Enterprise Cloud Networking Solutions Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Cisco; Pleasanton (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the Bay Area seeks a senior pre-sales engineer to partner with Account Executives to meet Google Enterprise’s needs and translate complex customer requirements into actionable engineering plans.

The role focuses on designing alignment across Cisco stakeholders and driving feature planning, product development, and formal sales proposals for strategic opportunities. Strong presentation skills and industry knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical customer-facing experience, preferably pre-sales.
• Technical knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, industry trends, and market drivers.
• 2+ years experience supporting large and complex customer environments involving multiple stakeholders, geographies, and/or technology domains.
• 2+ years of experience preparing technical presentations and conducting demonstrations for internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with our Account Executives in a pre-sales technical role to meet Google Enterprise’s (and their subsidiaries') unique needs.
• Drive design alignment between customer and Cisco stakeholders with a view to expand and provide ongoing support of their global network infrastructure.
• Translate complex customer requirements into precise engineering-specific documents to drive feature planning and product development.
• Assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
• Keep up to date on relevant competitors' solutions, products, and services.

Skills

Technical customer-facing experience

Enterprise networking technologies

Presentations

Demonstrations

Cross-geography collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Cisco CCNP/CCIE certification

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the Bay Area seeks a senior pre-sales engineer to partner with Account Executives to meet Google Enterprise’s needs and translate complex customer requirements into actionable engineering plans.

The role focuses on designing alignment across Cisco stakeholders and driving feature planning, product development, and formal sales proposals for strategic opportunities. Strong presentation skills and industry knowledge are essential.