Solutions Engineer – US Public Sector

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Solutions Engineer providing technical sales for Cisco solutions in the US Public Sector. Collaborating with customers and partners to deliver tailored solutions while driving sales success.

Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrating solid understanding of Cisco's portfolio, including any specialized/architecture perspective
  • Increasing penetration via cross/up-selling and displacing competition
  • Leading the technical relationship with customer(s)/partner(s)
  • Leading engagements with IT & decision makers at customer/partner and LOB interaction
  • Serving as a primary technical sales influencer
  • Translating needs into technical requirements
  • Spending most selling time landing opportunities and expanding within an account
  • Involvement in territory strategic planning
  • Providing active feedback to relevant sales teams on strategic customer needs and market opportunities, and competitive market tactics
  • Taking the lead on moving deals across the technical sales process
  • Designing and communicating relevant solutions based on technical and business requirements identified by the customer or partner
  • Managing a virtual support team of sales resources
  • Accountable for getting the technical closure

Requirements:

  • Experience selling or supporting security, networking, compute, and/or collaboration solutions
  • CCNA level understanding or background in campus network design, including switching, wireless, and routing
  • 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing sales engineering or technical pre-sales role (preferred)
  • Cisco CCNP Enterprise (CCNP EN) certification or Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification (preferred)
  • Proven track record of success in technical sales or solutions engineering roles (preferred)
  • Highly motivated with a “hunting spirit” to assist Account Executives in developing new opportunities and growing business
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with customers and partners

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
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
  • 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
  • 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
  • flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • 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