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About the role
Partner seamlessly with your Account Executive to run your territory as a unified business unit. Co-own account planning, opportunity targeting, and revenue growth. Serve as a trusted technical consultant across Cisco’s entire portfolio, including Enterprise Networking, Security, Observability, Collaboration, AI Infrastructure, Agentic Ops, and Automation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in technical consulting, customer-facing solutions architecture
- Possession of at least one active, verified industry certification (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, AWS/Azure certifications, Security+ or equivalent)
- Documented technical competence in core networking, security protocols, and cloud architecture environments
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a minimum of 4 years of documented equivalent practical technical experience
More about this role
Candidate MUST reside or be willing to relocate to the Orange County, California area.
Meet the Team
In Commercial Sales, we operate at the intersection of technical excellence, rapid innovation, and strategic partnership. We succeed because we listen deeply, anticipate market shifts, and deliver transformative customer outcomes. Our culture relies on trust, continuous growth, high EQ, and cross-functional collaboration. We are seeking a proactive, highly technical, and AI-first Solutions Engineer to step in and co-own our business in the region.
Your Impact
As a Solutions Engineer (SE), you will partner directly with an Account Executive to act as the “CEO & CTO” of your assigned territory. You will co-lead account strategy, translate complex architectural concepts into clear business value, and build deep trust with customer stakeholders—from hands-on engineers to C-suite executives.
You are an innovator and a daily user of modern AI. You leverage vibe coding, custom agents, and automated workflows to accelerate work, uncover deep customer insights, and demonstrate real-world value. Representing Cisco’s full end-to-end portfolio, you will guide customers through technical...
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