Networking Solutions Engineer at Cisco in North Carolina

Networking Solutions Engineer Location: RTP, North Carolina, US The application window is expected to close on: 05/05/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. The application window is expected to close on: 5/5/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. Location: U.S. Remote, not the following states: NY, CA, CT, WA, CT, NJ, MD, DC,VA 10% Travel required, Home office based Meet the Team You will be part of Cisco Global Virtual Engineering (GVE) team. GVE is composed of highly motivated, talented, and customer-centric engineers and architects, focused on supporting Cisco SMB and Mid-Market Customers, along with providing support for aligned Partners. GVE operates as a global organization, offering the opportunity to build a broad human network beyond your immediate team. Your Impact: As a Networking Specialist Solution Engineer, you'll work closely with Cisco Partner Account Executives and Selective Partners in a pre-sales technical capacity, tackling complex challenges in designing, qualifying, and positioning Cisco's industry-leading solutions along with enabling our Partner Community on latest Cisco Solutions. With primary focus on Networking Architecture, the role requires you to provide both transactional and consultative selling along with collaborating across teams of Cisco Sellers & partners. Technical Expertise: Act as trusted advisor to customer and Selective Partners by showcasing expertise in Core Cisco Secure Networking portfolio including but not limited to Routing, Switching, WLAN & Security technologies. Customer & Partner Engagement: Lead the technical sales process, designing and presenting relevant solutions based on identified requirements. Deliver compelling technical presentations, enablement sessions, address complex product inquiries from customers & partners Pre-sales Activities: Tasks like technical presentations, Solution Demos, Bill of Material Creation and providing technical proposals are standard for this position. Services & Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, sharing technical insights and best practices to foster ongoing innovation. Continuous Learning: Commit to continuous learning to stay current with emerging technologies and maintain relevant skill sets to support our customers and business objectives. Minimum Qualifications Minimum of 3-5 years of presales experience in a technical role or technical sales experience Proven customer-facing experience in presales or consulting Strong knowledge and background in Networking products and technologies Knowledge of and work experience with Enterprise Routing, Switching and Wireless technology Ability to articulate and differentiate Cisco's Networking Portfolio Preferred Qualifications Industry Certifications like CCNA, CCNP(Enterprise), CCNP (Wireless). Working towards any industry led certification. Basic understanding of either of Cisco Collaboration, Security, CAI (Cloud and AI) solutions and/or Network Programmability will be added advantage. Exceptional written, verbal, listening, and presentation skills 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. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $134,300.00 to $171,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations) 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $146,800.00 - $213,100.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $141,300.00 - $205,100.00 * For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. Additional Locations: Austin, Texas, US, Alpharetta, Georgia, US, Boulder, Colorado, US, Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, Atlanta, Georgia, US, Boise, Idaho, US