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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Engineer - **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc. - **Location:** Knoxville, TN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $188,500.0 - $238,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Splunk, Cisco - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18214933?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18214933%2FSolutions-Engineer-Tennessee-Knoxville ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience in solutions engineering, pre-sales engineering, technical consulting or a comparable customer-facing technology role. * Experience designing and positioning enterprise solutions across multiple technology areas, such as Enterprise Networking, IoT, Security, Splunk, AI, Data Center, Cloud, Automation and Collaboration. * Experience leading technical discovery, solution-design presentations, demonstrations, workshops or POC activities for enterprise customers. * Experience translating customer business priorities into technical strategies and engaging with technical and business stakeholders. * Ability to travel within the Americas and participate in global customer or team meetings across time zones, based on business requirements., * Cisco certification such as CCNP, CCIE or an equivalent industry-recognized technical certification. * BS/BA (EE/CS) or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Technical expertise in Security and IoT solutions, including their application within complex enterprise environments. * Experience supporting large automotive, manufacturing, or similarly complex customer environments involving multiple stakeholders, locations, or technology domains. * Ability to communicate complex technical concepts as clear business outcomes and collaborate effectively across cultures, functions and geographic regions. ## Description As a Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, connecting the customer's business priorities and technical requirements with secure, scalable solutions across Cisco's portfolio. You will develop cross-architecture solutions covering Enterprise Networking, AI, Security, Splunk, IoT, Data Center, Cloud, Collaboration and Automation to deliver meaningful business outcomes. You will partner with Account Executives, Solutions Engineers, architects, specialists, Customer Experience teams, partners and global account stakeholders across multiple countries and time zones. With a proactive and consultative approach, you will simplify complex requirements, create preference for Cisco, and deliver a consistent One Cisco experience. Your success will be demonstrated through trusted customer relationships, effective solution designs, technical wins, and contributions to sustainable account growth. Your responsibilities will include: * Engagingdirectly with customer technical leaders, architects and decision-makers to understand business challenges and become a trusted technical advisor. * Translatingbusiness and operational priorities into technical requirements and cross-architecture solutions aligned with measurable customer success criteria. * Collaboratingwith global and regional account teams to develop account sales strategies, identify opportunities and drive key customer engagements. * Leadingtechnical discovery, solution design, presentations, demonstrations, workshops and proof-of-concept activities. * Positioning Cisco's differentiation, business value and developing competitive technical strategies to build customer confidence and preference for Future-Proofed Workplaces, AI-Ready Data Centers and Digital Resilience solutions. * Coordinatingspecialists, partners and Customer Experience resources to provide a seamless experience throughout the sales cycle. * Representingcustomer requirements within Cisco and sharing relevant insights with product, engineering, services and support teams. * Maintaining expertise across Cisco technologies, particularly AI, IoT, Security and Splunk, and using industry trends, competitive insights and AI-enabled tools to provide informed customer recommendations. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Building the Nervous System of AI - Michael Kagan (NVIDIA)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2133-building-the-nervous-system-of-ai-michael-kagan-nvidia) ## Related Articles - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere)