Cisco
Solutions Engineer - Remote Columbia, SC
Columbia, South Carolina, US · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$233kDetected 2 hours ago
AWSTerraformSalesExcelTCP/IPCiscoBGP/OSPFCommunicationCritical Thinking
About the role
- The application window is expected to close on: 07/26/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
- This role needs to be located in Charlotte, NC or Columbia, SC only.
- No relocation will be offered at this time.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Account Executives to drive business and growth opportunities
- Enable technology capabilities internally with Portfolio Account Teams and externally with our partners.
Requirements
- 5+ years of proven experience sizing and designing Routing, Wireless and Switching deployments both On-Prem and Cloud Based.
- 5+ years of developed skills and knowledge in networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, LISP) network segmentation technologies (VRF, MPLS, ZeroTrust, SDA, 802.1x, Adaptive Policy), and network management.
Nice to have
- Pre-sales experience
- Typically requires BS/BA (preferably EE/CS) or equivalent
- Can work under pressure with minimum supervision.
- Customer-focused attitude.
- Cisco and non-Cisco Certifications a plus (CCIE, CCDE, CCNP, DevNet, AWS, Google, Terraform)
- API and programmability knowledge is a plus
- #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
- Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential.
Compensation
- The starting salary range posted for this position is $184,500.00 to $232,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benef
Benefits
- Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.
- Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.
Company info
- Performing product demo and Proof of Concept (PoC) labs
- Maintaining competitive knowledge to strategically position Cisco's products and services
- Following market transition and industry trends to anticipate customer needs
- Aligning cross-functionally to various business entities and teams across the company
- Challenger mindset willing to help customers with complex/challenging digital transformation opportunities
- This is a pre-sales, technical role passionate about architectural selling covering customers from all verticals and segments in the America's.
This listing is sourced directly from Cisco's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.