Solutions Engineer in Manchester

Job Summary

Solutions Engineer – Cisco – Manchester, England, United Kingdom

You will provide guidance and assist Security Sellers and Account teams within the Northern UK (Scotland & North of England) 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 accurately to their requirements. As an advisor to the customer, you’ll work with technology experts to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer‑specific needs, lead all technical aspects of pre‑sales activities, and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions
• 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 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) while allowing local account teams to maintain long‑term ownership

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include:

• Proven track record of managing high‑value IT security projects
• Experience in administering Unix/Linux systems, low‑layer (packet‑level) IP networking, and a thorough understanding of network security

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of technical sales or pre‑sales experience with Security specialization (Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies, NAC, NDR, Network Segmentation)
• CCNA or equivalent
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Desirable experience with Cisco security technologies, experience with programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl, C, Python
• Solid presentation and interpersonal skills
• Travel required; home office based

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.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development