Global Lead, Solutions Engineering—AI Security

Cisco Systems, Inc

Paris

On-site

EUR 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Solutions Engineering Leader for the EMEA & APJC Hypershield & Isovalent Hyperspecialist Team.

You will recruit, lead, and mentor a geographically distributed engineering organization that operates with startup-like speed, shaping technical go-to-market strategy and partnering with CISOs and Platform Architects to win large security deals. This role requires 8+ years in technical pre-sales, 3+ years leadership, deep knowledge of micro-segmentation, container

Qualifications

8+ years of technical pre-sales engineering experience in enterprise security, cloud security, or data center infrastructure.
3+ years of formal people leadership or senior technical mentorship managing geographically distributed teams.
Deep architectural mastery of micro-segmentation strategies, container security/orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Strong foundational knowledge of modern data center networking, firewalls, distributed dataplanes (eBPF/DPDK), and network segmentation.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing, diverse team of elite Solution Engineers across EMEA & APJC.
Partner with Sales and Product leadership to define and complete the technical go-to-market strategy, accelerating early-adopter customer acquisition.
Serve as an executive technical sponsor, building trusted advisor relationships with CISOs, CIOs, and Platform Architects.
Champion the end-to-end "See-Try-Buy" lifecycle, optimizing POV velocity, private previews, and multi-architectural proof-of-value trials.
Act as the strategic field bridge to Engineering, channeling competitive intelligence and technical feature gaps into the product development lifecycle.