Solutions Engineer - SLED Southwest States

Cisco Systems, Inc.
paid time off
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Dec 17, 2024
The application window is expected to close on: 15^th January 2025. Meet the Team Join Team Cisco! Cisco has been consistently ranked #1 Best Place to Work in World's Best Workplaces (https://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-workplaces/100-best/2022). We are looking for an outstanding Solutions Engineer to join us in our mission to "serve those who serve" - our customers in local government and education in the Tucson metro area, including nearby cities, counties, K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. Just what do we Cisco SEs do? In this dynamic, customer-facing role, we provide technical leadership of the sales engagement. We partner with one or more strategic Account Managers (AMs) while solving our customers critical business and technical challenges in the IT realm. With our AM business leaders, we orchestrate an extended team of technology and IT services specialists and Cisco technology partners, aligning Cisco solutions to the needs of our customer. Most importantly, we establish good relationships across each customer organization and serve as a trusted advisor to those who influence technology and vendor selection. Your Impact Establish a strong foundation in traditional and software-defined networking technologies. Familiarize yourself with enterprise-grade security and collaboration platforms, as well as cloud-ready data center compute, storage, and networking technologies. Demonstrate comfort in installing and configuring software and hardware for proof-of-concept trials and lab environments. Focus on expanding network programmability through APIs, and pursue new automation, scripting, and programming skills to enhance your capabilities. Utilize a wide range of skills to distill complex technical information for CxO-level audiences effectively. Minimum Qualifications: 7+ years of related experience Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings required. Pre-Sales experience desired. Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications: Professional (CCNP) and expert-level certifications (CCIE) #WeAreCisco #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!