Cisco Security Sales Engineer
As a Cisco Security Sales Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, bridging the gap between complex security challenges and Cisco's innovative portfolio to protect our customers' digital environments. You will partner with Account Managers to execute strategic sales plans, conducting technical discovery sessions to identify pain points and define business requirements. By delivering compelling technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts (POCs), you will highlight the value of Cisco Security solutions. Furthermore, you will design and architect comprehensive solutions across Network, Cloud, Endpoint, and Security Operations, providing ongoing expertise from initial engagement to successful deployment. Ultimately, you will maintain deep knowledge of the evolving threat landscape to offer proactive counsel and empower organizations to thrive in the AI era.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of experience in a technical sales, systems engineering, or technical customer-facing role within the cybersecurity domain.
- Experience applying security principles, protocols, and technologies (e.g., Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, SIEM, SASE, Zero Trust, SD-WAN).
- Experience designing and implementing complex security architectures.
- Experience performing technical troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCIE Security, CCNP Security, or equivalent).
- Experience articulating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
- Consultative selling experience with a track record of building long-term customer relationships.
- Experience with cloud security platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS security models.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and staying ahead of emerging security threats and technologies.
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.
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.