Solutions Engineer, Sales - SLED - Denver, CO

The application window is expected to close 02/10/2025. Preferred that candidates live in or near Denver Colorado. What You'll Do

• Collaborate with Account Executives to recommend and develop tailored customer solutions.
• Provide architectural insights across the Cisco product portfolio, leveraging your technical specialization for specific opportunities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, offering consultative guidance to account teams and customers.
• Stay updated on competitor solutions, products, and services to maintain a competitive edge.
• Assist in developing formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
• Participate as a specialist on assigned Virtual Teams, providing consultative support in your area of expertise to other Solutions Engineers.

Who You'll Work With

You will assist customer engineers in delivering solutions to their clients. State, Local, and Education (SLED) customers encompass a wide range of technologies and environments, including K-12 schools, hospitals, service providers, research universities, libraries, utilities, and state governments. You will have the opportunity to scale with various top-notch Cisco partner engineers. Additionally, you will both mentor and be mentored by other highly motivated and technical Cisco engineers who are eager to help you succeed.

Who You Are

You are an experienced Solutions Engineer with a strong background in network, collaboration, unified access, cybersecurity, and datacenter/virtualization. In a pre-sales technical role, you will partner with our Account Managers to showcase network product solutions. Your industry knowledge and years of technology experience will aid in technical selling, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in networking, telecommunications, and datacenter industries, including experience with Cisco products or key competitor offerings in relevant technology areas.
• Ability to work effectively and contribute as a team member.
• Passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology, with a commitment to customer success.
• Experienced in relevant solution sets, product line specifications, performance criteria, and applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong listening and presentation abilities
• BS (EE/CS) or equivalent experience
• CCNP/CCDP or equivalent experienc2
• Experience in sales engineering or equivalent
• Cisco DEVNET or scripting/programming experience

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