Solutions Engineer, Portfolio - KSA

Cisco Systems, Inc; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase program

Flexible Spending Benefit

Flex and Schooling Allowances

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Hybrid Full-time Pre-Sales Engineer to orchestrate transformative technical outcomes across networking, security, cloud, and AI for strategic customers in the region.

You will lead end-to-end technical strategy, deliver proofs-of-value, and act as a trusted advisor to CIOs and CTOs, shaping architecture and product direction while collaborating with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a pre-sales engineering or similar customer-facing technical role.
• Significant experience in at least two of: Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Security, or Collaboration.
• Substantial experience delivering technical presentations to internal partners or external customers.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical relationships with customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate the full power of the Cisco portfolio to design and deliver transformative technical outcomes that align with our customers' strategic business goals.
• Architect comprehensive, multi-architecture solutions across networking, security, cloud, and AI to build resilient platforms for digital success.
• Lead end-to-end technical strategy and customized proofs-of-value to demonstrate the art of the possible and solve critical challenges.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive-level stakeholders, providing expert guidance on IT and AI opportunities.
• Influence future Cisco products by providing feedback between customers and engineering/product teams.

Skills

Pre-sales engineering

Customer-facing technical

Enterprise Networking

Data Center

Security

Collaboration

Job description

Meet the Team

• We are at the forefront of the AI revolution, building the secure, intelligent, and resilient network infrastructure that serves as the foundation for modern autonomous systems and predictive analytics.

• We act as strategic partners to our customers, translating complex business ambitions into robust digital architectures that drive global innovation.

• Our work is integral to the broader Cisco mission, ensuring our technology serves as a catalyst for our customers' most critical digital and AI initiatives.

• We foster a collaborative, high-energy environment where technologists are encouraged to solve sophisticated challenges and push the boundaries of what is possible.

• You will have the opportunity to make a tangible, large-scale impact while helping shape the future of enterprise technology.

Your Impact

• Orchestrate the full power of the Cisco portfolio to design and deliver transformative technical outcomes that align with our customers' strategic business goals.

• Architect comprehensive, multi-architecture solutions across networking, security, cloud, and AI to build the resilient platforms necessary for customer digital success.

• Lead end-to-end technical strategy and customized proofs-of-value to demonstrate the art of the possible and solve our customers' most critical technical challenges.

• Act as a trusted advisor to executive-level stakeholders, providing expert guidance on navigating the complexities of modern IT and emerging AI opportunities.

• Influence the future of Cisco products by serving as a critical feedback loop between our customers and our internal engineering and product development teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a pre-sales engineering or similar customer-facing technical role.

• Significant technical experience in at least two of the following areas: Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Security, or Collaboration.

• Substantial experience delivering technical presentations to internal partners or external customers.

• Demonstrated experience managing technical relationships with customers and partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep, cross-architectural understanding of how technology domains intersect, such as the integration of security with cloud strategy.

• Proven experience leading complex technical sales cycles for large-scale enterprise accounts.

• Exceptional ability to articulate a technical vision and translate it into tangible business outcomes for executive-level audiences.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their relationship to on-premise and hybrid infrastructure.

• Demonstrated passion for continuous learning and a history of mentoring others, with industry certifications such as CCIE or CCDE highly valued.

Nature of the Work: Hybrid full time
Hours of work: 48 hours per week
Benefits: Healthcare and Insurance, Employee Stock Purchase program, Flexible Spending Benefit, Flex and Schooling Allowances and many more.
Application start and end date: Starting 9th of Septmber 2026 for approx. 4-6 weeks

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.