About this role
Meet the Team
We seek for a Systems Architect with broad experience in Networking, Collaboration, Data Center, Security, Software Defined Technologies and software for observability and AI to partner with our Public Sector Federal Account Executives in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco product solutions-setting up demonstrations and explaining features and benefits to customers-and designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.
The Team Gain access to the broad palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets.
In additional to technological aptitude, and the ability to learn quickly and stay current, the ideal candidate's interpersonal, presentation and troubleshooting skills evoke passion and confidence.
Your Impact
Direct account and partner responsibilities for Public Sector accounts.
Keep up-to-date on relevant competitive solutions, products and services.
Provide technical and sales support for accounts in assigned territory.
Experience in leading Government bids/RFPs
Perform technical presentations for customers, partners and prospects.
Assist with the development of formal sales plans and proposals for assigned opportunities.
Actively participate as a specialist on assigned Virtual Team and provides consultative support in their area of specialization to other Systems Engineers.
Minimum Qualifications
- +7 years-related experience.
- Cisco product experience or relevant experience in key competitor offerings in technology area of emphasis required.
- Pre-Sales experience required.
- Typically requires BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.
- CCNP, CCVP, CCIE or Data Center Certifications are strongly encouraged.
- Knowledge and demonstrated operating experience in one of the following area's of specialization: Unified Communications, Video, Campus LAN & WLAN, WAN, SD-WAN, Security, BYOD architectures, Data Center Technologies, Big Data, Analytics, SDN, Server Architecture, Virtualization, Programmability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills
- Ability to work effectively and add value as a team member.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge and consultative skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills: ability to assess a problem and determine an effective course of action.
- Availability to travel up to 20% to customer sites and corporate offices.
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.