premier enterprise clients to lead end-to-end network modernization across complex campus and data center environments. Our senior engineering team drives high-impact delivery across enterprise routing, switching, and high-density wireless technologies. We cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture centered on technical authority, continuous innovation, and trusted customer advisory. Your Impact You will serve as the lead technical advisor across complex customer engagements, steering the design, deployment, migration, and optimization of critically important enterprise network architectures. You will lead advanced multi-domain initiatives, architecting robust wired and wireless solutions using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms while managing complex routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and high-availability switching fabrics to improve resilience and performance. In this role, you will architect and deploy enterprise solutions across SDA fabrics (Catalyst Center, ISE, LISP/VXLAN, TrustSec) and high-density wireless networks. You will review and approve technical work, integrate AI-driven automation workflows using Python or Ansible, support critical customer outages, and mentor delivery peers across the professional services organization. Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - 7+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering and delivery, with a proven track record of managing large-scale infrastructure projects. - Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise Routing & Switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Multicast). - Demonstrated experience designing and deploying high-density Wireless solutions (WLCs, Catalyst APs, RF planning). - Active Cisco CCIE (Enterprise R&S preferred) Preferred Qualifications - Hands-on experience with Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) fabrics, including Catalyst Center, Cisco ISE, and TrustSec. - Proven ability developing network automation, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management using Python, Ansible, or REST APIs. - Experience with enterprise hybrid-cloud networking architectures and public cloud connectivity (e.g., Azure or Google Cloud). - Demonstrated success leading complex network migrations in high-stakes environments such as stadiums, healthcare facilities, or financial institutions. - Fluency in Arabic to effectively engage with regional stakeholders and project teams. Nature of the Work: Hybrid Full Time Hours of work: 48 hours per week Benefits: Healthcare and Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase program, Flexible Spending Benefit, Flex and Schooling Allowances and many more. Application start and end date: Starting 19/10/26 for approx. 4-6 weeks 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.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 7+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering and delivery, with a proven track record of managing large-scale infrastructure projects. Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise Routing & Switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, Multicast). Demonstrated experience designing and deploying high-density Wireless solutions (WLCs, Catalyst APs, RF planning). Active Cisco CCIE (Enterprise R&S preferred).

Lead technical advisor across complex customer engagements, steering the design, deployment, migration, and optimization of enterprise network architectures. Lead advanced multi-domain initiatives, architecting robust wired and wireless solutions using Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms while managing complex routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and high-availability switching fabrics. Architect and deploy enterprise solutions across SDA fabrics (Catalyst Center, ISE, LISP/VXLAN, TrustSec) and high-density wireless networks. Review and approve technical work, integrate AI-driven automation workflows using Python or Ansible, support critical customer outages, and mentor delivery peers across the professional services organization.