Cisco Solution Engineer 

India, Delhi, New Delhi 

346618407

You are a technical leader and a hands-on guide for our optical & IP solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of groundbreaking, AI-ready DCI infrastructures that enable next-generation service provider networks. You will guide RFPs, proofs of concept (PoCs), and architectural designs, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and industry trends.

Minimum Qualifications –

• 10+ years of proven experience in Datacenter/Compute space in areas of optical and IP services.
• Ability to define & implement solution strategy in conjunction with product, engineering and operational teams, in response to customer requirements.
• Deep understanding of optical networking technologies along with vendors landscape,
• Define business plans to grow market share, new franchises and build solid relationships with customers, hyperscalers and internal stakeholders
• Experience of successfully selling across multiple technical & commercial levels

• Bachelor’s/master’s in engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or related field.
• 10+ years in Pre-sales or Sales Engineering roles.
• Thorough understanding of the optical networking space.
• Considerable experience in addressing RFx for Optical solutions.
• Thorough understanding of the dynamics of DCI, Metro, Core and SubSea DWDM solutions.
• Able to stitch a end to end solution for next generation converged networks of L3 to L0.
• Fair understanding of Layer 3 technologies and Management plane along with there latest developments (MPLS, RSVP, SR, SDN, NMS)
• Handson optical designing experience for Layer 0 and Layer 1 DWDM networks.
• Good competitive landscape with awareness of products and solutions of competition.
• Ability to engage technical and commercial team with customers, and good presentation skills at CXO level and larger audiences/forums.
• Prior experience with Global and/or middle east operators is preferred,
• A good great teammate with Ability to engage with internal teams of Cisco as per requirement. To be able to stitch solution along with Product line, Accounts and CX
• Self-driven with ability to work in a fast paced & dynamic environment