Solutions Engineer
Cisco is hiring a Solutions Engineer in Mumbai, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cisco.
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Solutions Engineer responsible for enterprise network architecture and cloud security solutions with a minor focus on emerging tech.
Meet the Team
The India BFSI team is a truly vibrant organization that covers the diverse set of customers in Enterprise segment. The team closely works with large Banking & Financial customers including few of the TOP 100 APJC customers for Cisco, strategic partners and engineering teams to build solutions around emerging technologies like SDN, High performance data centre networks, Cloud Security and AI. The BFSI customers run highly critical infrastructure responsible for the country’s digital economy and hence the team focuses on strong technical excellence blended with sales acumen. You'll collaborate as part of a disruptive Sales engineering team to turn customer challenges into opportunities for growth and success aligned to Cisco's strategic vision. We offer exhilarating, inspiring, global, high impact, and uniquely broad opportunities for your growth in the organisation.
Your Impact
This role involves end-to-end architecture, design, and recommendation of solutions for Large BFSI customer Accounts using Cisco technologies. It requires developing tailored, innovative solutions to optimize customer’s infrastructure and align with their strategic objectives. The Indian BFSI industry is highly regulated and hence the role demands a fair understanding of the common business challenges as well as the guidelines and regulations framed by the regulators.
The ideal candidate should have 12-15 years of experience in the industry, with a strong background in design and architecture of network infrastructure solutions for enterprise customers with Experience with one or more areas like Secure Networking, Software Defined Network, Cloud Security etc
Minimum Qualifications
· 12+ years of technology presales experience around one or more areas preferably in Cisco routing & Switching, Software defined network, data center network, cloud security or Network Performance and observability.
· Strong understanding of technologies like SDN, SDWAN, SASE etc
· Ability to provide detailed and consumable documentation and standard methodologies for deployment around one or more solutions like large scale branch network infrastructure, private cloud infrastructure, Network & cloud security
· An AI enthusiast, who can combine technical curiosity about AI with a clear focus on measurable outcomes.
· Should be able to articulate and showcase real world examples of how technology can help solve problems and businesses thrive.
· Strong acumen to discover business problems and turn them into POCs, demos with clearly articulated success criteria.
· Excellent presentation skills – ability to value-sell and deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences
· Strong interpersonal relationship and ability to work with cross functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor of engineering degree (ECE/CS) or equivalent
· Technical certifications in any of the areas like Networking/Security/Cloud
· Prior experience in working with large enterprise customers
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives
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.
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