Networking Solutions Engineer, Global Enterprise Sales - MO

Cisco

Location

Clayton, Missouri, United States

Vacancies: 1

Posted: 29-07-2025

Salary: $194,000 to $244,400

Experience: 5 to 9

Skills: sizing and designing Routing, Wireless, and Switching deployments across Cloud, On-Prem, and Hybrid environments,competitive networking products (e.g., HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet)

Description:

The application window is expected to close on: 8/15/2025 NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Meet the Team Join Cisco’s Americas Global Enterprise Sales team, where we are passionate about redefining next-generation network solutions for people, applications, and things. Our team is dedicated to helping customers transform and modernize their networks with secure, intelligent campus and infrastructure solutions, while collaborating across business units to deliver innovation and digital resiliency Your Impact As a Networking Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal pre-sales technical role, working directly with key decision-makers and internal partners to showcase Cisco Networking products and solutions. You will help customers achieve their business outcomes by designing and configuring secure network architectures, leading demonstrations and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) labs, and providing expert guidance on advanced observability, automation, and AI-driven capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to influence Cisco’s customer strategies and contribute to their digital transformation. Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities Design and configure secure networking solutions (Routing, Switching, Wireless, Automation) to meet specific customer requirements Lead RFP responses, product demonstrations, and Proof-of-Concept labs Maintain deep product and solution knowledge, including competitive positioning Monitor market and industry trends to anticipate and address customer needs Minimum Qualifications 5 years demonstrated ability in sizing and designing Routing, Wireless, and Switching deployments across Cloud, On-Prem, and Hybrid environments Extensive knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP , BGP , OSPF, EIGRP , LISP) and network segmentation technologies (e.g., VRF, MPLS, ZeroTrust, SDA, 802.1x, SGT, Adaptive Policy) Pre-sales technical experience supporting enterprise customers Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience Ability and willingness to travel up to 35% as needed Preferred Qualifications Excellent communication and presentation skills, comfortable with audiences of all sizes Familiarity with competitive networking products (e.g., HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet) Cisco and non-Cisco certifications (e.g., CCIE, CCDE, DevNet, AWS, Google, Terraform) Experience with API integration and network programmability Strong critical thinking skills and customer-focused attitude, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment 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. Simply put – we power the future. 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. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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