Solutions Engineer - Enterprise Sales, Baton Rouge, LA

Solutions Engineer (SE)

Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) with Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration, Security, Automation, and Cloud background. The Solutions Engineer 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 Executives 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.

The SE will perform the following functions:

• Technology solution consultant to the customer and the Cisco account team
• Leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists
• Collaborate closely with the Account Executive on account planning activities
• Educate the customer on Cisco differentiation, creating demand
• Set a brand preference to Cisco
• Align Cisco's product and services capabilities to customers business drivers

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of industry-related experience
• Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings
• Knowledge of Cisco's Solutions and networking fundamentals

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNP preferred; will be a requirement to obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Customer intimacy skills
• Pre-sales experience preferred.
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience