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Meet the Team
Join Cisco's Network Platform Technical Marketing Engineering team, which helps customers, partners, and sales teams use Catalyst Center and Meraki Dashboard APIs, automation, and integrations at enterprise scale. We work with Product Management, Engineering, Support, Customer Experience, and account teams to validate customer outcomes and turn technical findings into reusable guidance and product feedback. Our team values hands-on testing, clear explanations, and collaborative problem solving as network operations evolve.
Your Impact
Lead hands-on validation of Catalyst Center and Meraki Dashboard API use cases for enterprise customers and partners. Build and troubleshoot integrations with ITSM, CMDB, and telemetry platforms, including ServiceNow and Splunk, to make automation patterns reliable and reusable. Develop Python examples and infrastructure as code workflows with Ansible and Terraform that help field teams operate at scale. Prototype and evaluate MCP-based AI agent and AgenticOps for network triage and remediation. Resolve complex escalations with Engineering, Product Management, TAC, and Customer Experience, then turn the findings into improved API behavior and reusable technical guidance that helps customers adopt automation at scale.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, networking, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; 12+ years of relevant experience or Master’s degree + 8 years of related experience or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
- Experience building and troubleshooting integrations with Cisco Catalyst Center or similar management platform.
- Experience integrating network controllers with ITSM, CMDB, or telemetry platforms
- Experience with automating workflows with Ansible, Terraform or similar frameworks.
- Experience developing or prototyping AI agent workflows that invoke network APIs.
- Experience with ServiceNow Service Graph Connector, ITSM/ITOM and CMDB workflows, or Splunk integrations.
- Experience with Catalyst Center 2.3.7.x, 3.x, and Meraki Dashboard API behavior, release migrations, API contract review, and SDK usability.
- Cisco DevNet Professional or Expert or CCIE certification, or contributions to network automation projects and technical content.
- Experience leading cross-functional customer escalations, presenting to technical and executive audiences, and mentoring engineers.
- Python development experience with REST and OpenAPI, JSON/YAML payloads, authentication, and model-driven network interfaces such as NETCONF, RESTCONF, or YANG
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 $194,600.00 to $285,700.00 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
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.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$194,600.00 - $328,600.00
Non-Metro New York state& Washington state:
$179,000.00 - $294,000.00
- 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.
Meet the Team
Join Cisco's Network Platform Technical Marketing Engineering team, which helps customers, partners, and sales teams use Catalyst Center and Meraki Dashboard APIs, automation, and integrations at enterprise scale. We work with Product Management, Engineering, Support, Customer Experience, and account teams to validate customer outcomes and turn technical findings into reusable guidance and product feedback. Our team values hands-on testing, clear explanations, and collaborative problem solving as network operations evolve.
Your Impact
Lead hands-on validation of Catalyst Center and Meraki Dashboard API use cases for enterprise customers and partners. Build and troubleshoot integrations with ITSM, CMDB, and telemetry platforms, including ServiceNow and Splunk, to make automation patterns reliable and reusable. Develop Python examples and infrastructure as code workflows with Ansible and Terraform that help field teams operate at scale. Prototype and evaluate MCP-based AI agent and AgenticOps for network triage and remediation. Resolve complex escalations with Engineering, Product Management, TAC, and Customer Experience, then turn the findings into improved API behavior and reusable technical guidance that helps customers adopt automation at scale.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, networking, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; 12+ years of relevant experience or Master’s degree + 8 years of related experience or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
- Experience building and troubleshooting integrations with Cisco Catalyst Center or similar management platform.
- Experience integrating network controllers with ITSM, CMDB, or telemetry platforms
- Experience with automating workflows with Ansible, Terraform or similar frameworks.
- Experience developing or prototyping AI agent workflows that invoke network APIs.
- Experience with ServiceNow Service Graph Connector, ITSM/ITOM and CMDB workflows, or Splunk integrations.
- Experience with Catalyst Center 2.3.7.x, 3.x, and Meraki Dashboard API behavior, release migrations, API contract review, and SDK usability.
- Cisco DevNet Professional or Expert or CCIE certification, or contributions to network automation projects and technical content.
- Experience leading cross-functional customer escalations, presenting to technical and executive audiences, and mentoring engineers.
- Python development experience with REST and OpenAPI, JSON/YAML payloads, authentication, and model-driven network interfaces such as NETCONF, RESTCONF, or YANG
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 $194,600.00 to $285,700.00 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
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.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$194,600.00 - $328,600.00
Non-Metro New York state& Washington state:
$179,000.00 - $294,000.00
- 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.
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Who's Hiring
- Meta56
- ENFRA38
- Northrop Grumman19
- WSP17
- Apple14
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software26
- Electronics & Hardware9
- Consulting & Professional Services8
- Manufacturing6
- Chemicals & Materials4
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in associate technical engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related engineering field
- Hands-on experience with ticketing systems, monitoring tools, or configuration management platforms
- Proficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, and VPN configuration
- Experience supporting or deploying cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- CompTIA A+, Network+, or an equivalent vendor certification preferred
Tips for Your Associate Technical Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to each stack
Associate technical engineer postings vary widely by environment, so a resume that highlights Python and cloud tools won't land the same way at a networking-focused hardware shop. Swap in the specific languages, platforms, and protocols each listing names before you apply.
Show troubleshooting outcomes, not just tasks
Hiring managers for associate-level technical roles want proof you can diagnose and resolve, not just follow instructions. Replace phrases like 'assisted with' with concrete results: what broke, what you did, and what the outcome was.
Get relevant certifications before applying
CompTIA A+, Network+, or an AWS Cloud Practitioner credential signals baseline competency that degrees alone don't always convey. Many associate technical engineer openings list at least one of these as a preferred qualifier, so earning one before you apply sharpens your candidacy.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists associate technical engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a technical screening round
Most associate technical engineer interviews include a live troubleshooting or configuration exercise before the hiring manager conversation. Practice walking through your diagnostic logic out loud, since interviewers are evaluating your process as much as your answer.
Negotiate your offer using total compensation
Entry-level technical roles often have more flexibility in signing bonuses, remote days, or equipment budgets than in base salary. When you receive an offer, ask about each component separately so you can identify where the employer has room to move.
Associate Technical Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most associate technical engineers?
The companies hiring the most associate technical engineers right now include Meta, ENFRA, and Northrop Grumman, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at enterprise technology firms, managed service providers, and large-scale manufacturers with dedicated IT infrastructure teams.
How many associate technical engineer jobs are remote?
About 66% of associate technical engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share depends heavily on the sub-discipline. Roles centered on cloud infrastructure, software support, and systems monitoring tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions involving on-site hardware, lab environments, or data center operations usually require in-person presence.
How do you become an associate technical engineer?
Start with a degree in computer science, information technology, electrical engineering, or a related field, then supplement it with a vendor-neutral certification like CompTIA A+ or Network+. Build hands-on experience through internships, lab projects, or open-source contributions that demonstrate troubleshooting ability. Apply to entry-level or associate-designated roles that match the technical stack you've practiced, and use each interview as a chance to show diagnostic reasoning rather than just theoretical knowledge.
Can you get an associate technical engineer job with little experience?
Yes, many associate technical engineer roles are specifically designed for candidates who are early in their careers. Employers in this tier prioritize demonstrated problem-solving ability and foundational technical knowledge over years on the job. Building a home lab, completing a relevant certification, contributing to an open-source project, or finishing a structured internship can substitute for direct work history when you're applying to entry-level openings.
What does the associate technical engineer interview process look like?
Most associate technical engineer hiring processes start with a recruiter screen to confirm baseline qualifications, followed by a technical assessment that tests troubleshooting logic, scripting ability, or systems knowledge relevant to the role. Finalists typically meet with the engineering team in a panel or working-session format where they walk through a real or simulated problem out loud. Some employers also include a brief take-home exercise before the final-round conversation.
Where can I find and apply to associate technical engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to associate technical engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your skills and preferred location or work arrangement, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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