Solutions Engineer- Security

Meet the Team You will be part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in our Global Security Sales Organization GSSO responsible for driving the success of Cisco s Security Portfolio and focusing on protecting Customer Application Environments across on-prem and cloud platforms Our mission is to democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone Your Impact As a key player in the team you will have the opportunity to influence the security landscape by crafting tailored solutions that address specific customer needs This role offers the excitement of working with cutting-edge technology and the fulfillment of building long-lasting relationships with customers You will Provide guidance and assist account teams in building solutions to address specific customer security needs Understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions Create present and document technical solutions to customers partners and prospects Lead technical consulting and upper-level management presentations Drive major account opportunities while enabling local account teams to maintain long-term ownership Minimum Qualifications Minimum of 5 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 2 years in Security specialization Email Security IDS IPS AV Firewall Advanced Malware Protection Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science or a related field Proven track record of successful quota achievement Strong knowledge of cybersecurity concepts technologies and best practices Industry certifications such as CISSP CISM or CCSP are preferred Preferred Qualifications Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills Commercial awareness and strong communication skills Highly motivated self-starter who excels without day-to-day management Experience with Cisco security technologies and programming languages such as UNIX shell Perl or C Willingness to travel and work from a home office WeAreCisco 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 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