Cisco

Solutions Engineer - US Commercial - Cleveland

Cisco$204K — $258K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industry-related experience
  • BS/BA in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or relevant experience
  • Experience with Cisco products or competitor offerings
  • Understanding of Cisco's solutions and networking fundamentals
  • Strong customer intimacy skills preferred
  • Pre-sales experience is preferred
  • CCNP Enterprise certification is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to account planning to identify growth opportunities
  • Elevate expertise of Cisco's portfolio across various solutions
  • Drive innovation and lead discussions with technical executives
  • Apply understanding of customer business challenges to Cisco solutions
  • Influence strategic priorities and design cross-architecture solutions
  • Lead execution of demand generation and enablement campaigns
  • Demonstrate technical solutions to solve business challenges

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a customer-focused technical sales role
  • Engagement in pre-sales functions and technical demonstrations
  • Access to a wide range of Cisco's product and service portfolio
  • Collaboration with Account Managers and cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to enhance technical and interpersonal skills
  • Potential for career growth within a reputable technology company
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 07/31/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Candidate required to live in or relocate to the Cleveland metro area

Your Impact
Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) with strong Enterprise Networking background, Data Center and Security. Cloud, Automation and AI experience is nice to have. The SE is a customer-focused technical sales professional who ensures that technical information and guidance is provided to the customer, delivering meaningful outcomes based on Cisco's product and services portfolio. The SE will partner with our Account Managers in a pre-sales technical function, showcasing Cisco solutions, providing customer presentations, performing technical demonstrations, creating BoMs, and running proof of concept activities. The SE will partner, consult, influence, and design solutions to allow the customer to meet their desired outcomes. In addition to technology aptitude and the ability to learn quickly and stay current; the ideal candidate's interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills should evoke passion and confidence.
  • Actively contributes to account planning activities to pinpoint growth opportunities and align technical strategies with customer objectives
  • Elevates expertise of Cisco's portfolio with a broadening knowledge of cross-architectural solutions and domains
  • Partners to drive innovation and lead solution conversation with technical executives
  • Applies deep understanding of customer's business challenges and drives customers towards portfolio solutions
  • Influences strategic priorities for customers and leads cross-architecture designs
  • Contributes to planning and leads execution of demand generation and enablement campaigns
  • Examines underlying customer needs and promotes cross-architecture solutions
  • Leads demonstrations of technical solutions that address specific business challenges
  • Leverages advanced competitive market insights to position and differentiate Cisco solutions
  • Leads cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and external partners to refine strategic alignment and elevate customer relationships
  • Motivates SE teams and extended sales teams to strengthen knowledge sharing and guide structured educational initiatives
  • Implements adaptation strategies to respond to evolving market conditions and challenges


Minimum Qualifications
  • 5+ years of industry-related experience
  • Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience
  • Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis is required
  • Knowledge of Cisco's Solutions, and networking fundamentals


Preferred Qualifications
  • Customer intimacy skills
  • Pre-sales experience preferred
  • CCNP Enterprise

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