Cisco Meraki
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Chicago, IL

Support Product Specialist - Switching (Cisco IOS)

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Cisco Meraki is the industry leader in simple, secure, intelligent networking and IoT platforms. We empower organizations everywhere – from local libraries to global hotels – to focus on their mission and have technology that simply works.

Cisco has been named #1 Best Company to Work For in the U.S. by Fortune in 2021 and 2022!

What we're looking for

As a Support Product Specialist at Meraki, you will be an authority in the function of Meraki’s Switching (IOS) product line, using your expertise to help identify, present, and prioritize product issues that are discovered by Meraki’s Support team. You will build relationships with our Switching (MS) Product Management and Engineering teams to ensure that product trends, product serviceability, and the customer experience are represented in the product development lifecycle. An average work week might consist of investigating bug reports, performing in-depth technical troubleshooting, creating user documentation and training for Support, and meeting with your PM and Engineering counterparts to discuss issues associated with the Meraki product line.

Responsibilities

  • Work on self-assigned Switching (IOS) related bug reports that are sent in by our Support engineers, helping our engineers get to the bottom of complex networking issues.
  • Coach our Support team empathetically on troubleshooting, data gathering, and bug report formatting.
  • As the voice of Support and Meraki’s customers, prioritize the Switching bug backlog by working directly with Engineering and Product Management.
  • Present compelling trends about our Switching (IOS) products in Support cases, firmware, software, and users to increase customer loyalty and improve our products.
  • Create user documentation and training modules for our Support team, ensuring that your specialized knowledge is shared with our diverse team of network engineers.
  • Collaborate with PM and Engineering to create better Support experiences and enhance Meraki’s simplicity.
  • Keep our Support organization up to date on the latest product developments, bridging product information from PM and Engineering back to our network engineers.

Professional Development

Do you love to pursue networking certifications? Are you eager to attend industry meetups that relate to networking, programming, or CX? On the Support Product Specialists team, we strongly value your continued professional development. We encourage you to spend 20% of your time:

  • Obtaining certifications and learning programming languages
  • Performing in-depth exploration of Meraki products
  • Attending industry meetups, webinars, and conferences
  • Exploring new tools and advancements in the field of computer networking

Preferred qualifications:

  • You have 5+ years of experience working with Switching and IOS-related technologies
  • You have hands-on experience identifying and writing bug reports for Switching and IOS technologies
  • You have experience working with bug tracking / reporting software, such as JIRA or Salesforce
  • You have generated technical troubleshooting or configuration documentation for computer networking technologies
  • You have programming experience with Ruby, Python, and/or SQL
  • You have obtained or are seeking “Expert” level networking certification such as CCIE, CWNE, etc.

Why Cisco Meraki:

We connect everything: people, processes, data, and things. We innovate everywhere, taking ambitious risks to craft the technologies that give us connected cities, connected cars, and handheld hospitals. And we do it in style with unusual personalities who aren't afraid to change the way the world works, lives, plays and learns. We are encouraging leaders, tech geeks, pop culture aficionados, and we even have a few purple haired rock stars! We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers. We Are Cisco Meraki.

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, encourage innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Cisco Covid-19 Vaccination Policy
The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco may require new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, meeting with customers/partners (including visiting third-party sites on behalf of Cisco), attending trade events, and Cisco office entry, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.

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What are Cisco Meraki Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
CAAN, Conexion, Connected Black Professionals, Inked, Meraki Gives, Meraki Veterans, Parents @Meraki, QFAM, Women of Meraki
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

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