Why You Will Love Cisco Is technology your passion? Come work for a company where you can see your ideas come to life. Where people consistently work with industry leaders and knowledgeable specialists that will help craft your future and career. Want a company that has excellent benefits, strong employee programs, and an incredible PTO policy right from the beginning? Then we hope you will keep reading. What You'll Do Cisco seeks a results-oriented and driven pre-sales Solutions Engineer to lead a co-development engineering engagement with a reputable hyperscaler customer. This is a highly technical position that supports the sales organization so you must run all the technical aspects of pre-sales activities including next-generation hardware and software. This position includes post-sales support, being responsible for presenting, demonstrating, crafting solutions, feature planning, and organization to pursue the specific needs of one of the most influential companies in the world. In order to do this optimally, you should be highly accomplished and comfortable working with: The latest on datacenter solutions, products and services Cisco IOS-XR Operating System (or equivalent) NXOS (or equivalent) Open-source NOS - SONiC Routing and Switching Protocols Good understanding of silicon architecture, ASICs and system designs Strong understanding of Datacenter and WAN architecture and design Working knowledge of optical system design - Metro, RON, DWDM and optics for datacenter environments Translate customer requests into engineering specific documents Perform technical presentations/Demo for customers and internal audiences Coordinate and prioritize detailed data for customer review Automation Tooling and Scripting Service Provider networking designs Network Hardware Architecture Hardware Architecture QoS MPLS Segment Routing Telemetry Who You'll Work With You will work with Cisco's latest silicon architectures for hyper-scale production networks, helping influence the direction of our software. You will be surrounded by proven pre-sales engineers and business unit leaders eager to address the daring demands of your customer. Who You Are You are a creative individual always looking for ways to improve a system. You are constantly finding patterns in-process and offering solutions to advance solutions. You are as comfortable in a spreadsheet as you are discussing the latest customer requirements and demonstrating them in code or cli. You are eager to boost customers' overall understanding of solutions by clarifying details. Minimum Qualifications: 7+ years related experience in a fast-paced high technology environment Cisco product experience (required) In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in more than one area of specialization Operating experience in: Datacenter/Virtualization Networking Preferred Qualifications: Competitive product experience (preferred) BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent. CCIE certification desirable. Experience in coding or software development a huge plus Experience with SONiC a huge plus Understanding and conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Must be viewed as a leader by senior management, peers, customers and Cisco corporate organizations. Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to participate as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team. Ability to understand complex technical and selling situations and the ability to solve the problem or solicit the required resources.

Why Cisco? (This is the Standard and cannot be changed) 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. Simply put - we power the future. 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.