Cisco Solutions Engineer 

United States, Maryland 

74907974

What You'll Do

You will partner with our Account Executives in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions-setting up demonstrations and explaining features and benefits to customers-and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.

• You will gain access to the palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets.
• You will collaborate with the Account Manager to recommend and develop customer solution offerings.
• You will provide an architectural perspective across the Cisco product portfolio and can use your technical specialization for specific opportunities.
• You will act in an increasingly consultative fashion and looked to as a guide, or trusted technical adviser, in your field by the account team and customers.
• You will keep up-to-date on relevant competitors solutions, products and services.
• You will assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
• You will actively participate as a specialist on assigned Virtual Team and provide consultative support in their area of specialization to other Systems Engineers.

Who You'll Work With

You will work with a team of Systems Engineers who partner with Account Managers. We work with partners and customers to ensure the best possible solution. We have been in roles from 2 years to 16 years and support and empower each other. We have a wide range of interests outside of work, but we all love technology.

Who You Are

You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology. You are a true teammate and love to learn.

• You have a knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in at least one specialization in either Data Center, Collaboration, Security or Route/Switch/Wireless.
• You have knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
• You have the understanding and conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• You show technical knowledge and consultative skills and ability to work effectively and contribute to the extended team.

Our minimum requirements for this role:

• You have excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Confirmed technical knowledge and consultative skills.
• 4+ years-related experience preferred (less will be considered). Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required. Pre-Sales experience required.
• Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays and learns, but our edge comes from our people.

• We connect everything – people, process, data and things – and we use those connections to change our world for the better.
• We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices.