Cisco Pre Sales Engineer 

United States, New York, New York 

78812494

You will provide a consultative relationship with the customers and collaborate with Product teams to develop customer focused architectures driving industry-wide innovation.

You will lead the architectural sales motion associated with Cisco's technology strategy in alignment with key business drivers and market issues for individual customers.

You will demonstrate business relevance to executive stakeholders.

You will identify top opportunities and design top-down future state architectures and associated Cisco technical strategy.

You will build creative architectural solutions to tackle customer business problems.

You will deliver and/or support delivery of technical presentations to customers, as well as deliver architecture selling concept and methodology to customers

1+ years of networking/telecommunications/datacenter industry related experience as well as Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area.

Excellent technical consulting skills, including ability to define trade-offs, ask probing questions, and incorporate Cisco solutions into a broader technology environment.

Requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

You have a knowledge of baseline Network Engineering skills and in-depth knowledge in at least one adjacent technology including Data Center, Cloud, Collaboration, Security or Route/Switch/Wireless.

You have knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.

You are conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

You will share information about common replicable architectures that are most appropriate for assigned customers.

Deep understanding of the customer business model and common financial challenges; ability to frame Cisco offerings in terms of business drivers.

Advanced understanding of Cisco vision and technology; articulate the vision from the customer perspective.

You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology.

You are a true teammate and love to learn.

Strong collaboration skills with leadership to influence roadmaps and product direction.

Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Excel at prioritizing issues based on business impact.

Drives for action plans, ownership, and results.

CCNA/CCNP or comparable preferred.