Systems Engineer

Job Description

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a customer-focused technical sales professional who will provide pre-sales support to our customers and Account Team. The Systems Engineer will be providing an architectural perspective across Service Provider and Enterprise Networking portfolio using knowledge of the Cisco Products as well as his / her technical specialization. He / she will collaborate with the Account Managers and Sales Specialists and will be reaching out to additional resources (e.g. consulting specialists, demo labs, etc.) to recommend, develop, and propose appropriate customer solution and services offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

Working with Account Teams and Partners to qualify new opportunities.

Meet customers and Partners with Account Teams to define contract technical success metrics, solutions, and models.

Define customer business problem in a technical context

Define solution options and articulate the benefits of a Cisco solution

Develop the technical response to RFPs or the technical elements or approach for the proposal, including products, solutions, software, and services.

Lead and develop PoC, use resources such as demo labs, including presentation and documentation of test results

Lead presentation of Cisco solutions to customer, including white-boarding and presentation of technical material. Use additional resources as needed (e.g. CSE, TSA, etc.)

Ensure minimal / no post sales time by advancing requests and outstanding questions to appropriate post-sales organization (Partner, TAC, CA)

Develop expert understanding of technological capabilities and limitations of key competitors

Actively develop technical, professional and sales skills

Who You'll Work With

Cisco Systems is looking for a pre-sales Systems Engineer to join our Technical Sales team in Moscow to support our fast growing business! In this role you will work very closely with our Account and Partner sales teams to support them in explaining, structuring and helping to sell our key offerings as well as providing the best in class technology expertise to our customers.

Who You Are

Should you be interested in this Systems Engineer job opportunity, you should come with a passion, energy, and tenacity to work across Cisco Portfolio. In addition to a technical skills and the ability to learn quickly as well as knowledge of current technology trends, your social, presentation and troubleshooting skills come as very important for this role!

You should bring:

• An understanding of Enterprise Networking technologies (WAN/ LAN and Wireless). Knowledge in Software Defined Networking would be an advantage.

• Good knowledge of Security architectures and/or products would be welcome.

• Programming experience in Python and/or other modern programming languages is welcome.

• An understanding and being conversant about company, competitors, technologies, solutions, product strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats is a very important for this role

• Past work experience in a pre-sales role would be an advantage

• Cisco Portfolio knowledge and Certificates from Cisco or other IT vendors are very much welcome

• Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or related disciplines is must.

• Fluency in English and Russian combined with an excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and strong presentation skills

• Very good interpersonal skills combined with capability of building trust relationships internally and at our customers

• A high sense of ownership, coupled with a strong focus on achieving results

• Great teammate, willing to help others and prepared to ask for help when necessary

Why Cisco

At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference.

Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays and learns, but our edge comes from our people.

We connect everything – people, process, data and things – and we use those connections to change our world for the better.

We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more – from Smart Cities to your everyday devices.

We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities.

Be you, with us!

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