Solutions Engineer

Cisco

Solutions Engineer specializing in Cisco Networking technologies working with customers on solutions. Collaborating with Account Executives and cross-functional teams for business growth and customer satisfaction.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeTampa • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $190,100 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudSwitchingTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities
Driving demand generation activities
Enable technology capabilities internally with Portfolio Account Teams and externally with our partners.
Understanding customer requirements and mapping technical solutions to meet the needs
Network design
Deep product and solution knowledge: Product positioning, differentiation across solutions, operational characteristics
Performing product demo and Proof of Concept (PoC) labs
Maintaining competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco’s products and services
Following market transition and industry trends to anticipate customer needs
Aligning cross-functionally to various business entities and teams across the company
Challenger mindset willing to help customers with complex/challenging digital transformation opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of proven experience sizing and designing Routing, Wireless and Switching deployments both On-Prem and Cloud Based.
5+ years of developed skills and knowledge in networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, LISP) network segmentation technologies (VRF, MPLS, ZeroTrust, SDA, 802.1x, Adaptive Policy), and network management.
Understanding of competitive networking products such as HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet
Pre-sales experience
Typically requires BS/BA (preferably EE/CS) or equivalent
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
Cisco and non-Cisco Certifications a plus (CCIE, CCDE, CCNP, DevNet, AWS, Google, Terraform)
API and programmability knowledge is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units

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Hard Skills & Tools

RoutingWirelessSwitchingTCP/IPBGPOSPFEIGRPVRFMPLSZeroTrust

Soft Skills

Project ManagementChallenger MindsetCross-Functional Collaboration

Certifications

CCIECCDECCNPDevNetAWSGoogleTerraform