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From the employer's careers site First seen 8 Nov 2026

Solutions Engineer

Cisco Houston, Texas Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$209,100 to $275,100 per year

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Description

We are seeking a proactive, highly technical, and AI-first Solutions Engineer to join our Commercial Sales team in the Houston, TX metro market.

As a Solutions Engineer (SE), you will partner directly with an Account Executive to co-own account strategy, translate complex architectural concepts into clear business value, and build deep trust with customer stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead high-impact technical engagements such as discovery workshops, custom solution demos, and Proofs of Value (POVs)
  • Leverage custom agents and automated workflows to accelerate work, uncover deep customer insights, and demonstrate real-world value
  • Collaborate across regional teams, architecture specialists, and channel partners to deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of network engineering, technical consulting, or customer-facing solutions architecture experience
  • IT Infrastructure proficiency across enterprise networking, datacenter, and security platforms
  • Active industry certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, AWS/Azure, Security, or equivalent industry-recognized credentials)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Agentic AI Proficiency: Active, daily user of modern AI platforms with practical experience creating AI applications, building agents, and designing automated workflows
  • Executive Presence & Discovery Mastery: Outstanding discovery, presentation, and storytelling skills with a natural ability to teach, simplify complex topics, and influence executive decision-makers
  • Growth Mindset: A proactive, self-directed drive for continuous learning to stay ahead of rapid AI advancements and emerging technology shifts

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
  • 1 paid day off for employee's birthday
  • Paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 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
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

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Skills

Required

  • network engineering
  • technical consulting
  • solutions architecture
  • enterprise networking
  • datacenter
  • security platforms
  • Cisco CCNA/CCNP
  • AWS/Azure

Nice to have

  • Agentic AI Proficiency
  • Executive Presence & Discovery Mastery
  • Growth Mindset

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