Cisco Service Provider Solutions Engineer

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  • Location:
    Offsite, San Jose, California, US
  • Alternate Location
    San Francisco, Austin, San Antonio, Offsite
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management
  • Compensation Range
    202900 USD - 292400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Portfolio
  • Job Id
    1444163

The application window is expected to close on: 6/30/2025.

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Cisco is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Solutions Engineer to join our team in a pre-sales technical and architectural role, partnering closely with our Account Executive. Our team is passionate about building and running a Service Provider territory, driving year-over-year growth, and delivering impactful results in a highly competitive market. We take pride in fostering a team culture built on trust, purpose, accountability, energy, and execution.

Your Impact

This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact by showcasing Cisco’s ground breaking products and solutions, addressing customer needs, and staying ahead of industry trends. This role will require domestic and potentially international travel to meet customers and stakeholders.

  • Develop a strategic vision for the Service Provider market and implement plans to achieve year-over-year growth.
  • Partner with the account team to articulate Cisco’s value proposition and competitive differentiation to customers.
  • Lead RFP responses, conduct technical presentations, and demonstrate Cisco solutions that address customer requirements.
  • Design and configure products to meet specific customer needs, going beyond hardware and software to deliver comprehensive solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build strong relationships with key business, technical, and procurement stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of related experience in pre-sales, with expertise in Service Provider technologies and markets.
  • Hands-on experience with Layer 1-3 concepts, TCP/IP Routing and Switching, and end-to-end network design.
  • In-depth understanding of Cisco Service Provider portfolio, including Datacenter, Service Provider Route/Switch, AI Ready Networking, Segment Routing (SRv6), Optical, and Automation.
  • Strong technical expertise with Cisco or competitor products in advanced technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Cisco CCIE certification (preferred but not required).
  • Consistent record in pre-sales, with a growth mindset and the ability to work under minimal supervision.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills, with a customer-focused attitude.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions and collaborate effectively with non-technical groups such as finance, legal, and post-sales teams.
  • Experience in software, API enablement, and network programmability.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees 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 numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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