Solutions Engineer

Cisco; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking experienced Systems Engineers to join our Singapore team in a pre-sales role.

You will partner with Account Executives to demonstrate Cisco's software and product solutions, acting as a trusted advisor to design tailored configurations for customer requirements. You will drive opportunities in the Singapore theatre and ASEAN, delivering technical presentations, and contributing to formal sales plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Pre-sales experience required; strong preference for candidates with Cisco product knowledge or experience with key competitor technologies.
• Minimum of CCNP/CCIE (Networking) certification, BS/BA in EE/CS, or equivalent vendor certification required.
• Broad generalist knowledge across Cisco's solutions portfolio, with deeper expertise in enterprise networking and security. Additional knowledge in collaboration, data center, cloud solutions, and virtualization is highly desirable.
• Industry knowledge of relevant solution sets, product specifications, performance criteria, and applications.
• Strong understanding of competitive solutions and offerings in your area of specialization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team and add value in collaborative environments.
• Demonstrated consultative skills, acting as a technical advisor to both sellers and customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to relate and cross-sell multi-architecture solutions during customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor for assigned accounts and partners within a defined geography.
• Deliver compelling technical presentations and demonstrations for customers, partners, and prospects.
• Develop and contribute to formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
• Stay current on competitive landscape, industry trends, and Cisco product innovations.
• Serve as a networking specialist, providing consultative support to other Systems Engineers.
• Foster collaboration across teams to ensure comprehensive sales coverage.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

CCNP/CCIE

English fluency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Cross-selling

Multi-architecture solutions

Education

BS/BA in EE/CS

CCNP/CCIE (Networking) certification

Job description

Cisco is seeking experienced Systems Engineers with a strong technical background to join our team in Singapore. In this pre-sales technical role, you will partner closely with Account Executives to showcase Cisco's software and product solutions. As a trusted advisor, you will leverage your industry knowledge and years of technology experience to support technical selling, articulate solution benefits, and design tailored configurations to meet specific customer requirements.

Your Impact

You will play a key role in driving strategic opportunities within the Singapore theatre and supporting future pilot business initiatives across ASEAN. Our team leads the pre-sales process for programmatic selling, collaborating with peers to maximize sales coverage. Your expertise will enable the Virtual Sales team to achieve greater success in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor for assigned accounts and partners within a defined geography.
• Deliver compelling technical presentations and demonstrations for customers, partners, and prospects.
• Develop and contribute to formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
• Stay current on competitive landscape, industry trends, and Cisco product innovations.
• Serve as a networking specialist, providing consultative support to other Systems Engineers.
• Foster collaboration across teams to ensure comprehensive sales coverage.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Pre-sales experience required; strong preference for candidates with Cisco product knowledge or experience with key competitor technologies.
• Minimum of CCNP/CCIE (Networking) certification, BS/BA in EE/CS, or equivalent vendor certification required.
• Broad generalist knowledge across Cisco's solutions portfolio, with deeper expertise in enterprise networking and security. Additional knowledge in collaboration, data center, cloud solutions, and virtualization is highly desirable.
• Industry knowledge of relevant solution sets, product specifications, performance criteria, and applications.
• Strong understanding of competitive solutions and offerings in your area of specialization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team and add value in collaborative environments.
• Demonstrated consultative skills, acting as a technical advisor to both sellers and customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to relate and cross-sell multi-architecture solutions during customer engagements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional language skills relevant to the ASEAN region.
• Experience working in a virtual sales environment.
• Familiarity with pilot business projects or new market initiatives.

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.