Solutions Engineer – Federal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary technical authority, trusted advisor, and lead for pre-sales architecture for assigned U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies.

• Cultivate relationships with agency CIOs, CISOs, and lead architects.

• Design, validate, and defend comprehensive multi-tier network and security architectures.

• Ensure that architectures comply with OMB M-22-09 Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and readiness for post-quantum cryptography requirements.

• Lead hands-on Proof of Value trials, live demonstrations, and competitive architectural evaluations.

• Create technical specifications, architectural diagrams, and compliance matrices for federal RFIs, RFPs, and task orders.

• Collaborate with Federal Account Executives on deal strategies across GSA, SEWP, and agency-specific contracting vehicles.

• Provide education to federal engineering teams on Infrastructure-as-Code, REST APIs, Python tooling, and telemetry frameworks.

• Enhance operational efficiency from Day-0 to Day-2 and contribute to the modernization of federal missions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or senior enterprise consulting experience supporting intricate network architectures.

• An active professional or expert-level Cisco certification in good standing: CCNP Enterprise/Security or CCIE.

• Hands-on experience in pre-sales architecture across Enterprise Route/Switch and SD-WAN, including Catalyst 9000, Nexus 9000 NX-OS, Catalyst 8000 SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, and EVPN/VXLAN.

• Proficient in Cisco Integrated Security and Zero Trust solutions, including ISE, Secure Firewall/FTD, Duo Security, Umbrella, and SASE/SSE.

• U.S. citizenship is required.

• Capability to obtain and maintain Public Trust or Secret clearance.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience.

• Active CCIE certification is preferred.

• Direct experience supporting U.S. Federal Civilian Government Agencies is preferred.

• Familiarity with federal acquisition frameworks such as SEWP and GSA is preferred.

• Experience with Cisco ThousandEyes, Splunk, and Catalyst Center is preferred.

• Understanding of FedRAMP High/Moderate, FIPS 140-3, and OMB M-22-09 is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available.

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• Paid birthday day off.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid personal wellness days.

• 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick time upon hire and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time can be carried forward.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans.