Solutions Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +5 more states.

📋 Description

• Become a member of a team of Cisco Solutions Engineers focused on fostering positive relationships and understanding customer needs.

• Exhibit your expertise as a Cisco Splunk Solutions Engineer to address challenges effectively.

• Facilitate breakdown sessions, competitive bake-offs, and proofs-of-value to highlight Cisco's advantages.

• Design and verify customized solutions for demanding customer requirements.

• Collaborate with the Cisco ecosystem and Account Managers to deliver critical domain knowledge.

• Guide and empower the wider SE community regarding your technology.

• Shape product direction through valuable real-world insights.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of proven experience in a pre-sales engineering or a similar deep technical role (e.g., professional services, security analyst, SRE).

• More than 5 years of comprehensive technical knowledge in Security, observability, event, or network management.

• Proven track record of establishing and nurturing positive relationships with customers and partners.

• Over 5 years of experience in communication and presentation skills with internal partners or external clients.

• Experience in observability or security pre-sales activities.

• Significant experience in completing RFXs, conducting competitive analysis, positioning, and participating in hands-on competitive bake-offs.

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP).

• Strong grasp of automation, APIs, and programmability within your area of expertise.

• Experience in a thought leadership position (e.g., public speaking, writing technical blogs or whitepapers).

🏝️ 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 for each full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation time annually for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time off provided at the time of hire.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time can be carried forward from one calendar year to the next.

• Additional paid time off may be requested for family emergencies.

• Optional 10 paid days each full calendar year for volunteering.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles in accordance with Cisco’s policies.

• Performance-based incentive pay for sales plans.