1437067 - CyberSecruity Solutions Engineer - Incubation Identity & Access

About the position

You will be a part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), responsible for driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio and focusing on protecting Customer Application Environments no matter where they live (on-prem / any cloud). Our mission is simple: democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We're transforming security from the ground up by solving the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge - safe, secure information access. We engineer our business to enable our customers to easily address their ever-evolving security challenges. We believe that impactful work is rewarding work and that our team is at its best when everyone feels empowered to bring their whole self to work. We learn together by hiring for cultural contribution, not cultural fit, and recognize that diversity in background and thought is essential to building high-impact teams. We invest in growth and learning opportunities and encourage our people to never stop learning. We foster collaboration and believe in being recognized (and rewarded!) for hard work. We champion a healthy work-life balance. We're kinder than necessary. Together we build for the future by designing simple solutions for complex problems. And that's why we're the most loved and trusted name in security.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and assist Security Sellers and Account teams within the territory in a pre-sales technical role.
• Showcase Cisco security product solutions, set up demonstrations, and explain features and benefits to customers.
• Design and configure products to address specific customer security needs.
• Form relationships with key decision-makers and position Cisco security solutions aligned to their requirements.
• Work with technology experts to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer-specific needs.
• Lead all technical aspects of pre-sales activities and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings.
• Create, present, and document technical solutions.
• Perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations for customers, partners, and prospects.
• Drive identified major account opportunities while allowing local account teams to maintain long-term ownership.

Requirements

• 2+ Years in a pre-sales technical role or technical customer facing role.
• Some technical experience with Duo or ISE.
• Must be in Mountain or Pacific Time Zones.

Nice-to-haves

• Innate curiosity and eagerness to learn; ease in embracing complexity and a natural team player.
• Technical sales or pre-sales experience in Security specialization with Email, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies.
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent highly preferred.
• Successful quota achievement.
• Proven track record of managing and winning technical and high value IT security projects.
• Experience of administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking and have a thorough understanding of network security.
• Solid presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Commercial awareness and strong communication skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter that does not need day-to-day management.
• Desirable experience with Cisco security technologies, experience with programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl or C.

Benefits

• Quality 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 for exempt new hires.
• Sick Time Off policy with 80 hours provided on hire date.
• Paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues.
• Additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.