Solutions Engineer - US Commercial

Application window expected to close June 6, 2025

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received

Candidate must be located in the Minneapolis-St Paul, MN metro area.

You will work with a team of Solutions Engineers who partner with Account Managers and connected teams. We work closely with partners and customers to deliver value driven outcomes. We have a team of high performing technologists who are customer driven and show up to win every day.

Your Impact

You will partner with our Account Managers in a pre-sales technical role. Showcasing Cisco product solutions, presenting technical demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing solutions to meet specific customer needs.

• This role provides a consultative relationship with our customers and collaborate with product teams to develop customer focused technical solutions.
• You will collaborate with the Account Manager to recommend and develop customer solution offerings.
• You will provide a consultative relationship with the customers and collaborate with Product teams to develop customer focused architectures driving industry-wide innovation.
• You will be a trusted technical adviser for your customers.
• You will keep up to date on relevant competitors solutions, products and services.
• You will build creative architectural solutions to solve customer business problems.
• You will deliver and/or support delivery of technical presentations to customers, as well as deliver architecture selling concept and methodology to customers

• 5+ years of related experience required. Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required.
• Candidate must reside in the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area

• You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology. Always curious to learn and perform at a high level.
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
• Proven technical knowledge and consultative skills.
• CCNP preferred or acquired within 12 months
• Strong background and experience in Route/Switch/Wireless and Security.
• Experience with data center networking, servers, collaboration, and AI preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant solutions sets, product line specifications, performance criteria and applications.
• You have the understanding of company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• You have strong technical and business knowledge with complimentary skills to understand the customers' business drivers and then align them to Cisco solutions.
• You're a self-starter with ability to articulate Cisco product and business strategies, and create the demand to complete the deal.
• You possess the following traits: passion, integrity, trust, leadership, discipline and execution.

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.

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