Technical Marketing Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 12/30/2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
The Campus Connectivity and Competitive Technical Marketing team is seeking driven, motivated individuals who are passionate about technology and even more passionate about achieving success. This role sits at the intersection of various networking and application technologies, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to Cisco's competitive edge in the marketplace.
Your Impact
As a Competitive Technical Marketing Engineer, you will:
* Conduct vendor analysis to research and assess competitors' offerings and capabilities, providing valuable insights to internal teams.
* Perform hands-on competitive testing of Tier 1 Campus Switching and Routing vendors, comparing their solutions to Cisco's products like Catalyst 9000 Series Switching, Catalyst 8000 Series Routing, and Meraki Cloud.
* Create content for Cisco's competitive knowledge base, including presentations, whitepapers, playbooks, and technical demos.
* Conduct solution testing, from feature-level assessments to architecture and solution-level evaluations.
* Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering teams to provide strategic and tactical input for shaping the next generation of products.
* Design and deliver training programs, including webinars, onsite presentations, and demos, and represent Cisco at events like Cisco GSX, CiscoLive, and Sales Roadshows.
* Offer escalation support for critical competitive sales opportunities to the Cisco Global Win Center.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience
* Strong foundation in networking with hands-on expertise in switching, routing, and wireless technologies.
* Proficiency in content development tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Camtasia.
* CCNP-level expertise (CCIE track highly desirable).
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working with production networks, especially in switching, routing, Identity Policy, and Network Management solutions.
* Familiarity with multi-vendor Campus Network solutions.
* Knowledge of industry network testing tools like Spirent Test Center or IXIA BreakingPoint.
* Approximately 10% travel availability.
* Ability to work independently while making a significant impact.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills and public speaking experience.
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 $152,400.00 to $221,800.00 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:
$152,400.00 - $255,100.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$134,300.00 - $224,800.00
* 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.