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Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer - GES Premier Apply ( + Location:Offsite, Iselin, New Jersey, US + Alternate LocationEastern US + Area of InterestEngineer - Pre Sales and Product Management + Compensation Range220900 USD - 292400 USD + Job TypeProfessional + Technology InterestSecurity + Job Id1444955 The application window is expected to close on: 7/10/25 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Successful candidate will be located in the Northeastern US **Meet the Team** You will are part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), responsible for driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio and focusing on protecting Customer Application Environments no matter where they live (on-prem / any cloud). Our mission is simple: democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We're redefining security from the ground up by solving the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge - safe, secure information access. We engineer our business to enable our customers to easily address their ever-evolving security challenges. We invest in growth and learning opportunities and encourage our people to never stop learning. We cultivate collaboration and believe in being recognized (and rewarded!) for hard work. We champion a healthy work-life balance. Together we build for the future by designing simple solutions for complex problems. And that's why we're the most loved and trusted name in security. **Your Impact** You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology. You are a true teammate and love to learn. Being a self-starter, our SEs act as an industry domain authority, and strive to help Cisco make customers for life. 25% travel required. You will provide guidance and assist Security Sellers and Account teams within the territory in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco security product solutions, setting up demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing and configuring products to address specific customer security needs. You will form relationships with our customer's key decision-makers, positioning Cisco security solutions aligned accurately to their requirements. As an advisor to the customer, you'll be working with technology experts to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer-specific needs, are prepared to lead all technical aspects of pre-sales activities, and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings. You are a self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies and tactics that improve Cisco's opportunity with a customer environment, position and promote the partner and customer value proposition for Cisco security architecture, articulate Cisco's product and business strategies, and create the demand that makes deals happen! **You will:** + Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions for large enterprise accounts + Provide guidance and assist account teams within the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs + Understand business requirements for a customer base and be able to translate them into technical requirements + Understand and articulate Cisco's architecture and services within security technologies + Create, present, and document technical solutions + Perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations for customers partners and prospects + Drive identified major account opportunities (i.e. technical consulting, upper-level management presentations, and Cisco technology solutions) **Minimum Qualifications:** + Minimum of 5 years of technical sales, pre-sales or customer facing technical experience + 3+ years in Security specialization experience with technologies such as Cloud Security, AI Security, Network Security (IDS/IPS, Firewall and Segmentation), Endpoint Security, Secure Access, Email Security and / or Advanced Malware Protection technologies + Hands on experience with one or more of these Cisco Security Products (or their competitive equivalent): **Preferred Qualifications:** + History of successful quota achievement. + Commercial awareness and solid presentation and interpersonal skills. + Experience with whiteboard discussions that transform customer requirements into security solutions + Familiarity with large enterprise environments and ability to correlate goals and expand discussions across complex and interconnected user groups. + Knowledge of public clouds such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. + Knowledge of AI and Large Language Model (LLM) security. + Ability to demo / POV any of these Cisco Security products (the more the better): + Experience with administering security for a company (e.g. purchased and deployed Cisco security products as a customer) is a plus. + Experience with incident response is a plus. + Experience with APIs and scripting languages a plus. + Proven track record of supporting technical and high-value IT security projects. + Highly motivated self-starter who does not need day-to-day management + BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred + Travel required, Home office based **\#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! **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees haveaccess ( to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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