Pre-Sales Solutions Architect: Enterprise Transformation

Cisco; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Solutions Development Architect to drive consultative pre-sales architecture for multi-domain transformations, turning complex customer needs into practical blueprints and long-term journey maps. You will partner with Service Sales, Account Teams, and DAT to shape high-value opportunities and lead RFP/RFI engagements.

In this role, you’ll connect pre-sales design to delivery execution, influence IT/OT leadership, incubate new services, and mentor the technical team to elevate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience in technical solutions architecture or engineering.
• Expert-level industry certification, such as CCIE or an equivalent credential.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency across at least two major Cisco technology domains.
• Proven track record in managing complex, multi-architecture technical engagement lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Architect Multi-Domain Transformational Solutions: Lead the consultative pre-sales architecture by translating complex customer business and technical requirements into comprehensive blueprints, architectural frameworks, and multi-year journey maps aligned to strategic business outcomes.
• Hunt & Accelerate Lifecycle Opportunities: Partner proactively with Service Sales, Account Teams, and Deal Acceleration Teams (DAT) to identify, shape, and progress high-value lifecycle selling and transformational deals to closure with minimal friction.
• Lead CX RFP / RFI Engagements: Act as the designated CX Lead Architect on all strategic RFP/RFI responses, articulating the differentiated business value of unified Cisco technology and professional services.
• Bridge Pre-Sales Solutioning to Delivery Success: Conduct implementation risk assessments, cost-feasibility modeling, and transformation dependency mapping; collaborate closely with post-sales delivery architects to de-risk execution and ensure contracted solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Influence Executive IT/OT Decision-Makers: Engage customer leadership (Senior Directors, VPs, SVPs) using vertical industry expertise to demystify complex multi-technology architectures and instill confidence in Cisco’s lifecycle roadmap.
• Incubate Emerging Services & Scale Reusable IP: Collaborate with CXPM and GTM teams to accelerate emerging service offers, harvest delivery best practices, and contribute reusable architectural blueprints that strengthen Cisco’s market leadership.
• Mentor & Elevate the Technical Community: Foster technical excellence across the theater by mentoring emerging architects, sharing cross-architecture knowledge, and leading architectural transformation workshops.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent relevant work experience

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Solutions Development Architect to drive consultative pre-sales architecture for multi-domain transformations, turning complex customer needs into practical blueprints and long-term journey maps. You will partner with Service Sales, Account Teams, and DAT to shape high-value opportunities and lead RFP/RFI engagements.

In this role, you’ll connect pre-sales design to delivery execution, influence IT/OT leadership, incubate new services, and mentor the technical team to elevate