Solutions Engineer - NY State Public Sector

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  • Location:
    Offsite, Syracuse, New York, US
  • Area of Interest
    Sales - Product
  • Compensation Range
    195300 USD - 248700 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1446037
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The application window is expected to close on: July 18, 2025.

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

Candidate must be located in, or willing to relocate to, New York State.

Meet the Team

Join Team Cisco! We are looking for an outstanding Solutions Engineer to join our mission to “Serve Those Who Serve” – public sector customers in New York State and specifically our local government and higher education customers. Together, we drive business outcomes that exceed customer expectations, foster strategic relationships, and create a culture of learning and technical excellence.

Your Impact

As a Solutions Engineer, you will play a critical role as a technical pre-sales engineer for a subset of our customers. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage deeply with our customers. You will collaborate with Account Executives, integrated team members, partners, and the business entities of Cisco to deliver exceptional business outcomes.

  • Lead and participate in high-impact customer engagements such as Tech Days, Executive Briefings, and other events.
  • Build executive relationships and champions within accounts through trust, business acumen, and technical strategies.
  • Partner with Services Account Executives to drive full lifecycle adoption of our solutions and position our CX offerings.
  • Influence the future of our portfolio by participating in advisory boards, tiger teams, and providing customer feedback.
  • Champion a culture of learning and coaching while continuously investing in your personal professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years of industry experience, with experience as a pre-sales solutions engineer.
  • CCNA-level experience with the ability to achieve the CCNP Enterprise certification within 12 months of joining Cisco.
  • Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies such as routing, switching, wireless, collaboration, datacenter, or cloud solutions.
  • Ability to travel to customer meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

  • CCNP or CCIE certification or equivalent.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Experience presenting complex technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences, including CxO-level executives.
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Knowledge of the Cisco partner ecosystem
  • Competitive knowledge of the IT industry
  • A track record of consultative selling.
  • Experience in IT Architecture or Operations

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.

Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!

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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