Solutions Engineer - NY Metro Select

The preferred location for this position is in the NY City metropolitan area.

You will work in the NY Metro team along with a dedicated team of Systems Engineers who partner with Account Managers. We work with partners and customers to ensure the best possible solution. We have a wide range of interests outside of work, but we all love technology. You will work as a Solutions Engineer on our Commercial Select Sales Team. In this role, you will cover accounts in a pre-sales technical role. You will be able to gain access to the full palette of Cisco technologies and applications in the exciting go-to-market and enterprise technologies area. In addition to applying your technological proficiency and learning quickly to stay current, you'll use your interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills to evoke passion and confidence with your customers. Your excellent understanding of the technologies and the direction/trends in the consolidation of IT technology will be invaluable to our team!

Responsibilities:

Perform technical presentations to decision makers and influencers

Qualify new opportunities and work with the extended team to go after these opportunities

Establish relationships and collaborate with internal resources such as Business Units, technical specialists, architects etc..

Ensure go-to-market and enterprise technologies technical initiatives are tied into the customer's strategy and goals

Focus on contributing to the long-term success of your customers

Ability to learn quickly and stay current with the latest business and technology innovations in enterprise

Minimum Qualifications:

At least 5+ years Cisco product experience

2+ years of strong operating experience in more than one of the following areas of specialization: Enterprise portfolios including Catalyst, Nexus, Meraki, Routing, Security and Webex Collaboration.

Demonstrated (2-3 years) understanding of company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Preferred Qualifications:

Related pre-sales experience in a high technology environment

In-depth knowledge of baseline SE skills and in-depth knowledge in more than one area of specialization

BS/BA or equivalent

Cisco Certification: CCNP/CCIE Enterprise

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