Solutions Engineer
Cisco Open · verified Sep 27, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Cisco. Riyadh · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Work with account managers to shape tailored solutions for public-sector clients
- Explain the business, financial, and strategic value of Cisco’s portfolio
- Present technical designs, lead proof-of-concepts, and build architectures across networking, security, cloud, and automation
- Turn client objectives into connected solutions spanning Cisco’s portfolio
- Translate complex technology into clear messages for technical and non-technical audiences
What you bring
- At least ten years in pre-sales, solution design, or systems engineering
- Deep knowledge of Cisco technology or comparable competitor products across networking, security, data center, and cloud
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline
- A record of working directly with enterprise or public-sector customers
- Fluent English and strong executive communication for consultative customer conversations
Who this fits
This role suits a senior pre-sales or solutions professional who can advise Saudi government and enterprise stakeholders. You’ll work in a customer-facing KSA public-sector position alongside account managers. The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
From the employer
Meet the Team
Join Cisco’s Solutions Engineering team in Saudi Arabia, focused on Public Sector—where innovation and impact meet national transformation. As part of the KSA Sales organization, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in technology, partnering with Account Managers and cross-functional experts to design solutions that drive the Kingdom’s digital vision and drive the mega projects in the country. Our team culture thrives on trust, collaboration, and technical excellence, empowering every member to deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers and communities.
Your Impact
As a Solutions Architect at Cisco KSA-Public Sector, you will play a key role in shaping the technology strategies of our Public Sector clients. Working in a pre-sales capacity, you will partner closely with Account Managers to develop tailored, business-driven solutions and articulate the financial and strategic value of Cisco’s portfolio. You’ll deliver technical presentations, lead proof-of-concepts, and design architectures that demonstrate Cisco’s innovation across networking, security, cloud, and automation. Your ability to translate business needs into technology outcomes will position Cisco as a trusted advisor to Saudi Arabia’s government and enterprise stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in pre-sales, solution design, or systems engineering.
- Deep expertise in Cisco technologies or equivalent competitor solutions.
- Strong understanding of networking, security, data center, and cloud domains.
- Proven experience engaging with enterprise or public-sector clients.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- CCIE certification preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced knowledge in SD-WAN, ACI, DNA, SASE, AI, Cloud, Automation, and Digital Transformation.
- Experience with AI/ML, Cloud-Native applications, Kubernetes, and Docker preferred.
- Familiarity with MLOps, AIOps, and and programming/scripting capabilities.
- 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.
- Fluent in English; Arabic proficiency is a plus.
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.
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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