# Solutions Engineer **Company**: Cisco **Location**: Denver, Colorado **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $209,100.00 to $275,100.00 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Denver-Colorado-US/Solutions-Engineer---Security_2027792?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_1fa50517-9ee ## Description Join Team Cisco as a Solutions Engineer and help serve state agencies, local governments, school districts, and higher education institutions. You will partner with an Account Executive to co-own your territory, act as a trusted technical advisor, and build solutions that solve real problems. Key Responsibilities include: - Territory Co-Ownership: Partner with your Account Executive to jointly plan, strategize, and execute account growth across your assigned SLED territory. - Technical Leadership Across the Security Portfolio: Serve as the go-to technical expert across Security including Firewalls, ISE, Secure Access, DUO. - Customer-Facing Execution: Lead and deliver high-impact discovery sessions, technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements that move opportunities forward. - Efficiency Through Modern Tools: Use AI-driven tools and workflows to work smarter , streamlining your own technical discovery and demo-building process while helping customers identify similar opportunities for efficiency in their own environments. - Executive & Stakeholder Engagement: Build trust and credibility with stakeholders at every level , from front-line IT staff to superintendents, CIOs, and agency directors. - Community & Event Engagement: Represent Cisco at Tech Days, Executive Briefings, and other regional events that connect us with the public sector community we serve. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work hand-in-hand with regional teams, business unit and channel partners to deliver complete, well-rounded solutions. - Culture of Growth: Contribute to a team culture built on coaching, curiosity, and continuous learning , for yourself and those around you. Minimum Qualifications: - 5+ years of experience as a pre-sales Solutions Engineer or in a similar technical, customer-facing role. - CCNP Enterprise-level experience or equivalent, with the ability to achieve CCNP Enterprise certification within 12 months of joining Cisco (if not already held). - Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies, including Security/Firewalls, ISE, Secure Access, DUO - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field , or a minimum of 4 years of documented equivalent practical experience. - Excellent presentation skills and the ability to travel to customer locations for meetings and presentations. Preferred Qualifications: - CCNP or CCIE certification, or equivalent. - Experience presenting complex technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences, including CxO-level executives. - Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. - Comfort using AI tools to improve personal productivity and help customers uncover efficiencies in their own workflows. - Knowledge of the Cisco partner ecosystem. - Competitive knowledge of the IT industry. - A track record of consultative selling. - Experience in IT Architecture or Operations. Benefits: - Medical, dental and vision insurance - 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution - Paid parental leave - Short and long-term disability coverage - Basic life insurance - 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees - 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness - Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year - Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program - 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Cisco technologies - Security/Firewalls - ISE - Secure Access - DUO - CCNP Enterprise ### Nice to have - CCNP or CCIE certification - AI tools - Cisco partner ecosystem - consultative selling - IT Architecture or Operations --- Source: [Apply at cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Denver-Colorado-US/Solutions-Engineer---Security_2027792?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)