Customer Delivery Architect

Location and travel

• Hybrid schedule with 2 days in the office; location may be Dubai or Doha.
• Travel is 20%.

Role overview

Role impact and responsibilities

• Translate strategic business priorities into scalable Data Center and Security architectural designs.
• Guide customer leaders and account teams on post-sales architecture strategy, solution adoption, and long-term value.
• Design secure multi-tenant overlay networks, BGP EVPN control planes, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation, and micro-segmentation policies.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional engineering teams, review deliverables, and ensure delivery quality.
• Embed Python, Ansible, and Terraform network automation into customer environments.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of related network architecture and engineering experience.
• Active CCIE in Data Center, Security, Enterprise, or Routing & Switching, or equivalent demonstrated industry expertise.
• Architectural design and deployment experience with Data Center overlay networks, Enterprise Routing & Switching architectures, or Cisco Security solutions.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience designing hybrid environments with Cisco ACI and SDA or SD-WAN.
• Hands-on expertise with Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) and Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA).
• Track record leading multi-site data center migrations and establishing enterprise network segmentation frameworks.
• Experience integrating VXLAN EVPN networks with cloud platforms or SDN controllers.
• Experience mentoring engineering peers, leading customer technical design workshops, and authoring technical documentation.
• Experience developing and deploying network automation scripts using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.