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Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Solutions Engineer

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeOhio River, United States

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of demonstrated ability in pre-sales engineering or a similar deep technical role, such as professional services, security analyst, or site reliability engineering.
  • At least 5 years of broad and deep technical knowledge across security, observability, event management, or network management.

Responsibilities

  • Own technical decisions and lead breakdown sessions, competitive bake-offs, and proofs of value.
  • Serve as the authority on the technology, articulating its vision, strategy, and technical details to audiences ranging from engineers to executives.
  • Architect and validate complex, single-architecture solutions for customer requirements, ensuring technical excellence and adaptability.
  • Partner with the Cisco ecosystem and account managers to provide domain expertise for strategic opportunities and serve as the authoritative voice on the account team.
  • Mentor and enable the broader solutions-engineering community on the technology, and develop and share protocols that elevate the organization.
  • Provide real-world feedback to Cisco engineering and business units to influence product roadmaps.

Desired Qualifications

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with customers and partners.
  • Have at least 5 years of communication and presentation experience with internal partners or external customers.
  • Have observability or security pre-sales experience.
  • Have extensive experience completing requests for X, competitive analysis, positioning, and first-hand competitive bake-offs.
  • Hold relevant industry certifications for the specialty, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
  • Have a strong understanding of automation, application programming interfaces, and programmability within the domain of expertise.
  • Have thought-leadership experience, such as public speaking or writing technical blogs or whitepapers.

About the Company

Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Cisco makes the switches and routers that connect offices, data centers, and cloud services, and it also sells cybersecurity tools and Webex video meetings to businesses and governments. It was one of the first companies to sell routers that let different kinds of computer networks exchange data, and in 2000 it briefly became the world's most valuable company. Customers run its network gear, from Wi-Fi access points to AI data center systems, with Cisco software that sets up and secures the network, while its Splunk unit searches computer logs to catch outages and attacks. Cisco earns money from hardware sales, software subscriptions, and support contracts. It was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1984

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