Solutions Engineer-Enterprise Sales, Nashville

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. Including the above, 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
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.