Solutions Engineer - Portfolio

521 Cisco Systems Internetworking (Ireland) Limited; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

521 Cisco Systems Internetworking (Ireland) Limited is seeking a technical sales professional to own the Cisco brand with key Public Sector and Commercial customers. You will collaborate with account teams and global Cisco experts to architect solutions that address business challenges and drive customer success.

You will design innovative solutions, lead technical presentations, and build strong relationships with stakeholders, aligning Cisco services with strategic business objectives and

Qualifications

• Extensive pre-sales experience in Enterprise Networks and Security.
• Experience with Data Center, Cloud, Collaboration and AI is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead technical presentations and customer meetings.

Responsibilities

• Serve asTrusted technical guide for key Public Sector and Commercial accounts across Cisco portfolio.
• Design innovative solutions addressing real-world business challenges to drive customer success.
• Lead technical presentations and customer meetings to secure project buy-in.
• Collaborate with partners, customers, and internal teams to accelerate growth.
• Engage in-person with stakeholders at customer sites to meet project requirements.
• Develop multi-year strategic plans for customers integrating Cisco portfolio.
• Deepen expertise by integrating domain knowledge with cross-architectural solutions.
• Shape senior executives' technical strategy.
• Translate customer objectives into comprehensive cross-architecture solutions.
• Utilize competitive intelligence to differentiate Cisco offerings.
• Demonstrate agility by adjusting strategies during disruptions.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Problem solving

Learning new technologies

Competitive environment adaptation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Cisco certification (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE)

Job description

Technical sales professional, owning the Cisco brand with customers. Provides technical solutions to address customer business needs. Collaborates with the account team and connected sales teams on the customer plan, jointly ensuring customer success. Serves as an expert, or trusted technical advisor by the account team and customer. Join a vibrant, motivated team dedicated to supporting Public Sector and Commercial customers within a culture that balances high-impact success with mutual support. By partnering closely with Account Executives and leveraging Cisco's global network of technical experts, you will architect innovative solutions to complex business challenges. This role offers the opportunity to drive strategic outcomes while contributing to a lasting legacy of customer success and professional growth.

What you will do

• Serve as the trusted technical guide for a key Public Sector and Commercial accounts, representing the full breadth of Cisco's technology portfolio.
• Design innovative solutions to address real-world challenges to drive tangible customer success.
• Lead technical presentations and customer meetings to secure project buy-in and align Cisco solutions with business objectives.
• Collaborate with partners, customers, and internal teams to accelerate growth and digital transformation.
• Engage in-person with stakeholders at customer sites to foster deep relationships and ensure project requirements are met.
• Develops multi-year strategic plans for customers, integrating Cisco’s portfolio.
• Deepens expertise of Cisco's portfolio by integrating extensive domain knowledge with cross-architectural solutions.
• Shape senior executives' technical strategy.
• Integrate customer’s business objectives and industry knowledge to develop comprehensive cross-architecture solutions.
• Utilize advanced competitive intelligence to differentiate Cisco solutions.
• Demonstrates agility by adjusting strategies in response to significant disruptions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive pre-sales experience in Enterprise Networks and Security and additional knowledge of Data Center & Cloud, Collaboration and Artificial Intelligence would be welcomed.
• Significant professional experience in the IT industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical presentations or customer meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated passion for learning new technologies and hands-on problem solving.
• Ability to thrive in competitive and fast-evolving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working at Cisco or with the Cisco portfolio.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical field.
• Possession of a relevant Cisco or industry certification (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE).

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. Cisconians power the future. We make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale. The depth and breadth of our technology doesn't just benefit our customers - it also means limitless opportunities for us to experiment and learn. We understand the power each of our unique backgrounds bring when we work together. Because of that, we have a global network of thinkers, doers, experts, and curious creators who help one another do their life's best work.