Overview
Full Time
Skills
Cyber Security
Google Tag Manager (GTM)
SAFE
Innovation
Pivotal
Demonstrations
Identity Management
IT Consulting
Use Cases
Product Demonstration
Sales Engineering
Customer Facing
ISE
Software Security
Encryption
Cascading Style Sheets
Presentations
IT Administration
Directory Services
Network Design
Authentication
SAML
OIDC
OAuth
LDAP
RADIUS
Technical Sales
Computer Science
Management Information Systems
Firewall
Virtual Private Network
Multi-factor Authentication
Management
Mobile Device Management
Master Data Management
RMM
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Artificial Intelligence
Value Engineering
Collaboration
Network
Training
Recruiting
Insurance
Life Insurance
Cisco
Sales
Job Details
The application window is expected to close on: July 3, 2025.
NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
Join an outstanding technical pre-sales team within Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), dedicated to driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio. Our team focuses on protecting customer application environments, whether they reside on-premises or in the cloud.
Our mission is to democratize security, making it easy and effective for everyone. We address one of the world's most pressing challenges - safe, secure information access - by designing simple solutions for complex problems. We believe impactful work is rewarding work and strive to empower every team member to bring their whole selves to work.
At Cisco, we foster a culture of collaboration, growth, and learning. We recognize and reward hard work, champion a healthy work-life balance, and prioritize diversity as a key driver of innovation. Together, we're building the most loved and trusted name in security.
Your Impact
As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical expertise and guidance to Security Sellers, Account Teams, and customers. You will showcase Cisco's cutting-edge security solutions, deliver tailored demonstrations, and design configurations that address complex customer needs. You'll also work closely with technology experts to craft architectures, leading pre-sales activities and positioning Cisco's solutions against competing offerings.
This role requires an elite communicator who can navigate conversations with technical evaluators, IT leaders, and C-level executives. You will build strong relationships, translate business challenges into technical solutions, and champion Cisco's Zero Trust Architecture and Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies.
Key Responsibilities
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
Join an outstanding technical pre-sales team within Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), dedicated to driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio. Our team focuses on protecting customer application environments, whether they reside on-premises or in the cloud.
Our mission is to democratize security, making it easy and effective for everyone. We address one of the world's most pressing challenges - safe, secure information access - by designing simple solutions for complex problems. We believe impactful work is rewarding work and strive to empower every team member to bring their whole selves to work.
At Cisco, we foster a culture of collaboration, growth, and learning. We recognize and reward hard work, champion a healthy work-life balance, and prioritize diversity as a key driver of innovation. Together, we're building the most loved and trusted name in security.
Your Impact
As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical expertise and guidance to Security Sellers, Account Teams, and customers. You will showcase Cisco's cutting-edge security solutions, deliver tailored demonstrations, and design configurations that address complex customer needs. You'll also work closely with technology experts to craft architectures, leading pre-sales activities and positioning Cisco's solutions against competing offerings.
This role requires an elite communicator who can navigate conversations with technical evaluators, IT leaders, and C-level executives. You will build strong relationships, translate business challenges into technical solutions, and champion Cisco's Zero Trust Architecture and Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions, particularly in the Identity Security realm.
- Collaborate with account executives to develop and execute territory and account strategies.
- Understand customer business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to customers, ensuring Cisco solutions address evolving security challenges.
- Provide technical consulting to address major account opportunities and support long-term account strategies.
- Create, present, and document technical solutions that align with Cisco's architecture and services.
- Conduct Proof of Value (POVs) for customers with complex use cases, working alongside engineering teams when necessary.
- Deliver engaging technical presentations and product demonstrations tailored to customer needs.
- 5+ years of experience in a pre-sales engineering or technical customer-facing role.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies such as Duo or ISE.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture and core application security concepts like encryption, CSS, and CSRF.
- Proven ability to build and deliver impactful presentations to diverse audiences, including IT admins, architects, and C-level executives.
- Strong understanding of modern directory services, network architecture, and industry-standard authentication/identity protocols (e.g., SCIM, SAML, OIDC/OAuth, LDAP, RADIUS).
- Technical sales or pre-sales experience in security specializations.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or MIS (preferred).
- Hands-on experience with firewall, VPN and endpoint (EDR, XDR) security solutions.
- Deep understanding of MFA technologies (e.g., TOTP, WebAuthn) and endpoint management solutions (e.g., MDM, RMM).
- Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
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