Solutions Engineer - Cloud and AI Networking

The India sales team is a vibrant sales organization covering accounts across various verticals in the country, including financial services, retail, logistics, healthcare, public sector, and manufacturing industries. As a highly skilled and customer-focused technical sales professional, you will provide technical support and mentorship to customers, collaborating with account managers to develop suitable customer solution offerings for opportunities. With an architectural perspective across Cisco's product portfolio, you will specialize in crafting solutions for specific opportunities and have access to the full range of Cisco technologies across different vertical markets. Your proficiency in technology, coupled with strong interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills, will help you engage customers effectively. It is essential to stay updated on relevant solutions, products, and services while providing technical and sales support for accounts in the assigned territory and conducting technical presentations for customers, partners, and prospects. You will work closely with account executives as a solutions architect in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions, setting up demonstrations, and explaining features and benefits to customers. Collaborating within a groundbreaking sales engineering team, you will have the opportunity for exhilarating, inspiring, global, high-impact, and broad growth opportunities. As a solutions engineer, you will be a customer-focused technical sales professional providing in-depth technical information and design/implementation mentorship to dedicated customers. With a sophisticated architectural perspective across Cisco's architecture portfolios, including software and services, you will demonstrate knowledge of the broad Cisco portfolio and technical specializations as needed. Collaborating on strategic and complex opportunities, you will coordinate resources to recommend, develop, and propose appropriate customer solutions and services offerings. Acting as a trusted technical advisor, you will identify Cisco solution opportunities aligned with the customer's business goals. Requirements: - Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent - 5-10 years of field pre-sales experience as a systems engineer/solutions architect or equivalent - Cisco product experience and pre-sales experience required - Strong operating experience in areas such as compute hardware, HCI, storage, backup, and virtualization - In-depth knowledge of data center solutions like SDN, SDS, and compute hardware - Proactive, self-starter, and innovator - Networking and relationship-building skills - Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills - Ability to formulate and communicate a solution/vision - Experience working with large or small enterprises and public-sector organizations Desired Skills: - Experience with large or small enterprises and public-sector organizations Cisco offers a unique work environment where each person's talents contribute to a team effort to power an inclusive future for all. Embracing digital transformation, Cisco helps customers implement change in their digital businesses. With a focus on innovation, creativity, and diversity, Cisco fosters a culture that allows for growth and development. Applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada will have access to quality medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and various wellbeing offerings. Incentive targets are based on revenue attainment, with different rates for various performance levels without a cap on incentive compensation.,