Optical Networking Architect

**What You'll Do**

***As a Senior Networking Architect, you’ll develop Cisco’s exciting SW and HW Optical Networking solutions across key Service Provider, Public Sector & Large Enterprise Customers and Account Teams.
- You will analyze available technology to evaluate what could fit into Cisco Optical Networking solutions both in term of Engineering and Customer fit point of view.
- You will work with the rest of the Optical Architecture team, the Development organization to shape our Networking Solutions roadmaps.
- You will collaborate with worldwide cross-functional teams to improve our strategies, technology acumen and client proposals.
- You will have the opportunity to be visible, interacting with senior management and engaging matrix-managed projects, making you a key influencer of the Routed Optical Networking solutions worldwide.
- Represent Cisco in the most important standardization forum (TIP, OpenROADM, IETF)

**Who You'll Work With**

When you work with us, you’ll be part of a highly empowered collaborative team who's passionate about the successful insertion of Optical and Routed Optical Networking solutions in new and existing accounts worldwide.

**Who You Are**

Both your industry peers and your teammates consider you a charismatic leader and a deep technology expert. As a result, you have a winning record of developing new Networking Architecture and Applications, supporting multimillion dollar multi-architecture engagements, and you can support complex, global initiatives.
- You have the ability to recognize industry trends in their infancy, helping Cisco to fulfill on the market needs of today whilst creating markets through the innovative use of Cisco and related technologies.
- Highly proactive.
- Willing to travel.
- Can foster and has fostered long-term, trusted relationships with world wide Customers
- 15+ years related experience in telecommunication industry.
- Typically requires PhD (Optical, Physic, Electronics) or equivalent.

Desired skills
- Deep Technical understanding of Optical Networking system
- 10+ Experience in WDM control plane technology
- 10+ Experience in Multi-layer controller technology
- Experience in attending into Industry forum and standardization body: IETF, IEEE, OpenROADM, ITU-T, TIP
- Excellent written, oral communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
- English is a pre-requisite, whilst additional languages are an advantage.

**Why Cisco**
WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us