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About the Role

Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer - Service Provider to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves close collaboration with the Service Provider Sales team to understand the requirements of a strategic Service Provider account in the region. The position requires a senior technical leader to demonstrate Cisco solutions, design tailored products for digital transformation, and provide expert technical guidance focused on customer success and aligned outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in Data Center architecture, Enterprise networking, and cybersecurity, with deep knowledge in AI and automation to guide customers toward autonomous, AI-driven networks.

As a Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and solution architect, accelerating Cisco's leadership by translating service provider objectives into comprehensive architecture and solution strategies across Cisco's portfolio. You will act as the technical lead within the account team, building trusted advisor relationships with senior IT and business leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end technology vision and architecture, encompassing Service Provider networks, Data Center, Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity, and AI-driven operations.
• Lead the design of large-scale, highly scalable Data Center, Enterprise Networking, and cybersecurity architectures, aligned with future autonomous networking models.
• Drive AI-driven network transformation initiatives, including the application of AI/ML and LLM models to network operations, assurance, planning, and optimization.
• Position Agentic AI for closed-loop decision making, intent execution, and self-healing networks.
• Integrate AI capabilities across transport, Data Center, cloud, and cybersecurity domains.
• Articulate and demonstrate the business impact of AI on network efficiency, cost optimization, resilience, and customer experience.
• Lead network automation and orchestration strategy, with deep expertise in DNA Center, Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Intersight, and the Cisco Crosswork Automation portfolio.
• Collaborate with account teams, product leaders, and executives to influence roadmaps, investment decisions, and long-term transformation strategy.
• Develop and present high-impact technical proposals, architectures, and demonstrations.
• Support proof of concepts (POCs), pilots, and solution validation to accelerate decision-making and adoption.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience (minimum 5 years in presales, consultative, or solution architect roles) with a proven presales track record in designing and deploying complex solutions, particularly in routing, switching, data center, cloud, and cybersecurity.
• Deep technical expertise in scalable, AI-ready Data Center architecture, including compute solutions, data center networking, ACI, cloud-native technologies (K8s, Docker), CI/CD, automation, and DevOps practices.
• Deep technical expertise in Enterprise network architectures using Cisco routing, switching, and wireless solutions, SD-WAN, SASE, modern AI Ops/ML Ops, and programming/scripting capabilities.
• Deep technical expertise in Cybersecurity architecture, including Cisco Secure Access (or competitor solutions), Security Service Edge, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Firewall as a Service.
• Strong AI and automation expertise, including applied understanding of AI/ML models for networking use cases such as assurance, optimization, planning, and predictive operations.
• Architectural or hands-on knowledge of LLM-based systems for operational insights, automation, and decision support.
• Experience designing or positioning Agentic AI frameworks to enable closed-loop, intent-based, and autonomous network operations.
• Strong understanding of Cisco technologies and architecture, with proven cross-architecture experience to translate client objectives into comprehensive solutions across Cisco’s full portfolio.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences, coupled with strong executive-level communication skills.
• Solid experience engaging directly with customers, applying consultative selling techniques, understanding financial pain points, and aligning solutions with customer business models to drive value realization and adoption.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with internal product and engineering teams, CX, and partners.
• An outcome-driven narrative and a strong focus on delivering impactful architecture and solution strategies.

Technical Skills and Expertise

• Data Center architecture
• Enterprise networking
• Cybersecurity solutions
• AI and automation
• Service Provider networks
• Cloud
• AI-driven operations
• Scalable, AI-ready Data Center architecture
• Compute solutions
• Data center networking
• ACI
• Cloud-native technologies (K8s, Docker)
• CI/CD
• DevOps practices
• Enterprise network architectures
• Cisco routing, switching, and wireless solutions
• SD-WAN
• SASE
• Modern AI Ops/ML Ops
• Programming/scripting capabilities
• Cybersecurity architecture
• Cisco Secure Access
• Security Service Edge
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• Firewall as a Service
• AI/ML models for networking (assurance, optimization, predictive operations)
• LLM-based systems
• Agentic AI frameworks
• Intent-based and autonomous network operations
• Cisco technologies and architecture
• Consultative selling techniques
• DNA Center, Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Intersight, Cisco Crosswork Automation
• Service Provider Routing and Transport (SR-MPLS, SRv6)
• Mobility and 5G Core network design
• Advanced network assurance architectures (telemetry-driven assurance, AI-based fault detection, performance analytics, service visibility)

Work Environment and Additional Information

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring approximately 48 hours per week. The position involves working closely with the Service Provider Sales team and requires extensive experience, with a minimum of 10 years in relevant roles. A Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred, as are Cisco certifications (*, CCNP, CCIE) or equivalent vendor credentials. Experience within the Saudi Arabia market is highly desirable, and proficiency in Arabic would be a significant advantage.

Applications are being accepted starting May 6th for approximately three weeks.

About the Role

Qualcomm Middle East Information Technology Company LLC is seeking a skilled Full Stack Machine Learning Engineer to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role focuses on developing and engineering AI solutions for Qualcomm's AI Inference Suite and large-scale data center deployments. As Saudi Arabia advances its digital transformation, Qualcomm is investing in computing and data center capabilities to support AI, cloud, and advanced connectivity. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a technology hub supporting critical environments and shaping data center operations.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, delivering, and supporting end-to-end AI services, agentic workflows, and fine-tuning pipelines. You will enable lifecycle automation, orchestration, and observability for data center environments, utilizing full-stack engineering, machine learning, and infrastructure knowledge to build scalable AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and optimize API serving layers for AI inference workloads, focusing on model and hardware efficiency.
• Develop intelligent agents and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows using frameworks like LangChain and *****
• Implement production-grade bring-your-own-model and fine-tuning flows, covering dataset ingestion, orchestration, evaluation, and deployment.
• Integrate with LLM runtimes such as vLLM, Dynamo, and llm-d, and apply inference optimization techniques.
• Contribute to the development of AI Inference Suite SDKs (Python/TypeScript/Java/Rust), command-line interface (CLI) tools, and reference applications.
• Design and maintain AI cluster management software for provisioning, orchestration, and monitoring.
• Integrate out-of-band management via Redfish/IPMI and in-band telemetry using Prometheus/OpenTelemetry.
• Develop workflows using MAAS, Terraform, and Ansible for bare-metal and containerized deployments.
• Enable Kubernetes and Helm-based orchestration for inference clusters and multi-tenancy environments.
• Build dashboards for monitoring rack health, inventory, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) compliance.
• Stay informed about Generative AI trends, rack-scale AI orchestration, and data center best practices.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on Machine Learning (ML) or High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python, Rust/Go, and TypeScript, with a solid understanding of software development fundamentals.
• Deep comprehension of data structures and algorithms within distributed systems and high-performance computing.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus/OpenTelemetry, and Ansible/Terraform.
• Practical experience with LLM runtimes, agent frameworks, and rack-scale orchestration.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience building inference and fine-tuning pipelines, as well as agentic workflows, is preferred.
• Knowledge of data center resource lifecycle management, out-of-band protocols (Redfish/IPMI), and MAAS/OpenStack is preferred.
• Exposure to scale-up data center networking technologies such as RoCE, RDMA, and NVLink is preferred.
• Contributions to inference and Generative AI model performance optimization are preferred.

Required Skills

• API Development & Optimization
• Agentic Workflows & RAG Pipelines
• Model Lifecycle Management
• LLM Runtime Integration
• SDK & Tooling Contributions
• Cluster Management
• Telemetry & Observability
• Infrastructure-as-Code
• Kubernetes Orchestration
• Monitoring & Dashboards
• Continuous Innovation
• Programming Languages: Python, Rust, Go, TypeScript
• Orchestration & Automation Tools: Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Terraform, MAAS, OpenStack
• Monitoring & Telemetry: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Redfish, IPMI
• ML Frameworks & Runtimes: LLM runtimes, Agent frameworks, LangChain, ****, vLLM, Dynamo, llm-d
• Networking Technologies: RoCE, RDMA, NVLink

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role is part of Qualcomm's expanding team focused on AI engineering within data centers.

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Inspector, specifically a Saudi National, to join its construction supervision team. This role is integral to a major public realm development in Diriyah, which includes the creation of iconic parks, open spaces, and extensive streetscape construction. The program aims to foster a vibrant and inclusive environment that enhances livability, accessibility, and community well-being.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Project or Program Manager with the administration of Health, Safety, and Environment (SH&E) programs.
• Conduct audits of the project or program and its associated worksites to ensure compliance with corporate standards.
• Inspect worksites to identify potential hazards and provide expert guidance to project personnel for the elimination or control of SH&E risks associated with hazard exposure.
• Create and submit comprehensive written audit and inspection reports.
• Monitor project or program work planning and performance, verifying that planning and work execution conform to Parsons' Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program (ESHARP) management system.
• Implement Parsons' established processes for occupational injury and incident reporting and management.
• Perform trend analyses on audit findings, inspection findings, and incident reports, creating and submitting regular analysis reports.
• Assist the Project or Program Manager with new hire orientation sessions.
• Deliver regulatory and best practice SH&E training to project personnel.
• Create and maintain accurate SH&E training records.
• Participate in routine safe work briefings to promote a culture of safety.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of related work experience in the field of Health and Safety.
• Possession of a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification or completion of OSHA 30-Hours construction training/license.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in Occupational Safety and Health principles and practices.
• Experience in SH&E Programs Administration.
• Skilled in Auditing and Hazard Detection.
• Competent in Risk Assessment and Report Writing.
• Ability to monitor Work Planning and Performance.
• Familiarity with the ESHARP Management System.
• Experience with Occupational Injury and Incident Reporting and Trend Analysis.
• Capability in conducting New Hire Orientation and SH&E Training, including Training Record Management.
• Experience in facilitating Safe Work Briefings.

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires 5-10 years of experience in Health and Safety.