Solutions Engineer - Service Provider at Cisco Nigeria

Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Solutions Engineer - Service Provider

Job ID: 1438838
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Professional
Technology Interest: Service Provider
Area of Interest: Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management

Your Impact

• Solutions Engineers at Cisco are customer-focused technical sales professionals who provide high-level technical support and guidance to the customer. 
• You’ll collaborate with the account teams to recommend and develop appropriate solutions. 
• You will also work closely with internal peers, such as Customer Experience and architecture teams, to translate business requirements into a technology roadmap, and identify and illustrate business, market, and technology trends to discover and drive future opportunities for our customers with Cisco.
• You will conduct technical presentations, demonstrate Cisco products and solutions, set up demonstrations, and explain features and benefits to the customers. 
• As an advisor to the customer, you will design and configure products to meet specific customer needs. You will gain access to and work with a wide palette of Cisco solutions, including Networking, Data Center, Security, Workplace Solutions, and Automation.
• You will need to master the relationship of Cisco solutions to programmability, cloud-native systems, public and private cloud deployments, and Artificial Intelligence.

Who You Are

• With an engineering education and background, you should excel in presenting technical architectures, solutions, and products to key customer decision-makers, ranging from Managers to Directors and above. 
• You should be comfortable presenting to both small and large audiences.

Requirements
Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• 5+ years related experience.
• Understand customer business drivers and how to map these to a customer network platform.
• Understand the networking industry, including keeping updated on products and solutions.
• Understand Service Provider/Telco business and the drive to transform into Techco with a focus on Cloud and AI.
• Technical consulting skills, including the ability to define trade-offs, ask probing questions, and incorporate Cisco solutions into a broader technology environment.
• Ability and readiness to travel internationally. 

Our preferred requirements for this role are:

• Pre-Sales experience.
• Service Provider/Telco experience.
• Cisco product experience or significant experience in key competitor offerings in the technology area of emphasis.
• CCIE preferred or equivalent work experience and technical acumen.
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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