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Cisco Networking Solution Engineer 
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis 
741681500

20.03.2025

The application window is expected to close by 28/March/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Working directly with customers, you will capture detailed knowledge of requirements and provide recommendations for the best products /solutions to achieve the desired business outcomes. You will also collaborate with the various Business Entity teams to prioritize and influence features and capabilities roadmap to meet growing customer demands.

YOUR IMPACT

You will be part of the Americas Networking Organization as a Solutions Engineer, building relationships with our customer’s key decision- makers, showcase Cisco Networking products and solutions with a focus on Secure networking including Routing, Switching, Wireless, and Automation, lead RFP response(s), set up demonstrations, drive proof of values, explain features and benefits to customers, and design and configure products to meet specific customer requirements.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDE:

  • Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities.
  • Driving demand generation activities.
  • Enable technology capabilities internally with Account Teams and externally with our partners.
  • Understanding customer requirements and mapping technical solutions to meet the needs.
  • Network design.
  • Deep product and solution knowledge: Product positioning, differentiation across solutions, operational characteristics.
  • Performing product demo and Proof of Concept (PoC) labs.
  • Maintaining competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco’s products and services.
  • Following market transition and industry trends to anticipate customer needs.
  • Aligning cross-functionally to various business entities and teams across the company.
  • Challenger attitude willing to help customers with complex digital transformation opportunities
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 5+ years of proven experience sizing and designing Routing, Wireless and Switching deployments both On-Prem and Cloud Based.
  • Developed skills and knowledge in networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, LISP) network segmentation technologies (VRF, MPLS, ZeroTrust, SDA, 802.1x, Adaptive Policy), and network management.
  • Understanding of competitive networking products such as HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Typically requires BS/BA (preferably EE/CS) or equivalent with Pre-sales experience.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Critical thinking to address customer concerns and to support customer business growth.
  • Customer-focused attitude with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Cisco and non-Cisco Certifications a plus (CCIE, CCDE, CCNP, DevNet, AWS, Google, Terraform).
  • API and programmability knowledge is a plus