Cisco Solutions Engineer 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

671701065

Application window expected to close 4/25/25.

We are looking for a “rising star” who is highly motivated, technically savvy and passionate to join Cisco’s Cloud Networking Group (CNG) as our next Solutions Engineer. In this role, your primary responsibility will be to team up with an Account Executive and perform technical pre-sales activities for new and existing opportunities. You will be based in your home office with limited travel to regional Cisco offices and customer sites.

• Apply in-depth knowledge of CNG’s networking solutions and our competitors' offerings, clearly demonstrate the benefits to both prospects and partners.
• Build product documentation for customers and perform competitive analysis regarding competing products
• Perform site surveys and provide onsite deployment assistance on large deployments
• Provide technical mentorship to channel partners and assist them in successfully selling the Cisco Meraki solution
• We highly use our pre-sales engineers, which means you have the opportunity to make excellent money while contributing to the success of the entire organization

Technical subject matter authority, thoroughly understanding products, features, functions, and benefits while being able to communicate to all level customers. Understand customer requirements for wireless networks and explain how Cisco Meraki will integrate with current infrastructure, as well as service future needs

• Experienced knowledge of 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks, site surveys, requirements gathering, deployment challenges
• Experienced knowledge of REST APIs and a Python scripting
• Strong understanding of wired networks, including firewalls, content filters, routing/switching, VLAN's, etc
• Understand wireless security methodologies, including 802.1x w/ RADIUS integration
• Consistent track record of 5-10 years in a pre-sales technical role (solutions architect, systems engineer, sales engineer, etc)
• Knowledge of sales cycle, strong verbal and written communication skills, and validated negotiation techniques
• Strong relationship building skills, tenacity, resilience, presentation skills and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and set priorities
• CCIE, CWNP, CWDP, CCNA preferred
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• BS or MS degree in computer science, computer engineering or related subject area desired

We offer exciting benefits and perks, including Paid-Time-Off (PTO), Volunteer-Time-Off (VTO), and on-site health and wellness opportunities, among many other perks. Our goal is to support the whole you.