Description
You will be part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in Cisco's Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), responsible for driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio and focusing on protecting Customer Application Environments across on-prem and cloud platforms.
Our mission is to democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone.
As a key player in the team, you will have the opportunity to influence the security landscape by crafting tailored solutions that address specific customer needs.
Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance and assist account teams in building solutions to address specific customer security needs.
- Understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Create, present, and document technical solutions to customers, partners, and prospects.
- Lead technical consulting and upper-level management presentations.
- Drive major account opportunities while enabling local account teams to maintain long-term ownership.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 4+ years in Security specialization in Network Security and technologies including NGFW/NGIPS, Secure Network Analytics/NDR/NBAD, Email Security, Web & Cloud Security, CASB, SSE/SASE, Micro segmentation, Identity Security, Workload Protection, and Container Networking & Security.
- Experience with AI Security, including AI runtime security, workload protection, and security guardrails.
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Proven track record of successful quota achievement.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, technologies, and best practices.
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP are preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Commercial awareness and strong communication skills.
- Highly motivated self-starter who excels without day-to-day management.
- Experience with Cisco security technologies and programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl, or C.
- Willingness to travel and work from a home office.