Cisco Network Engineer Intern – Krakow, Poland

Start date: March 2026

Work approach: Hybrid, we expect our employees to work from office twice a week.

Full time internship during the summer and part-time during university term time.

Meet the team:

Cisco Customer Experience (CX) delivers the best customer experience in the industry that accelerates success for our customers and profitable growth for Cisco and our partners. The Customer Experience Academy (CXA) is a globally recognized, award-winning organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Cisco CX Engineers. Our Consulting Engineers are an integral part of the CX team delivering business critical services to our customers. We combine the power of Cisco Analytics and knowledge with the outstanding technical expertise and consulting to drive value, innovation, and adoption in our customers´ network.

Your impact

Cisco Customer Experience Academy (CX Academy) Internship Program is crafted to provide you with practical opportunities to apply theory learned from the classroom to a professional work setting. You will be coached and mentored by some of the industry’s brightest minds who will help challenge and develop your skills. You will get the opportunity and resources to become a true technology expert when combined with your drive and motivation.

All combined, your Internship increases your job readiness across the industry and will give you a competitive advantage for landing a full-time job at Cisco.

By participating in the Internship program you will:

• Work with a team of highly qualified professionals who serve worldwide customers. Tackle technical issues, optimise workflows or improve future products
• Develop an agile approach to learning, practice, solve and implement
• Develop a Customer Experience (CX) attitude. Learn how to prioritise, multitask and enable customer success
• Build your professional network. Practice how to communicate, share knowledge & ideas and work with diverse cultures
• Significantly increase your chances to get full-time job in Cisco in future
• Receive in-depth training and build your skills as you earn industry-leading Cisco certifications

Minimum Qualifications

• You are currently enrolled in a Networking, IT, Computer Science, or related Engineering degree (being a student for the duration of the internship is a must)
• You are proficient in English (written and verbal)
• You are passionate about networking, information technology or computer science
• You can live and work in Poland with no additional VISA sponsorship from Cisco during the duration of the program
• You are a standout colleague and work well in small and large group environments

Preferred Qualifications

• You have notions of technology in a relevant domain, such as: Routing, Switching, Datacenter, Virtualization, Mobility, Wireless, Unified Communications, Business Video, Security or Software Defined Networking
• You understand the need to script and automate in Python or similar languages
• Leverage good communication, consulting and customer relationship skills to build productive collaborations.
• Knowledge of adjacent technologies, holding Cisco Certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP) or industry recognized certifications is a plus.