Director, Solutions Engineer

Cisco

Director of Solutions Engineering leading a sales engineering team at Cisco. Building technical strategies and solutions for customers in the AI era.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $303,100 - $382,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Technical Vision for the account
Define and execute the long-term technical strategy for customer’s hyperscale infrastructure
Mentor and develop a multi-layered organization
Champion a culture of empathy, agility, and innovation
Act as the technical advisor to the customer’s VP/CxO level

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of Sales/Solutions Engineering experience
15+ years of progressive experience in Sales/Solutions Engineering, with at least 7+ years in a leadership capacity
2+ years of experience with cloud and AI networking technology and its industry
Deep Hyperscale Expertise in designing and deploying networking architectures for hyperscale environments
Strategic Growth in building and driving high-impact technical teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Additional paid time away may be requested
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud technologyAI networking technologynetworking architecture designhyperscale infrastructuretechnical strategy executiontechnical vision leadershipsolutions engineeringsales engineering

Soft Skills

mentoringorganizational developmentempathyagilityinnovationstrategic growthleadership