Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer - Channels Service Provider

The application window is expected to close on: May 16th 2025

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

We have an exciting Cybersecurity Solutions Engineering role open in our Global Channels organization focused on our top Service Providers! You will be a highly motivated, entrepreneurial-minded sales professional who has a real passion for delivering elite technology and services that protect our customers from the network to the endpoint to the cloud. As part of your DNA, you are a bold, self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies and tactics that maximize Cisco's opportunity within the customer environment, position and promote the partner and customer value proposition for Cisco's Security Architecture, articulate Cisco's product and business strategies, and build the demand that makes deals happen!

Why Cisco Security

Cisco delivers intelligent cybersecurity for the real world, providing one of the industry's most comprehensive advanced threat protection portfolio that is integrated, pervasive, continuous and open. Cisco's threat-centric approach to security reduces complexity while providing unmatched visibility, continuous control and advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum -- before, during and after an attack. In addition to having the right market conditions, capabilities, products and services, we need the right people to take us there.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco Security solutions.
• Responsible for security sales growth of your assigned service providers.
• Provide guidance and assist service providers in scaling services created on Cisco Security.
• Work with partners to enable their pre and post sales engineers to be successful throughout the sales process, including winning through product demos and proof of value deployments.
• Provide specific solution/technology/product consulting, technical and sales support for opportunities.
• Understand business requirements for service providers and be able to translate them into technical requirements.
• Understand and articulate Cisco's architectures and services within security technologies.
• Perform high-level and in-depth technical presentations; primarily for partners, with opportunities to work with customers and prospects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical sales or pre-sales experience
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in selling security solutions, including firewalls, endpoint security, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), application security, network security, and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) or Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems.
• Experience managing and winning technical and high value IT security projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent highly preferred.
• Previous experience working at a service provider or supporting a service provider preferred.
• Successful quota achievement preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver compelling presentations and effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels, resulting in increased client satisfaction and successful project outcomes.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, consistently demonstrating initiative and drive to achieve objectives.
• Desirable experience includes delivering training courses, prior experience with Cisco or competitive security technologies, experience with programming languages such as Python.

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