NEW!!! DATA CENTER NETWORK CONSULTING ENGINEER, DC METRO AREA - CISCO SYSTEMS

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**Selected applications MUST be a U.S. CITIZEN and able to obtain and hold a TOP SECRET (TS) U.S. Government Security Clearance. **

**Candidates who are NOT U.S. CITIZENS or unable to obtain/hold a U.S. Government Security Clearance WILL NOT be considered for this position.**

**Preference given to individuals located in the METRO D.C. area or willing to relocate to that area
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Come be a part of Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group, Public Sector, Advanced Services (GGSG PS AS) and join a revolutionary team of innovative technologist. A dedicated team that provides a higher level of flexible support services to our government customers, enabling them to exploit network technology to meet their objectives. We are looking for Data Center Network Consulting Engineers who will serve as the Cisco expert onsite with the customer.

Here is an opportunity to join a select team of individuals with a variety of backgrounds that are responsible for delivering Cisco’s Advanced Services to our federal customers. Team members are called worldwide to deliver solutions that involve one or more of Cisco’s Data Center solutions including UCS, Nexus, MDS, and ANS. To that end, Cisco will invest in your professional development through education, experiences, and exposure so that you can become a leading Subject Matter Expert within Cisco and among your customers.

Cisco's unique collaborative services model combines Cisco Services' deep intellectual property with best-in-class services partnerships to deliver integrated solutions to our customers.

Primary responsibilities:

o Technical lead to design, migrate, deploy and support new data center technologies
o Partner with service and delivery teams – establish credibility and capability regarding configuration and deployment of world class datacenter environment
o Work closely with engineering and service teams to define technical configuration and best practices to optimize Cisco technology in a modern datacenter environment
o Identify and support new service opportunities. Participate in developing and delivering strategic initiatives through prioritization and development of key activities, assist tools and technical implementation programs
o Develop and nurture strong data center design, operations, and strategy
o Develop and present best practices, technical concepts and technologies for innovative computing solutions
o Utilize subject matter expertise in area of enterprise applications, solutions and data center infrastructures to evaluate complex, sensitive business problems and build data center solutions
o Articulate the technical merits and value of data center virtualization to Cisco clients.
o Provide knowledge transfer to clients regarding how to best architect, deploy and operate their environment
o Document information to serve as base for training, appropriate technical operations, run books and knowledge objects
o Work with all components on Cisco including Marketing, Legal, Sales, and Operations
o Interact with 3rd party and partner resources such as engineers, sales teams, and channel managers

Consulting skills required:

o Strong customer-interaction skills and ability to quickly create excitement with data center personnel, establish credibility and work collaboratively with technical professionals

o Strong written, verbal and white board skills
o Ability to manage multiple customer engagements simultaneously
o Proven experience in a technical consulting capacity
o Must be able to travel with limited notice to support customer engagements

Broad technical knowledge of the data center and the three infrastructure pillars: Storage/SAN, Network and Compute/Server.
Candidate should have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) skill level or above to be considered for this role. A CCNA with substantial hands-on experience will also be considered. Candidate should also be comfortable in working towards the achievement of Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist (DCUCI).

Preferred Experience with Cisco Technologies include:
• Nexus 7K, 5K, 2K, and 1000v
• MDS 9xxx
• Unified Computing Services
• ACE/WAAS
Preferred Experience with 3rd party technologies include:
• BMC / Bladelogic
• Microsoft Server including Hyper-V
• VMWare vSphere
• Network Appliance Storage Solutions
• EMC Storage Solutions
Employee will be given opportunity to build skills through a process of Education, Exposure, and Experience. Employee will be asked to develop Subject Matter Expertise in one or more Cisco technologies as well as develop abilities on various 3rd party solutions.

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