Cisco
Solutions Engineer - ORANGE COUNTY
$202K–$308K
Irvine, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in technical consulting or customer-facing solutions architecture; alternatively, the education requirement allows a minimum of 4 years of documented equivalent practical technical experience. Preferred: minimum 5 years of specialized pre-sales engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Technology, or a minimum of 4 years of documented equivalent practical technical experience.
About the job
Partners with an Account Executive to lead territory strategy and deliver Cisco technical solutions, customer engagements, and AI-enabled sales workflows.
What you'll do
- Co-own account planning, opportunity targeting, and revenue growth with the Account Executive.
- Lead technical discovery, solution demonstrations, architectural roadmaps, proofs of value, and Bills of Materials across Cisco’s portfolio.
- Use agentic AI, vibe coding, and automated workflows to build prototypes and improve sales work and customer discovery.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of professional experience in technical consulting or customer-facing solutions architecture.
- At least one active, verified industry certification.
- Documented technical competence in core networking, security protocols, and cloud architecture environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in a specified field or at least 4 years of documented equivalent practical technical experience.
Nice to have
- At least 5 years of specialized pre-sales engineering experience.
- Experience developing AI applications, autonomous agents, and automated workflows using modern AI platforms.
Pay
$202,400.00 to $257,900.00 (base salary); $212,200.00 - $308,300.00 (base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined); $202,400.00 - $296,900.00 (base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined)
Tools
Cisco CCNA/CCNP, AWS, Azure, Security+, agentic AI, vibe coding
AI focus
Integrates agentic AI, vibe coding, custom agents, and automated workflows into sales work; builds prototype applications and streamlines technical discovery.
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