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Meet the Team:

The Wireless TAC (Technical Assistance Center) Team is a specialized support group that provides assistance for wireless networking issues. We help customers troubleshoot and resolve problems related to wireless products and technologies, ensuring networks operate efficiently and reliably. Our team collaborates closely with engineering and product teams to isolate root causes and deliver tailored solutions. Operating globally with 24x7 coverage through a follow-the-sun model, we provide continuous assistance. Our focus includes handling escalations, performing detailed troubleshooting, and offering guidance on wireless network design, deployment, and performance optimization. We aim to minimize downtime and maintain peak network performance for wireless environments.

Your Impact:

As a Technical Consulting Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring customer success by resolving complex wireless networking challenges. You will take ownership of high-level escalations, applying your skills in technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis to restore and optimize network performance. By collaborating cross-functionally with engineering and product teams, you will help drive product improvements and deliver exceptional customer support. Your work will directly contribute to minimizing network downtime and empowering customers to fully leverage advanced wireless technologies and security standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in technical troubleshooting and providing customer support for enterprise-level network environments.
• Active CCNP Level Certification
• Demonstrated proficiency in 802.11 Standards (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7) and wireless security frameworks (WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, RADIUS/AAA).
• Proven ability to perform root cause analysis, manage technical escalations effectively, and create clear technical documentation.
• Advanced expertise in configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controller and Access Points

referred Qualifications:

• Cisco Routing: Basic understanding of IPv4 routing, static and dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP), routing tables, and inter-VLAN routing.
• Cisco Switching: Understanding of Layer 2 switching, VLANs, trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), EtherChannel, and Layer 3 switching.
• Cisco VoIP: Basic understanding of Cisco Unified Communications, IP telephony, voice VLANs, QoS, and the fundamentals of how VoIP traffic is handled across an enterprise network.
• Cisco ISE: Basic understanding of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), including 802.1X authentication, RADIUS, TACACS+, authentication policies, and network access control.
• Applied experience in RF Engineering principles and wireless network design optimization.
• Track record of successful cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product development teams.
• Experience operating within a global, high-volume Technical Assistance Center (TAC) environment.
• Vendor Agnostic Wireless Certifications (CWNA, CWNP, CWNE, etc)

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 $95,800.00 to $126,200.00 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:

$119,600.00 - $174,200.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$103,400.00 - $166,000.00

* 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.