Director, Solutions Engineer

Cisco
New York, Austin, San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 320,600 - 407,100 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Strategic thinking","Executive communication","Influence"]

Lead Cisco Security’s global Solutions Engineering technical cohort (Principal and Distinguished Security Solutions Engineers) as a player-coach who multiplies technical strategy and evangelizes next-generation security. Partner with Business Unit and Sales leadership to translate business goals into a cross-architecture roadmap, govern product influence through real-world feedback, and drive adoption of secure networking innovations. Manage headcount, budget, and measurable outcomes while engaging executive customers and partner ecosystems.

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Job Summary

Lead Cisco Security’s global Solutions Engineering technical cohort (Principal and Distinguished Security Solutions Engineers) as a player-coach who multiplies technical strategy and evangelizes next-generation security. Partner with Business Unit and Sales leadership to translate business goals into a cross-architecture roadmap, govern product influence through real-world feedback, and drive adoption of secure networking innovations. Manage headcount, budget, and measurable outcomes while engaging executive customers and partner ecosystems.
Location: New York, Austin, San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with Business Unit and Sales leadership to define technical initiatives that optimize market share and translate business goals into a cross-architecture roadmap.
  • •Govern and influence product direction by ensuring real-world insights from the Distinguished/Principal team inform product features, improvements, and GTM roadmaps.
  • •Lead the technical strategy for emerging secure networking and cross-architecture technologies and mobilize teams to build demos, POVs, and workshops.
  • •Foster continuous learning and technical excellence to solve ambiguous, high-stakes customer problems.
  • •Manage headcount, budget, and resource allocation to align to highest-value opportunities with measurable success metrics.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 320,600 - 407,100 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience leading highly impactful, global technical sales teams.
  • •Lead, motivate, and influence Principal/Distinguished Solutions Engineers with autonomy, innovation, and evangelism.
  • •Deep cyber security expertise across enterprise, agentic, cloud, and security operations solutions (e.g., SASE, Hybrid Mesh Firewall, Identity, SIEM/SOAR).
  • •Demonstrated ability to lead deeply technical, consultative discussions in front of large audiences across partner ecosystems.
  • •Ability to translate technology into business impact and drive strategic, analytical process improvement while thriving in ambiguity.
Experience:CybersecurityTechnical sales
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering or Computer Science
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipStrategic thinkingExecutive communicationInfluence
Tech Stack:SASEHybrid Mesh FirewallSIEMSOARAIAgentic security

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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