What are the responsibilities and job description for the Solutions Engineer - SLED - South Carolina position at Cisco?
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April 25, 2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Must be located in
South Carolina
Meet The Team
SLED United has a dedication to people and the inclusion of the communities around us. Our technology powers state and local governments, educational institutions, and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices. We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities. The vision of Cisco’s SLED organization (State, Local Government and Education) is to help governments protect, educate, and serve citizens. We serve five distinct market segment verticals: State governments, local/municipal governments, K-12 education, Higher Education (2 and 4-year), and University medical centers. From classrooms to traffic intersections, we connect, secure, and automate critical government and educational missions to improve our communities.
Your Impact
The role of the Solutions Engineer is broad and includes activities such relationship building, discovery, finding opportunities and defining solution options, articulating Cisco’s differentiation and the benefits of proposed solutions, developing and executing proof-of-concept/proof-of-value, creating a technical account plan while influencing the overall account plan, and advocating for customers through adoption and operation of Cisco solutions.
In this role you will gain access to the broad palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets. In addition to technological proficiency and the ability to learn quickly and know the latest, you have interpersonal, presentation, and problem-solving skills that evoke passion and confidence.
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
April 25, 2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Must be located in
South Carolina
Meet The Team
SLED United has a dedication to people and the inclusion of the communities around us. Our technology powers state and local governments, educational institutions, and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices. We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities. The vision of Cisco’s SLED organization (State, Local Government and Education) is to help governments protect, educate, and serve citizens. We serve five distinct market segment verticals: State governments, local/municipal governments, K-12 education, Higher Education (2 and 4-year), and University medical centers. From classrooms to traffic intersections, we connect, secure, and automate critical government and educational missions to improve our communities.
Your Impact
The role of the Solutions Engineer is broad and includes activities such relationship building, discovery, finding opportunities and defining solution options, articulating Cisco’s differentiation and the benefits of proposed solutions, developing and executing proof-of-concept/proof-of-value, creating a technical account plan while influencing the overall account plan, and advocating for customers through adoption and operation of Cisco solutions.
In this role you will gain access to the broad palette of Cisco technologies and applications in a variety of vertical markets. In addition to technological proficiency and the ability to learn quickly and know the latest, you have interpersonal, presentation, and problem-solving skills that evoke passion and confidence.
- Strong understanding of the customer business model in the SLED market segments and common financial difficulties; ability to frame Cisco offerings in terms of business or mission drivers. In addition, understand customer drivers and how to map these to a customer network platform.
- Understand inter-networking industry trends, including new products and solutions and the competitive product and solution landscape.
- Sophisticated knowledge in Switching, Wireless, Routing, Data Centers, Security and Networking Platform Design. An understanding of Collaboration, Security, SDN, server, desktop virtualization, and Artificial Intelligence is also a plus.
- Develop and present compelling cases to customers and maintain expert-level knowledge of all elements
- Showcase Cisco product solutions—setting up demonstrations and explaining benefits to customers while designing and configuring products to meet specific customer needs.
- 4 years of validated experience in sales engineering or equivalent
- Experienced in relevant solution sets, product line specifications, performance criteria, and applications.
- Must reside in South Carolina
- CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCIE preferred or the desire to acquire
- Experience with Cisco products or key competitor offerings in relevant technology areas.
- Ability to work efficiently and contribute as a team member.
- Passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology, with a dedication to customer success.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including significant listening, problem-solving, and presentation abilities
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Salary : $177,000 - $254,900
