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Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Solutions Designer

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeToronto, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in systems architecture, solution design, systems design, technical consulting, delivery, or implementation within enterprise environments.
  • Completion of at least 3 large-scale, end-to-end solution architecture, implementation, or delivery leadership projects within enterprise, critical infrastructure, public sector, or regulated environments.
  • Documented technical competency in at least two of networking, security, data centre, collaboration, or observability, evidenced by past project work or technical portfolios.
  • Experience delivering a minimum of 5 technical presentations or architecture reviews to audiences including technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
  • Experience producing written technical documentation, including customer requirements analyses, solution architecture diagrams, and actionable implementation roadmaps.
  • A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or a minimum of 14 years of combined education, formal certifications, technical training, and practical work experience.
  • Current residency in the Toronto area and availability to fulfill hybrid office, customer-site, and travel requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to Canadian public sector customers, applying architecture, delivery, and implementation expertise to align solutions with their mission, business, and operational objectives.
  • Partner with Account Executives and cross-functional teams throughout the pre-sales cycle, serving as technical lead for discovery, solution design, customer presentations, proposal development, demonstrations, and high-impact proof-of-concept activities.
  • Lead comprehensive discovery sessions to uncover mission-critical challenges, technical requirements, constraints, and desired outcomes, and translate these insights into architectures addressing applicable regulatory, security, and operational requirements in Canadian Federal environments.
  • Collaborate across Cisco, customer, and partner teams to develop, document, and present technology roadmaps guiding customers from current environments toward their desired future state.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Cisco technologies, industry trends, and emerging capabilities, including AI infrastructure, and communicate their relevance and business value to technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leaders.
  • Use Cisco's portfolio and partner ecosystem to architect secure, resilient, scalable, and operationally practical solutions for complex customer environments.
  • Translate complex technical considerations into clear recommendations, architectural trade-offs, and business value; help stakeholders make informed technology decisions and build confidence in the proposed approach.

Desired Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience providing technical services, solution architecture, or sales engineering for Canadian public sector accounts, including Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Utilities, Higher Education, or Healthcare organizations.
  • Possession of at least one active industry-recognized certification, such as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
  • Minimum of 3 years of hands-on configuration or architecture experience utilizing Cisco enterprise networking, security, or data centre portfolios, or equivalent enterprise-grade vendor technologies.
  • Completion of at least 1 project involving the design or implementation of AI infrastructure, AI workloads, or solutions across secure on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-connected environments.
  • Minimum of 2 years of direct pre-sales or technical advocacy experience resulting in approved technical architectures or technology adoption strategies.
  • Experience authoring at least 2 formal technology roadmaps or strategic architectural decision documents submitted to senior organizational stakeholders.
  • Verified bilingual proficiency in English and French, including reading, writing, and speaking.

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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