Job Description

What You'll Do

You will provide guidance and assist Security Sellers and Account teams within the territory in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco security product solutions, setting up demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing and configuring products to address specific customer security needs. You will form relationships with our customer's key decision-makers, positioning Cisco security solutions aligned accurately to their requirements.



As an advisor to the customer, you'll be working with technology experts to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer-specific needs, are prepared to lead all technical aspects of pre-sales activities, and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings. You are an aggressive starter, self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies and tactics that improve Cisco's opportunity with a customer environment, position and promote the partner and customer value proposition for Cisco security architecture, articulate Cisco's product and business strategies, and create the demand that makes deals happen! You will:



Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions Provide guidance and assist account teams within the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs Understand business requirements for a customer base and be able to translate them into technical requirements Understand and articulate Cisco's architecture and services within security technologies Create, present, and document technical solutions Perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations for customers partners and prospects Drive identified major account opportunities (i.e. technical consulting, upper-level management presentations, and Cisco technology solutions) while allowing local account teams to maintain long-term ownership

Who You'll Work With

You will be a part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO), responsible for driving the success of Cisco's Security Portfolio and focusing on protecting Customer Application Environments no matter where they live (on-prem / any cloud).

Our mission is simple:

democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We're transforming security from the ground up by solving the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge -- safe, secure information access. We engineer our business to enable our customers to easily address their ever-evolving security challenges.



We believe that impactful work is rewarding work and that our team is at its best when everyone feels empowered to bring their whole self to work. We learn together by hiring for cultural contribution, and recognize that diversity in background and thought are essential to building high-impact teams.



We invest in growth and learning opportunities and encourage our people to never stop learning. We foster collaboration and believe in being recognized. We champion a healthy work-life balance. We're kinder than necessary.



Together we build for the future by designing simple solutions for complex problems. And that's why we're the most loved and trusted name in security.



Who You Are

You are passionate about the customer experience and excited about new technology. You are a true teammate and love to learn. Being a self-starter, our SEs act as an industry domain authority, and strive to help Cisco make customers for life. Minimum qualifications include:



Minimum of 4 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 2+ years in Security specialization experience with Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred Successful quota achievement

Preferred qualifications:

Solid presentation and interpersonal skills Commercial awareness and strong communication skills Highly motivated self-starter who does not need day-to-day management Desirable experience with Cisco security technologies, experience with programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl, or C Proven track record of managing and winning technical and high-value IT security projects Experience in administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking, and a thorough understanding of network security Fluent in German language is preferred Travel required, Home office based

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 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.