Networking Solution Engineer - Southern California - SLED Market

About the position

As a Networking Solutions Engineer, you will partner primarily with a Networking Account Executive. In addition, you will be working with Portfolio Account Teams, Partners and other cross-functional teams to drive Cisco Networking brand preference with our customers. Working directly with customers, you will capture detailed knowledge of requirements and provide recommendations for the best products and solutions to achieve the desired business outcomes. As a Networking SE Specialist, you will also collaborate with the various Business Entity teams to prioritize and influence features and capabilities roadmap to meet growing customer demands.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities
• Driving demand generation activities
• Enable technology capabilities internally with Portfolio Account Teams and externally with our partners
• Understanding customer requirements and mapping technical solutions to meet the needs
• Be the trusted advisor for the Network design
• Deep product and solution knowledge in Cisco: Product positioning, differentiation across solutions, operational characteristics
• Performing Cisco product demo and Proof of Concept (PoC) labs
• Maintaining competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco's products and services
• Following market transition and industry trends to anticipate customer needs
• Aligning cross-functionally to various business entities and teams across the company
• Challenger mindset willing to help customers with complex/challenging digital transformation opportunities

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience sizing and designing Routing, Wireless and Switching deployments both On-Prem and Cloud Based
• 5+ years of developed skills and knowledge in networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, LISP) network segmentation technologies (VRF, MPLS, ZeroTrust, SDA, 802.1x, Adaptive Policy), and network management
• Understanding of competitive networking products such as HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet
• Customer-focused attitude
• Exceptional wired and wireless campus technical expertise

Nice-to-haves

• Existing Solutions Engineering role or Pre-sales experience a big plus
• Cisco Certifications a big plus (CCNP, CCIE)
• Strong Cisco product background or experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills a must
• Typically requires BS/BA (preferably EE/CS) or equivalent
• Critical thinking to address customer concerns and to support customer business growth
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• API and programmability knowledge is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Numerous wellbeing offerings
• Up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year
• Flexible Vacation Time Off policy
• Sick Time Off policy with 80 hours provided on hire date
• Paid time to volunteer and give back to the community