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productivity.\nTechnical Leadership: Ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives, drive design reviews, and influence cross-functional teams.\nCustomer & Production Mindset: Ability to translate customer and field issues into product-quality improvements and proactively identify production risks.\nCommunication: Strong communication skills to clearly articulate technical risks, trade-offs, quality metrics, and recommendations to engineering stakeholders.\nWhy Cisco?\nAt Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. 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