Senior Federal Solutions Engineer – Zero Trust Architect

Cisco Systems, Inc; Fulton (MD); On-site; USD 219,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Solutions Engineer for the Federal Civilian team. You will architect automated, multi-tier network and security solutions and lead PoV trials with federal agencies, collaborating with Account Executives and agency leadership.

Applicants should bring 7+ years in pre-sales, CCNP/CCIE in good standing, and deep knowledge of Enterprise routing, SD-WAN, and security (ISE/FTD). The role emphasizes Zero Trust, IaC, and cross-agency teamwork.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or senior enterprise consulting experience.
• Active Cisco certification in good standing (CCNP Enterprise / Security or CCIE).
• Hands-on pre-sales architecture across Enterprise Route/Switch and SD-WAN.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority and trusted advisor for designated U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies.
• Design and defend end-to-end network and security architectures compliant with federal mandates.
• Lead Proof of Value trials, live demos, and architectural bake-offs.
• Author technical specifications and compliance matrices for RFIs and RFPs.
• Educate teams on IaC, REST APIs, Python tooling, and telemetry to accelerate ops.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Cisco certifications

Enterprise routing & SD-WAN

Security solutions (ISE/FTD)

U.S. Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/EE/IS

CCIE certification

Tools

ThousandEyes

Splunk

Catalyst Center

Cisco security tooling (ISE/FTD)

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Solutions Engineer for the Federal Civilian team. You will architect automated, multi-tier network and security solutions and lead PoV trials with federal agencies, collaborating with Account Executives and agency leadership.

Applicants should bring 7+ years in pre-sales, CCNP/CCIE in good standing, and deep knowledge of Enterprise routing, SD-WAN, and security (ISE/FTD). The role emphasizes Zero Trust, IaC, and cross-agency teamwork.