Solutions Engineer

Cisco • Bellevue, WA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join a high-velocity, dynamic team dedicated to solving complex technology challenges for Service Providers using Cisco’s industry-leading solutions. Our team collaborates with a Tier 1 wireless provider, delivering the expertise required to secure and maintain their market dominance. By leveraging Cisco’s industry-leading portfolio, we empower our partners to scale their operations, enhance security, and deliver seamless experiences to their customers. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and a proactive approach to solving problems that have a real-world impact on global communications. As a Solution Engineer, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our most strategic partners, architecting end-to-end solutions that address the high-stakes business requirements of Tier 1 Service Providers. By building strong relationships with technical and business decision makers, you will provide expert guidance and support to enable partners to sell and deploy Cisco technologies. Additionally, you will leverage modern AI tools to accelerate productivity, streamline workflows, and deliver innovative proof-of-concept (POC) solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 + years of experience in systems engineering or network architecture within the Service Provider sector.
• Comprehensive understanding of Cisco's technology portfolio across various domains and strong Service Provider acumen.
• Expertise in the Cisco IMI routing portfolio and mastery of industry-standard routing protocols (BGP, ISIS, OSPF, Segment Routing).
• Proven proficiency in IP Network Automation, with good understanding of Ansible, or other API-driven workflows.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with executive presence.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to build durable technical relationships at customer accounts.

Nice To Haves

• Active industry-recognized certifications (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, or CCNA).
• Advanced knowledge of 5G Mobility Core architecture (SMF, UPF, PCF).
• Expertise in Routed Optical Networking (RON) and optical system design (DWDM, Metro, and data center optics).
• Demonstrated understanding of network programmability, NFV, and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, matrixed organizations and lead technical strategy across diverse, cross-functional global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Engagements: Own the full project lifecycle, including discovery, architecture, validation, POC execution, and technical close.
• Secure the Technical Win: Position Cisco architectures against competitive alternatives and resolve technical objections at both the engineering and executive levels.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with your Account Executive (AE) and the extended account team to translate architectural vision into actionable account strategy.
• Architectural Leadership: Lead end-to-end technical design for Service Provider routing, including IP Core, IP Edge, and Backhaul architectures.
• Drive Transformation: Guide customers toward Autonomous Network architectures, enabling end-to-end visibility, predictive analytics, and self-healing capabilities.
• Foster Innovation: Leverage expertise in 5G Mobility Core (SMF/UPF/PCF) to assist partners in modernizing mobile infrastructure.

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
• grants of Cisco restricted stock units
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
• paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt employees)
• flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
• up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
• performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior