Solutions Engineer - Apple

About the position

Cisco seeks a results-oriented and driven pre-sales Solutions Engineer to lead a co-development engineering engagement with a large web-scale customer. This is a highly technical position that supports the sales organization so you must run all the technical aspects of pre-sales activities including next-generation hardware and software. This position includes post-sales support, being responsible for presenting, demonstrating, crafting solutions, feature planning, and organization to pursue the specific needs of one of the most influential companies in the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead co-development engineering engagement with a large web-scale customer.
• Run all technical aspects of pre-sales activities including next-generation hardware and software.
• Provide post-sales support.
• Present and demonstrate solutions to customers.
• Craft solutions based on customer needs.
• Plan features and organize technical details for customer review.
• Translate customer requests into engineering specific documents.
• Perform technical presentations and demos for customers and internal audiences.
• Coordinate and prioritize detailed data for customer review.

Requirements

• 5+ years related experience in a fast-paced high technology environment.
• Cisco product experience.
• In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in more than one area of specialization.
• Operating experience in Datacenter/Virtualization Networking.

Nice-to-haves

• Competitive product experience.
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent; CCIE certification desirable.
• Experience in coding or software development.
• Experience with SONiC.
• Understanding of company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Ability to participate as a team member and assume a leadership role for the team.
• Ability to understand complex technical and selling situations and solve problems.

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