Solutions Engineer, US Commercial - Houston, TX

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  • Location:
    Offsite, Houston, Texas, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management
  • Compensation Range
    184900 USD - 232900 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking
  • Job Id
    1447106
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The application window is expected to close on August 22, 2025.

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

 

Meet the Team 

You will get the opportunity to work with some of our very best accounts in the Texas Gulf Coast region as an Account SE. You will join a team that has a phenomenal culture of inclusiveness, customer obsession, operational precision, giving back and, most importantly, having fun together!

You will join the strongest pre-sales team in the world and peer with Account Managers and Sales Specialists who are invested in your success.


Your Impact

We are looking for a Solutions Engineer (SE) with Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration, Security, Automation, and Cloud background. The SE role is a customer focused technical sales professional who ensures that technical information and guidance is provided to the customer, delivering meaningful outcomes based on Cisco’s product and services portfolio. You will partner with your Account Managers in a pre-sales technical function, showcasing Cisco solutions, providing customer presentations, performing technical demonstrations, creating BoM’s, and running proof of concept activities. SE’s partner, consult, influence and design solutions to allow the customer to meet their desired outcomes. In addition to technology aptitude and the ability to learn quickly and stay current; the ideal candidate's interpersonal, presentation and troubleshooting skills should evoke passion and confidence.



Minimum Qualifications: An experienced Solutions Engineer with a solid background in one or more of our key technical pillars: Data Center & Cloud, Enterprise Networks, Collaboration, Security and IoT. Partner with our Account Managers in a pre-sales technical role, promoting and showcasing Cisco solutions. You thrive on architecting solutions that resolve real world business problems. Years of demonstrable experience enable you to deliver technical presentation in the morning and to articulate the business relevance of the solution to the C-Suite over lunch. Gain access to the palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets. In additional to technological proficiency and the ability for accelerated learning you know the latest, you have social, presentation, interpersonal and can solve for problems that evoke passion and confidence.

 

Preferred Qualifications:Several years of networking\security\data center industry related experience as well as Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area.

Pre-Sales experience required.

Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

CCNP CCDP or similar vendor Certification Highly Regarded.

A strong multi-domain skillset across Collaboration, Campus and Branch Networks, Security, Data Centre and Cloud and IoT is also useful.

Network Automation using API's and Python is a plus.

Excellent written and oral interpersonal skills.

Ability to work effectively and cover for a teammate in a pinch.

Strong analytical skills: ability to assess a problem and resolve with an effective course of action.

 

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you.

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We take on whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is central to our purpose (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions....Less


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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