Solutions Architect

Overview

Cisco Innovation Labs (CIL) is at the epicenter of Cisco’s most ambitious innovation. Situated within the Office of the CEO, CIL is dedicated to rapid prototyping, breakthrough technologies, and solving complex, high-priority challenges. Our diverse team of architects, engineers, and visionaries transforms what’s possible into reality for customers worldwide.

Your Role & Impact

As a Solutions Architect at CIL, you’ll drive projects from concept to delivery, shaping Cisco’s strategic direction and creating significant value for customers—especially within the UK & Ireland. Your work will span:

• Healthcare Transformation: Make virtual care more accessible, automate patient interactions, and design inclusive care solutions.
• Security Innovation: Build quantum-safe and advanced security solutions to protect critical data and infrastructure against evolving threats.
• Smart & Inclusive Spaces: Develop AI-powered building solutions that enhance accessibility, optimize energy, and improve work experiences.
• Sustainability Leadership: Design energy-efficient data centers, integrate renewables, and pioneer solutions to achieve NetZero goals in hybrid work.

Your role is hands-on and cross-disciplinary—blending AI, full-stack development, and creative problem solving. You’ll work directly with customers and partners, manage your own tasks, and communicate complex ideas clearly to varied audiences.

Occasional flexibility for travel to customer meetings will be required

What We Look For

• Passion for learning and applying new technologies in real-world scenarios.
• Strong self-management, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Proven experience designing, building, and delivering complex software systems.
• Ability to bridge the gap between technical depth and business impact.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, OR
• Master’s degree with 4+ years, OR
• PhD with 1+ year.

Technical:

• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python, Java, JavaScript, Go).
• Experience with software development methodologies.
• AI/ML concepts, including hands-on experience with LLMs or similar frameworks.
• Stakeholder engagement and solution presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or early experience in Agentic AI systems.
• Full-stack development: front-end (React, Angular, Vue, etc.), back-end (Node.js).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with Cisco technologies (Splunk a plus).
• Experience with startups, research institutions, or academia.

Why Join Us?

• Work on projects with global reach and transformative potential.
• Accelerate your professional growth and contribute to industry-shaping innovation.
• Collaborate with a world-class, diverse, and passionate team.

If you’re ready to co-create the next wave of digital transformation—where your ideas matter and your impact is global—Cisco Innovation Labs is where you belong.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.