Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

As a Solution Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating Cisco's leadership by acting as a trusted technical advisor and solution architect. Your expertise will be crucial in translating service provider objectives into comprehensive, impactful architecture and solution strategies across Cisco s diverse portfolio. Serve as the technical lead within the account team, building trusted advisor relationships with senior IT and business leaders.

• Own the end-to-end technology vision and architecture, spanning Service Provider networks, Data Center, Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity and AI driven operations.
• Lead the design of large-scale, highly scalable Data Center, Enterprise Networking architectures, aligned with future autonomous networking models.
• Lead AI-driven network transformation initiatives, including:
  • Applying AI/ML and LLM models to network operations, assurance, planning, and optimization
  • Positioning Agentic AI for closed-loop decision making, intent execution, and self-healing networks
  • Integrating AI capabilities across transport, Data Center, cloud and cybersecurity domains
• Articulate and demonstrate the business impact of AI on network efficiency, cost optimization, resilience, and customer experience.
• Lead network automation and orchestration strategy, with deep expertise in DNA Center, Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Intersight and Cisco Crosswork Automation portfolio
• Collaborate with account teams, product leaders, and executives to influence roadmaps, investment decisions, and long-term transformation strategy.
• Develop and present high-impact technical proposals, architectures, and demonstrations.
• Drive proof of concepts (POCs), pilots, and solution validation to accelerate decision-making and adoption.

Desired Candidate Profile

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ year s of proven experience in presales, consultative, or solution architect roles, demonstrating a proven presales track record in designing and deploying solutions, particularly in routing, switching, data center and cloud.

• Technical expertise in:
  • Scalable, AI-ready Data Center architecture including compute, storage solutions (Cisco or 3rd party), data center networking, Cisco ACI
  • Enterprise network architectures using Cisco routing, switching and wireless solutions, SD-WAN, SASE, modern AI Ops/ML Ops, and programming/scripting capabilities.
  • Service provider network architecture spanning Access, transport, Data center, and Internet with related technologies.
• Strong AI and automation expertise, including:
  • Applied understanding of AI/ML models for networking use cases such as assurance, optimization, planning, and predictive operations
  • Architectural or hands-on knowledge of LLM-based systems for operational insights, automation, and decision support
  • Experience designing or positioning Agentic AI frameworks to enable closed-loop, intent-based, and autonomous network operations
• Strong understanding of Cisco technologies and architecture, with proven cross-architecture experience to translate client objectives into comprehensive solutions across Cisco s full portfolio.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences, coupled with strong executive-level communication skills.
• Solid experience engaging directly with customers, applying consultative selling techniques, understanding financial pain points, and aligning solutions with customer business models to drive value realization and adoption.