Cisco Solutions Engineer 

United Kingdom, England, London 

139817246

Your Impact

In addition to the above, the SE will perform the following functions:

Leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists.

Collaborate closely with Account Manager on account planning activities.

Educate the customer on Cisco differentiation, creating demand.

Set brand preference to Cisco.

You are self-driven and have a long history in the Networking field.

Minimum ten years of experience in the pre-sales engineering industry with a focus on Cisco's Enterprise Routing & Switching, Data Center and Security solutions.

In-depth knowledge of large IT environments and applications.

Deep understanding and operational experience with a routed and switched data/voice network.

Strong business acumen and customer presence.

Experience and comfort conversing with network and telecommunications managers as well as customer lines of business on Data Center, Security, and Retail solutions.

You'll plan sales strategy, develop proposals, deliver customer presentations and demonstrations to close business and generate revenue.

While customer facing engagements will be the primary role, other duties will include training colleagues on Data Center, Virtualization and MOCA topics and practices. Developing best practices in sales approaches and technical execution.

Minimum Qualifications:

10+ years of computing industry related experience.

Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required.

Minimum CCNP, CCDP, VCP or similar vendor certification required.

Knowledge of Cisco's Solutions, networking fundamentals required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Pre-Sales experience preferred.

Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

Customer intimacy skills