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Solutions Engineer - US Commercial, San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid)
Cisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Solutions Engineer – US Commercial, San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid)
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This hybrid role is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area with a 30% travel requirement to local client sites.
Meet the Team As we continue to uphold our standard of excellence in Global Enterprise Sales, we embrace outstanding innovation as a tremendous opportunity for growth. We succeed because we listen to our customers and anticipate their needs as the market shifts and technology transitions accelerate. Our customers are versatile and agile, adopting technology fast to compete aggressively and grow their business. Our culture is one of support and empowerment.
Your Impact Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) with experience in Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration, Security, Automation, and Cloud. The SE 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. The SE will partner with our Account Managers in a pre‑sales technical function, showcasing Cisco solutions, providing customer presentations, performing technical demonstrations, creating BoMs, and running proof‑of‑concept activities. The SE will 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 keep current, the ideal candidate’s interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills should evoke passion and confidence.
Including the above, the SE will perform the following functions:
Technology solution consultant to the customer and the Cisco account team
Leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists
Collaborate closely with the Account Manager on account planning activities
Educate the customer on Cisco differentiation, creating demand
Set a brand preference for Cisco
Align Cisco’s product and services capabilities to the customer’s business drivers
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of industry‑related experience
Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in the technology area of emphasis is required
Knowledge of Cisco's solutions and networking fundamentals
Preferred Qualifications
CCNP, CCDP, VCP, or similar vendor certification preferred
Customer intimacy skills
Pre‑sales experience preferred
Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience
Message to Applicants Applying to Work in the U.S. and/or Canada The starting salary range posted for this position is $220,300.00 to $277,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. See the Cisco careers site for more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non‑exempt employees
One paid day off for the employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and four paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non‑exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area: $220,300.00 – $319,200.00
Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State: $210,000.00 – $304,300.00
For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided above include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time‑off program to meet local requirements.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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This hybrid role is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area with a 30% travel requirement to local client sites.
Meet the Team As we continue to uphold our standard of excellence in Global Enterprise Sales, we embrace outstanding innovation as a tremendous opportunity for growth. We succeed because we listen to our customers and anticipate their needs as the market shifts and technology transitions accelerate. Our customers are versatile and agile, adopting technology fast to compete aggressively and grow their business. Our culture is one of support and empowerment.
Your Impact Cisco is seeking a Solutions Engineer (SE) with experience in Enterprise Networking, Data Center, Collaboration, Security, Automation, and Cloud. The SE 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. The SE will partner with our Account Managers in a pre‑sales technical function, showcasing Cisco solutions, providing customer presentations, performing technical demonstrations, creating BoMs, and running proof‑of‑concept activities. The SE will 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 keep current, the ideal candidate’s interpersonal, presentation, and troubleshooting skills should evoke passion and confidence.
Including the above, the SE will perform the following functions:
Technology solution consultant to the customer and the Cisco account team
Leverage an array of Cisco technology, services, and support specialists
Collaborate closely with the Account Manager on account planning activities
Educate the customer on Cisco differentiation, creating demand
Set a brand preference for Cisco
Align Cisco’s product and services capabilities to the customer’s business drivers
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of industry‑related experience
Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in the technology area of emphasis is required
Knowledge of Cisco's solutions and networking fundamentals
Preferred Qualifications
CCNP, CCDP, VCP, or similar vendor certification preferred
Customer intimacy skills
Pre‑sales experience preferred
Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or relevant experience
Message to Applicants Applying to Work in the U.S. and/or Canada The starting salary range posted for this position is $220,300.00 to $277,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location, market conditions, job‑related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. See the Cisco careers site for more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus one floating holiday for non‑exempt employees
One paid day off for the employee’s birthday, paid year‑end holiday shutdown, and four paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non‑exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non‑sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area: $220,300.00 – $319,200.00
Non‑Metro New York State & Washington State: $210,000.00 – $304,300.00
For quota‑based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided above include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non‑exempt, will participate in a unique time‑off program to meet local requirements.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Cisco by 2x.
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San Francisco, CA .
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