Technical Solutions Architect, North|ThousandEyes

  • Location:
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Alternate Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Area of Interest
    Sales - Product
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud and Data Center, Networking
  • Job Id
    1419661

Job role location:  Denmark or Sweden

Who We Are

The name ThousandEyes was born from two big ideas: the power to see things not ordinarily possible and the ability to collect insights from a multitude of vantage points. As organisations rely more on cloud services and the Internet, the network has become a black box they can't understand. Our Internet and cloud intelligence platform delivers the only collectively powered view of the Internet, cloud and SaaS platforms, helping enterprises and service providers work together to identify problems before it impacts revenue, damages brand reputation, or halts employee productivity.

In August 2020, Cisco Systems completed the acquisition of ThousandEyes, which now forms the ThousandEyes Business Unit within Cisco’s Network Services Business Group, and is a foundational component of Cisco’s growing Observability business.

About the Role

We are looking for an outstanding Technical Solutions Architect to join our team of super heroes supporting the Northern European territory. You will have the opportunity to be the customer interface of ThousandEyes within region. You will work closely with the enterprise sales team presenting ThousandEyes in prospective business opportunities; be instrumental in working with prospects during trials and highlight business value; educate prospects, customers and the Cisco sales team on the technology & integration and how it applies to industry trends and business initiatives.

You Will

  • Be located in either Stockholm, Gothenburg or Copenhagen
  • Support the technical sales process being part of a specialist organization
  • Supporting larger sales motions within Cisco
  • Helping Sales team qualify opportunity with ThousandEyes
  • Demonstrate solution to showcase capabilities and use-cases
  • Build and maintain a technical and trusted advisor relationship with Cisco SE communities
  • Support customers & partners during solution evaluation
  • Define scope and define solution deployments
  • Translate technical capabilities into business value & outcomes for customers
  • Participate as a member of the SE community and Technical Solution Architect teams
  • Participate on weekly team meetings
  • Participate in quarter business review sales meetings
  • Present technical topics and successful wins
  • Enable the Cisco Sellers and SE communities
  • Proactively share knowledge and experience with the teams
  • Being a go to person when it relates to ThousandEyes technical questions & support in the region
  • Understand competitive landscape
  • Collaborate with Marketing
  • Support trade shows and networking events
  • Contribute to blog and social media posts
  • Suggest and contribute to white-papers and case-studies
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering
  • Provide solution feedback from first-hand use and customer interaction
  • Provide solution suggestions and improvements to drive solution strategy
  • Participate, drive and provide feedback on internal and external solution beta programs
  • Collaborate and Coordinate with Customer Success in providing a comprehensive hand off to effectively support post-sales activities with the customers

Mandatory Requirements

  • Min. 5 years of working experience
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong understanding of application and network protocols (e.g., HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, BGP)
  • Knowledge of application and network infrastructures
  • Knowledge of SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and SeCaaS
  • Experience with application and network performance analysis solutions
  • Experience with packet analysis of network and application protocols
  • Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Javascript)
  • proven ability and consistent track record in a Technical Sales or related profession
  • A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
  • Fluent in English and Swedish or Danish written and oral, other European languages is a plus
  • Driver license
  • Travel required as applicable within Nordic region (ca. 30-40%)

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We Are Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference. Here’s how we do it.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (30 years strong!) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. An AI/Machine Learning company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box!

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, we give our egos a break, and we give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, we take bold steps, and we take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a commitment to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool.

 
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, plus a day off for their birthday. Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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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