The preferred location for this position is Philadelphia, PA. The anticipated close date is 12/17/2024 What You’ll Do You’ll work as a Solutions Engineer on our Commercial Select Sales Team. In this role, you will cover accounts in a pre-sales technical role. You will be able to gain access to the full palette of Cisco technologies and applications in the exciting go-to-market and enterprise technologies area. In addition to applying your technological proficiency and learning quickly to stay current, you’ll use your interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills to evoke passion and confidence with your customers. Who you Will Work With You will work on the Philadelphia Select region along with a dedicated team of Systems Engineers who partner with Account Managers. We work with partners and customers to ensure the best possible solution. We have a wide range of interests outside of work, but we all love technology. Who You Are You have an excellent understanding of the technologies and the direction/trends in the consolidation of IT technology. Responsibilities: * Perform technical presentations to decision makers and influencers * Ability to qualify new opportunities and work with the extended team to go after these opportunities * Establish relationships and collaborate with internal resources such as Business Units, technical specialists, architects etc * Ensure go-to-market and enterprise technologies technical initiatives are tied into the customer's strategy and goals * Focus on contributing to the long-term success of your customers * Ability to learn quickly and stay current with the latest business and technology innovations in enterprise Minimum Qualifications * At least 5+ years Cisco product experience * 2+ years of strong operating experience in more than one of the following areas of specialization: Enterprise portfolios including Catalyst, Nexus, Meraki, Routing, and Webex Collaboration. * Demonstrated (2-3 years) understanding of company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Preferred Qualifications: * Related pre-sales experience in a high technology environment * In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in more than one area of specialization * BS/BA or equivalent * Cisco Certification: CCNP/CCIE Enterprise Why Cisco? #WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you! Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise. We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that). We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions. So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.