Meet the Team
The Solutions Engineering team is responsible for designing, implementing, and driving Cisco's Digital Resilience strategy for some of India's leading enterprises and strategic partners. We help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture by delivering innovative security architectures that enable secure connectivity, Zero Trust, cloud security, and cyber resilience.
As a trusted technical advisor, you'll work closely with Cisco Sales, channel partners, and customers to design, position, and implement Cisco's industry-leading Security portfolio while enabling partners to build long-term technical capabilities and deliver secure business outcomes.
Your Impact
As a Partner Solutions Engineer – Security, you will serve as the trusted technical advisor for strategic partners, driving technical strategy, solution development, and partner enablement across Cisco's Security portfolio.
Responsibilities include:
Build and manage trusted technical relationships with strategic partners, serving as their primary security advisor.
Design and present end-to-end Cisco Security architectures aligned with customer business and cybersecurity objectives.
Lead technical workshops, customer presentations, demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (POCs) focused on Cisco Security solutions.
Develop Partner Technical Business Plans and drive technical readiness across Cisco's Security portfolio.
Enable partners through technical training, architectural guidance, and best practices across Cisco Security technologies.
Collaborate with Cisco Sales, Partner Account Managers, Channel Leaders, and Security Specialists to identify and drive strategic opportunities.
Stay current on cybersecurity trends, competitive technologies, and emerging threats to influence partner strategy and customer security transformation.
Support partners throughout the sales lifecycle, from opportunity qualification to post-sales technical guidance.
Provide product and market feedback to Cisco Business Units to influence future product enhancements and solution positioning.
Demonstrate business value and ROI by aligning Cisco Security solutions with customers' digital resilience and security transformation initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum 8+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Technical Pre-Sales, Security Consulting, Network Security, or Security Architecture.
Cisco certifications such as CCNA, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, or equivalent security certifications are highly preferred.
Strong hands-on expertise designing, positioning, and implementing Cisco Security solutions, including:
Cisco Secure Firewall (Firepower/FTD)
Cisco Secure Access (SASE)
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Duo
Cisco Secure Endpoint
Cisco Secure Email
Cisco XDR
Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)
Secure Service Edge (SSE)
Zero Trust Architecture
Strong understanding of enterprise security architectures, network security, cloud security, identity and access management, and secure access technologies.
Experience working with Channel Partners, System Integrators, or Value-Added Resellers (VARs) to drive technical enablement and customer engagements.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience delivering executive presentations, customer workshops, technical demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (POCs) focused on cybersecurity solutions.
Strong understanding of Digital Resilience, Zero Trust, SASE, SSE, Cloud Security, Identity Security, and AI-driven Security architectures.
Experience integrating Cisco Security solutions with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
Knowledge of automation, orchestration, and security APIs using tools such as Python, Terraform, or Ansible.
Excellent consultative selling, stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive decision-makers.
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.
Skills Required
- 8+ years experience in Solutions Engineering, Technical Pre-Sales, Security Consulting, Network Security, or Security Architecture
- Hands-on expertise designing, positioning, and implementing Cisco Security solutions (Secure Firewall Firepower/FTD, Secure Access SASE, Umbrella, ISE, Duo, Secure Endpoint, Secure Email, XDR, Stealthwatch, SSE, Zero Trust)
- Strong understanding of enterprise security architectures, network security, cloud security, identity and access management, and secure access technologies
- Experience working with Channel Partners, System Integrators, or Value-Added Resellers (VARs) to drive technical enablement and customer engagements
- Cisco certifications such as CCNA, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, or equivalent security certifications
- Experience delivering executive presentations, customer workshops, technical demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (POCs)
- Experience integrating Cisco Security solutions with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Knowledge of automation, orchestration, and security APIs using Python, Terraform, or Ansible
- Strong consultative selling, stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills
- Knowledge of Digital Resilience, Zero Trust, SASE, SSE, Cloud Security, Identity Security, and AI-driven Security architectures
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
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