Solutions Engineer

As a Solutions Engineer, youll be an integral part of the Cisco Sales organization, partnering with account teams to drive technical pre-sales activities and shape the future of our customers networks. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your technical expertise, engage with key decision-makers, and play a pivotal advisory role for both clients and internal teams.

• Become the technical sales specialist for Ciscos Networking portfolio, articulating features, functions, and benefits to stakeholders from IT Managers to CTOs.
• Understand customer and partner requirements and design end-to-end Cisco networking solutions tailored to their business needs.
• Conduct online product demonstrations, answer technical questions, analyze client requirements, and develop robust technical solutions in a pre-sales environment.
• Collaborate on strategic sales initiatives, including customer outreach and channel training, to drive business growth in key regions.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with customers and partners, providing technical leadership and support throughout the sales cycle.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in a pre-sales technical role (e.g., Solutions Architect, Systems Engineer, Sales Engineer).
• Solid hands-on experience in IP routing, switching, WiFi, SD-WAN, Cyber Security, and IoT.
• Experience working with cloud services (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS).
• Prior experience with network programming and APIs (e.g., Python).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CCIE certification (strongly preferred).
• Knowledge of the sales cycle (e.g., MEDDPICC) and a proven ability to contribute to proposals and client presentations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong relationship-building, resourcefulness, resilience, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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