Solutions Engineer
Cisco Open · verified Sep 29, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Cisco. Bangalore · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Coordinate technical people and resources across every opportunity in your assigned accounts
- Shape architectures spanning Cisco software, services, SD-WAN, MPLS, LAN, Cloud, UC, and Security
- Guide configuration, validation, design, and implementation for complex telecom and ICT solutions
- Work with account managers and internal teams to match customer needs with competitively positioned solutions
- Explain Cisco’s technical distinction to customers while building relationships across engineering, partners, and business units
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree plus at least eight years in related engineering or technical sales work
- Deep knowledge of Cisco’s multi-domain portfolio across networking, cloud, unified communications, and security
- Experience consulting on complex solutions from configuration through technical validation and delivery coordination
- A track record managing technical activities, resources, and evaluation milestones through a structured sales process
Who this fits
You’ll suit a field-based technology consulting role that combines architecture, technical sales, and account collaboration. The position fits someone comfortable coordinating Cisco teams, partners, customers, and account managers around complex solutions. It is based in Bangalore, India.
From the employer
Meet the Team:
Join our dynamic Solutions Engineer team at Cisco, where you will collaborate with seasoned professionals dedicated to driving technical sales perfection and improving customer engagement. Together, we innovate and deliver cutting-edge solutions that empower our customers and partners to achieve their business goals. Be part of a supportive environment that fosters growth, teamwork, and impactful contributions to Cisco’s success.
Your Impact
As a Solutions Engineer you will orchestrate involvement of all technical activities and resources, holding accountabilities for all opportunities within assigned account(s) and provide architectural perspective across the Cisco product portfolio, including software and services.
Technical sales professional serving as a Technology/Product/Solution consultant.
Technical orchestrator for an array of Cisco resources, primary responsibility for ensuring successful completion of each pitstop from a technical perspective in the lifecycle selling motion.
Provides technical information and design/implementation guidance in concert with Cisco Architecture Seller team(s).
Collaborates with the Account Manager on the customer account plan(s), jointly ensuring customer success.
Work with internal teams to orchestrate right solutions against customer requirements with competitive positioning
Educate customer on Cisco differentiation and establish technical leadership of Cisco as a brand.
Field role that serves as a Technology expert across solutions preferably within a multi-domain architecture approach.
Build relationship with Engineering Teams, field teams, architecture team, Business Units (BUs), Partners and customers.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of related engineering/technical sales experience, or an advanced degree (Master's or PhD) with related experience.
Deep proficiency across Cisco’s multi-domain portfolio, including SD-WAN, MPLS, LAN, Cloud, Unified Communications (UC), and Security, to provide comprehensive architectural perspectives.
Proven experience serving as a technology consultant, handling the configuration, technical validation, and end-to-end orchestration of complex telecom and ICT solutions.
Demonstrated ability to manage all technical activities, resources, and evaluation milestones within a structured, value-driven sales lifecycle.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep understanding of major cloud computing platforms, with specific expertise in Cisco’s cloud portfolio to design scalable, secure, and cost-effective multi-domain solutions.
Ability to build highly tailored technical architectures that counter competitive technologies and clearly demonstrate Cisco’s brand differentiation to clients.
Hands-on experience using network automation and orchestration tools to optimize deployment, management, and operational efficiency across network and collaboration solutions.
Strong track record of building technical relationships across diverse teams, including Engineering, Account Management, Business Units (BUs), and external Partners.
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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