Leader, Solutions Engineer

The application window is expected to close on: 08/14/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Candidate must be located on the East Coast, US for consideration. Client travel is required within the region. Meet the Team We have an exciting opportunity to join our leadership team as a senior Solutions Engineering Leader for our GES East Security Team! We are searching for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial-minded technical sales leader who has a passion for delivering elite technology and services to protect our customers using capabilities delivered from the network, endpoint, and SaaS offerings for any cloud. This is an ideal position for someone who has validated leadership skills and related industry and technical expertise, to drive success with their team and regional peers. This role requires an ambitious, self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies, articulate Cisco’s business value and technical capabilities, and drive the activities that makes deals happen.

In this role as a Security Solutions Engineering Leader, you will work closely with customers, partners, and regional leaders in the Global Enterprise segment, to develop and execute sales strategies that drive growth within the region. As part of the leadership team, you will partner with Security Sales Leadership and demonstrate both technical and business excellence, to meet revenue goals in the region. As a technical leader, you will lead and mentor a highly motivated sales engineering team that has a passion to bring transformative technology to life for our customers and partners. You and your team will develop solutions using the breadth of our Cisco security portfolio for any environment using our Identity, Cloud, Network, and XDR capabilities. You are responsible for the recruitment and development of your team, as well as performance management and development of them, to position Cisco's security solutions effectively against competitive offerings and be trusted advisors for our customers and cross-functional teams.

7+ years of experience in pre-sales engineering 5+ years of working knowledge of the Cisco portfolio, and demonstrated knowledge of the Cisco Security portfolio Working knowledge of the Splunk portfolio and ability to articulate its value alongside Cisco Security capabilities 3+ years of experience managing a team of engineers and/or technical sales professionals Demonstrated experience aligning go-to-market initiatives to trends in the Security industry Ability to articulate security architecture integrated with other technologies (cloud, networking, datacenter) Preferred Qualifications Pre-sales engineering leadership or equivalent Cybersecurity pre-sales experience A consistent track record of high performance and strong leadership skills BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred Knowledge of cyber security trends in the market and customer space, including new products and solutions Strong collaboration, influencing and facilitation skills, have proven ability to influence and lead outside of organization and across roles and functions Ability to provide thought leadership to customers and partners based on short and long-term business and industry drivers. Strong executive presence and proven ability to present strategic information to a wide range of audiences 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