Jason Gmitter

About Jason Gmitter

Cloud Security Architecture | Workload Protection | Zero Trust | Kubernetes Security | eBPF-based Security | Multicloud Security | Technical Enablement | Team Leadership | RDMA | AI Networks

Experience

1. Director, Solution Engineering - Security Incubation

   Cisco

   Aug 2025 — Present

   I lead a high-performing team of Technical Leaders and Technical Solutions Architects driving Cisco\'s Cloud and Workload Security portfolio—including Isovalent, Hypershield, Secure Workload, and Multicloud Defense—across diverse segments and verticals. My leadership focuses on:Cultivate an exceptional team environment where talent thrives, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning that makes our organization a destination of choiceArchitect scalable enablement systems for next-generation security solutionsDesign and optimize proof-of-concept methodologies that accelerate customer validation and adoptionBuild comprehensive VAR/Partner enablement programs and practices that extend our market reachDevelop technical communities both internally and externally, driving knowledge sharing and best practicesServe as a strategic bridge between sales and engineering teams, ensuring alignment on customer needs and technical capabilitiesBreak down organizational silos across product lines to deliver integrated security solutionsOrchestrate collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Service Delivery, and Engineering organizationsCoach and mentor team members to amplify their unique strengths, address development areas, and achieve their career aspirationsEquip architects with cutting-edge demonstration environments and PoC resources for Cisco\'s advanced security portfolioBalance disruptive innovation with leveraging existing market momentum to deliver meaningful, evolutionary advancement in cloud and workload securityTranslate customer insights and sales feedback into actionable product roadmap priorities that shape the future of Cisco\'s security offerings

Education

• Monmouth University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• High Availability
• Storage Area Networks
• Managed Services
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Wan
• Storage
• Unified Communications
• Tcp/Ip
• Professional Services
• Vpn
• Load Balancing
• Telepresence
• Mpls
• Disaster Recovery
• Cissp
• Ip
• Voip
• Network Engineering
• Data Center
• Fibre Channel
• Bgp
• Network Security
• Storage Virtualization
• Juniper
• Cisco Technologies
• Ethernet
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Cisco Ios
• Pre-Sales
• Vdi
• Lan-Wan
• Network Design
• Sales Engineering
• Switches
• Ccie
• Saas
• San
• Vmware