Solutions Engineer - ASP - RTP 1440481

The application window is expected to close on 4/19/25

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received

Candidate preference in NC, but could also be mid-Atlantic region: SC, VA, WVA, TN, KY

Meet the Team

You will be in the Service Provider segment where our responsibility to Cisco's business is great, and our responsibility to each other and our culture is greater. We have an unrelenting focus on our customers' success. Our values Customer-Driven Always, Show Up to Win Every Day, and Harness the Power of Cisco is how we get the job done, and our Win As One mentality embodies the spirit of the journey and how we will show up with each other, partners, and customers.

You will work on the account team supporting mid-market SPs to build Cisco's relevance in delivering solution development, partner ecosystem, and more. You will coordinate with internal specialists and product owners inside Cisco, teaming with an account manager with whom you will jointly engage with the customer, finding ways to pursue your customer's concerns and challenges, and will make customers more agile, meet their business needs with technical solutions, improve your career, and bring groundbreaking technology into the light.

• Be a consultative technical seller, evangelist, and storyteller, partnering with Account Managers to drive business and growth opportunities on SP accounts, working with sales and SE specialists and other internal resources.
• Drive demand generation activities.
• Understand customer requirements and map technical solutions to meet their needs.
• Present solutions and perform product demos and Proof of Concept labs, virtually and at customer locations.
• Maintain competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco's products and services.
• Follow market transition and industry trends to anticipate customer needs.

• 2+ years of validated experience with on-prem data center architecture, deployment, and/or operations as well as cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Extensive skills and knowledge in networking protocols, network management, and automation technologies
• Pre-sales experience
• BS/BA or relevant experience

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Understanding of competitive networking & compute products (HPE, Dell, Arista, Juniper, Nokia, Ciena, etc.)
• Critical thinking to address customer concerns and to support customer business growth.
• Ability to manage numerous projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment, work under pressure, and have a customer focus mentality
• Cisco and non-Cisco Certifications a plus (CCIE, CCDE, CCNP, DevNet, AWS, Google, Terraform)
• AI, API and programmability knowledge is a plus
• Network protocols BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS and SRv6 a plus.

#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!