Solutions Engineer

Cisco; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco UK is seeking a Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer to join our team focused on UK Regional Government in the North of England. In this customer-facing role you will collaborate with business and technical leaders to align Cisco's products and services with public sector needs.

You will present technical demonstrations, craft multi-architecture solutions across Networking, Security, Observability, and Cloud, and support the build of Bills of Materials, RFP/RFI responses, and technology adoption

Qualifications

• Technical customer-facing experience and ability to articulate complex solutions.
• Experience across Enterprise Networking, Network Automation, Cloud/Datacenter technologies and security.
• Strong communication skills and English fluency; able to tell compelling stories.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical presentations and demonstrations of Cisco solutions to customers.
• Collaborate with account teams to craft multi-architecture government solutions.
• Prepare Bills of Materials (BOM) and respond to RFPs/RFIs; support technology adoption plans.

Skills

Technical customer-facing experience

Enterprise Networking

Network Automation

Data Centre and Cloud Technologies

On-Prem and Cloud Security

Applications Observability

Cloud Networking

IoT

Education

Cisco Associate-level certification

Cisco Professional-level certification

Job description

Meet the Team

We are seeking a Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer to join our team, focusing on UK Regional Government in the North of England. In this customer-facing role you will collaborate with with both business and technical leaders to build strong relationships that ensure Cisco's products and services are aligned with the unique needs of the Public Sector.

Your Impact

As a Solutions Engineer, you are passionate about technology and how it can drive business outcomes.

You will work across a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including Networking, Observability, Security, Collaboration, Compute and AI - working with an Account Team to craft multi-architecture solutions to meet customers’ specific needs.

You will have a strong team-working attitude, take ownership and accountability, and a desire to build strong consultative skills to understand customer's needs and position Cisco's product and services portfolio. You will conduct technical presentations, showcase Cisco solutions and services, set up demonstrations explaining features and benefits to your customers. You will support customers and partners with Bill of Materials and RFP/RFI responses, and help to build technology adoption plans.

You will continuously acquire and develop technical and consultative skills, embracing best practices, and will keep yourself regularly updated with new industry trends, portfolio acquisitions and solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical customer-facing experience, preferably including pre-sales.
• Experience and technical knowledge in at least two of these areas: Enterprise Networking technologies (Switching, Wireless, Routing); Network Automation; Programmability; Data Centre and Cloud Technologies; On-Prem and Cloud Security; Applications Observability; Cloud Networking; IoT.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, taking ownership of tasks and workstreams.
• Understanding of Enterprise technology, industry trends and market drivers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with fluency in English. Strong story telling skills
• Cisco Associate-level certification (or industry equivalent).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in/with the Public Sector
• CyberOps or DevNet skills
• Cisco Professional-level certification (or industry equivalent).

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.