Cisco · 2 weeks ago
GES West Solutions Engineer
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$203K/yr - $256K/yr
5+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect in the AI era. They are seeking a Solutions Engineer to facilitate the success of the Field Sales teams by effectively selling and positioning data center virtualization and system architecture solutions.
Communications InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSoftware
Responsibilities
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
Build awareness, fostering education and driving energy for Cloud and AI with both internal and external team members, partners, etc
Act as a link between technical teams, account teams, executives, partners/customers
Play a meaningful role in the design, development and promotion of the technical solutions and address challenges
Travel as needed to meet with clients and attend industry events
Keep up-to-date on relevant competitors’ solutions, products and services
Deliver and/or support delivery of technical presentations to customers, as well as deliver architecture selling concept and methodology to customers
You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology
You are a true teammate and love to learn
You are able to demystify complex technology solutions to senior technical leaders and executives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of related experience and/or Cisco experience required
Confirmed technical knowledge and consultative skills and able to train and disseminate information
Knowledge and understanding of networking protocols and technologies
Verifiable written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills
Experience in designing scalable data center networking fabrics for high performing GPUaaS workloads
Experience with all related DCN networking protocols & products: ethernet, IP, switching, routing, fast convergence, QoS, EVPN, ACI, VXLAN, etc
Storage networking protocols: fibre channel, iSCSI, NFS/CiFS, storage multi-pathing, RoCE, InfiniBand
Experience with UCS, Hyperconverged environments, and cloud native platforms such as AWS, and Azure
Deep understanding of Data Center Compute and Networking
Preferred
5+ years knowledge of any combination of Datacenter, Storage, Compute, Apps, Big Data, Converged Infrastructure, AI infrastructure or Data Center Networking experience
Excellent presentation skills - ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences on Data Center, Cloud, and/or AI topics
Experience with UCS, Nvidia, IBM, Microsoft, Dell, NetApp, HPE, and/or other AI vendors
Experience working with and/or supporting containerization technologies (e.g., Docker or equivalent experience) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) for scalable and efficient model deployment
Experienced in the design and/or deployment of Data Center solutions including traditional DC standalone design, VXLAN and SDN solutions (Cisco ACI, NXOS EVPN)
Expert level certification in the DCN space; CCNP, CCIE R&S and/or Data Center CCIE certification highly desirable and/or preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Cisco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1238)
2024 (1231)
2023 (1273)
2022 (2127)
2021 (1991)
2020 (1173)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1990-02-13IPO
Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
Chief Technology Officer - Cisco System Australia/New Zealand
Recent News
2026-01-14
2026-01-14
2026-01-14
Company data provided by crunchbase