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Solutions Engineer - Cloud & AI Infrastructure
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Solutions Engineer – Cloud + AI Infrastructure
About the Role
We are seeking a Solutions Engineer – Cloud + AI Infrastructure to join our sales team in the UK&I. In this role, you will:
- Help drive the adoption of Cisco’s data center, cloud, and AI-ready infrastructure solutions across industries
- Partner with customers to understand their modernization goals
- Support the design of tailored platform architectures using Cisco’s compute, networking, and cloud-native technologies
- Demonstrate how these solutions accelerate business outcomes for customers
- Bring strong infrastructure foundations and a commitment to becoming a trusted technical advisor
- Translate technical concepts for diverse audiences and deliver compelling public presentations
Who You’ll Work With
The Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers a scalable strategy with local execution for data center transformation and growth. We act as the worldwide go-to-market engine for compute and data center networking, capturing market transitions and enabling sellers to:
- Expand growth for customers and Cisco
- Build sales strategies
- Activate sellers and technical communities
- Accelerate good deals
Who You Are
As a Solutions Engineer, you build awareness and drive energy for platform modernization, cloud-native infrastructure, and AI-ready data centers by engaging with:
- Internal teams
- Partners
- Customers
You act as the crucial link between technical teams, account teams, and partners/customers, focusing on:
- Showcasing infrastructure solutions
- Articulating their business value
- Contributing to architectural discussions
- Designing and promoting modernization solutions
- Solving customer challenges
Travel may be required for customer meetings and industry events.
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Responsibilities
- Shape customer perceptions of modernization trends and how Cisco’s solutions address them
- Collaborate with account teams, engineers, and partners to develop and refine customer-specific designs
- Deliver technical deep dives to educate customers on Cisco’s offerings (e.g., UCS, Nexus, Intersight, HyperFabric)
- Provide hands-on design guidance and remote support for complex deployments
- Demonstrate real-world use cases with Cisco’s technologies to validate business outcomes
- Align customer needs with global sales strategies
- Drive adoption of best practices in cloud-native, AI-ready infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in technical presales, solutions engineering, or hands-on infrastructure roles covering compute, storage, and data center networking
- Hands-on expertise with:
- Virtualization and platform modernization (e.g., VMware/VCF, RedHat OpenShift, Nutanix, KVM, hypervisor migration strategies)
- Enterprise storage platforms (e.g., NVMe, NFS, object storage) with solutions like NetApp, EMC, or comparable
- Deep understanding of:
- Data center networking fundamentals (L2/L3, VXLAN/EVPN, fabric design)
- How compute, storage, and networking integrations enable efficient data centers
- Kubernetes – core concepts, deployment models, and managing containerized workloads
- Proficiency with infrastructure automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform) and version control (Git/GitHub)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field; an advanced degree is a plus
- Exceptional presentation skills to deliver engaging workshops on infrastructure and modernization to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with:
- Cisco’s data center portfolio (e.g., UCS, Nexus/ACI, Intersight, HyperFabric) or comparable competitive platforms
- Cloud-native networking (e.g., Cilium/Isovalent), GitOps workflows (ArgoCD/Flux), Helm, and service mesh
- AI-ready infrastructure including:
- GPU compute optimization, high-performance fabrics (RoCE/InfiniBand)
- AI/ML reference architectures (e.g., Cisco + NVIDIA)
- Storage tailored for AI workloads
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCNP/CCIE Data Center, VMware VCP, CKA/CKAD, or major cloud associate/professional certifications)
- Familiarity with:
- Data center observability and monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ThousandEyes, Splunk)
- Infrastructure security principles (e.g., zero-trust, workload identity, segmentation, policy enforcement)
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Why Join Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing the future of data and infrastructure to help organizations thrive in the AI era. Our legacy of 40 years of innovation delivers solutions that:
- Create intelligent digital connections
- Enhance visibility, security, and insights across digital footprints
- Bridge human and technological collaboration across the physical and digital worlds
You’ll build meaningful solutions with collaborative teams, driving impact worldwide. At Cisco:
- Opportunities to grow and innovate are endless
- Yuri’s teamwork mindset put users — our customers, colleagues, and communities — first
- The global reach of our solutions ensures a profound, far-reaching impact
We are Cisco — where every individual’s ambition drives our collective power.
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