Job Title: Senior Technical Marketing Engineer – Virtualization Solutions Architect (VMware ESX,)
Location: San Jose, CA
Description:In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in the Technical Marketing team of Server Access and Virtualization Business Unit (SAVBU) at Cisco. We are looking for a technical, dynamic, success driven and entrepreneurial TME architect to play a leadership role on strategic server virtualization datacenter product and solution. We are looking for candidates with strong Virtualization, server architecture and application background. You will be part of a dedicated team. Open communications, empowerment, innovation, teamwork and customer success are the foundations of the team.Job responsibilities:Responsible for the total system level solution definition and implementation involving key server virtualization concepts.
Hands-on experience of Datacenter Solution, develop technical and marketing content involving Server platform, access layer, virtualization and application.Proven ability in taking used case scenarios and architecting compelling solution studies for our platform with differentiation where applicable.
Work closely with key Systems Integrators and Cisco Technology Partners to identify and penetrate target accountsCreating and updating marketing collateral, including data sheets, presentations, whitepapers, ROI calculators and case studies. Will act as the technical interface on customer sales calls, when required, and assist in preparing responses to RFP's, RFI's, and RFC's.Participate in proof of concept, product demonstrations and presentations.Working in the lab with client partners for product tear downs, feature comparisons, bench marking and demonstration set up development.Ability to present at conferences and seminars. This person should be capable of speaking at User Group events, industry events, etc. Works independently without much supervision.Skills and Requirements:Five plus years of Technical Marketing experience with focus on Field support is a mustFive Plus years of experience with Server Virtualization at large enterprise customers. Technologies such as VMware, Microsoft and Xen10+ years experience with server platform, blade server or rack mount server ( x86 )Experience and deep knowledge in the server virtualization concepts such as consolidation, live migration, disaster recovery etc. with proven hands-on experience. Ability to propose and implement solution studies based on Virtualization trends
Adept at developing solution guides, proof-of-concept studies, best practices studies.
Strong understanding of enterprise applications, database, and messaging solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.Capable of delivering training to field sales and support staffPartner and customer relations managementNetwork and Storage knowledge is a plusRequires B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical field.