We seek a Solutions Engineer with broad experience in Networking, Collaboration, Data Center, Security, and Software-Defined Technologies to partner with our Enterprise Client Executives in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions through demonstrations and explaining features and benefits to customers and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.
Meet the Team
The Team gained access to the broad palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets.
In addition to technological competence, and the ability to learn quickly and stay current, the ideal candidate's interpersonal, presentation, communication and troubleshooting skills evoke passion and confidence
Your Impact
Direct account and partner responsibilities for Enterprise accounts.
- Keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products, and services.
- Provide technical and sales support for accounts in assigned territory.
- Experience in leading projects in big accounts.
- Perform technical presentations for customers, partners, and prospects.
- Assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
- Actively participate as a specialist on the assigned Virtual Team and provide consultative support in their area of specialization to other Solutions Engineers.
Minimum Qualifications
- +7 years of related experience
- Pre-Sales experience
- Current CCNP or CCIE Certifications
- Knowledge and proven operating experience in one of the following areas of specialization: Unified Communications, Video, Campus LAN & WLAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Security, BYOD architectures, Data Center Technologies, Big Data, Analytics, SDN, Server Architecture, Virtualization, Programmability.
- Availability to travel up to 50% to customer sites and corporate offices
Preferred Qualifications
- Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills
- Strong problem-solving skills: ability to assess a problem and settle an effective course of action.
- Ability to work effectively and contribute as a team member.
#WeAreCisco
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. Simply put – we power the future.
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.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
