Cisco · 6 hours ago
Solutions Engineer, Service Provider
Fulton, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$198K/yr - $250K/yr
5+ years expCisco is a leading technology company revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity. The Solutions Engineer in the Service Provider segment will support mid-market service providers by delivering technical solutions, driving demand generation, and presenting product demonstrations to enhance customer success.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
5+ years of validated experience in Service Provider production networks including routing technologies used in SP space
Extensive skills and knowledge in networking protocols, network management, and automation technologies (e.g. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, SRv6, etc)
Solid Understanding of Cisco's Service Provider routing platforms and IOS XR operating system
Preferred
BS/BA or relevant BS/BA or relevant Pre sales experience
Excellent communication and presentation skills along with critical thinking to address customer concerns and to support customer business growth
Understanding of competitor networking & optical/DWDM products (Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena)
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
Experience with on-prem data center architecture, deployment, and/or operations as well as cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 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, plus 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, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use
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.
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