Senior Solutions Engineering Leader – AI-Driven Security

Cisco Systems, Inc; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a Leader, Solutions Engineer to head a distributed EMEA & APJC pre-sales team focused on AI-native security architectures.

You will steer the technical GTM strategy, engage CISOs and CIOs, and drive rapid market adoption of Hypershield and related solutions. You will recruit and coach senior Solution Engineers across regions, collaborating with Sales and Product leaders to accelerate customer acquisition and build trusted partnerships with enterprise customers,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing, geographically distributed team of Solution Engineers across EMEA & APJC.
• Partner with Sales and Product leadership to define and execute the technical go-to-market strategy.
• Serve as an executive technical sponsor, building trusted advisor relationships with CISOs and CIOs.
• Champion the end-to-end See-Try-Buy lifecycle, optimizing POV velocity and multi-architectural trials.
• Bridge field feedback to Engineering to inform product development.

Skills

People leadership

Pre-sales engineering

Executive engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a Leader, Solutions Engineer to head a distributed EMEA & APJC pre-sales team focused on AI-native security architectures.

You will steer the technical GTM strategy, engage CISOs and CIOs, and drive rapid market adoption of Hypershield and related solutions. You will recruit and coach senior Solution Engineers across regions, collaborating with Sales and Product leaders to accelerate customer acquisition and build trusted partnerships with enterprise customers,