# Portfolio Solutions Engineer — US Commercial, Texas Metroplex

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Dallas
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $192,300.00 to $248,100.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We're seeking a seasoned Portfolio Solutions Engineer to join our Texas Metroplex Commercial team. As a Portfolio Solutions Engineer, you'll co-own a territory of Dallas-area commercial customers with your Account Executive, representing the full Cisco portfolio: AI-ready data centers, Networking, Security, Observability, and Collaboration.

Your Impact:

- Build lasting relationships with customers, earning the right to be the first call when something matters.

- Win with partners, teaming with channel partners on every opportunity.

- Make the team better, sharing what you learn and contributing to a culture of curiosity and growth.

Technologist:

- Own the technical win, leading discovery, design, demonstrations, and proofs of concept.

- Bring depth and breadth, staying credible across the whole portfolio.

- Work smarter with AI, using AI tools to sharpen your discovery and demo work.

Business:

- Co-own the territory, planning and executing account strategy with your Account Executive.

- Translate technology into outcomes, connecting what Cisco builds to what your customer's business is trying to achieve.

- Stay past the sale, ensuring customers adopt what they bought and get the value they were promised.

Minimum Qualifications:

- 7+ years of hands-on experience designing, operating, or selling enterprise IT infrastructure.

- CCNP-level certification or equivalent, or the ability to earn it within 12 months of joining.

- Proven ability to explain complex technology to both technical and business audiences.

- Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Pre-sales solutions engineering experience, or experience owning technology decisions on the customer side.

- CCIE or equivalent expert-level certification.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

- Hands-on experience across more than one architecture.

- Experience working with channel partners and a consultative approach to solving customer problems.

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.

- Paid time away, including holidays, vacation time, and sick time.

## Skills

### Required
- enterprise IT infrastructure
- CCNP-level certification
- complex technology explanation

### Nice to have
- pre-sales solutions engineering
- CCIE certification
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- channel partner experience

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