CyberSecurity Solutions Engineer - LATAM

Job Description

Flexible with home office, and frequent visits to customer sites are encouraged

Meet the Team

You will be part of an outstanding technical pre-sales team in our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO). Together we build for the future by crafting solutions for complex problems. That’s why we’re the most loved and trusted name in security.

Our mission is democratizing security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We’re redefining security from the ground up by solving the world’s most pressing geopolitical challenge — safe, secure information access. We engineer our business to enable customers to address their ever-evolving security challenges.

Your Impact

You will be responsible for driving the success of Cisco’s Security Portfolio, focusing on Customer Application environment protection (on-prem or any cloud). You’ll be working with technology specialists to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer-specific needs, and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings.

You will:

• Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions
• Understand and articulate Cisco’s architecture and services within security technologies
• Build and perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations to customers partners and prospects
• Drive identified major account opportunities (i.e. technical consulting, upper-level management presentations, and Cisco technology solutions) while allowing local account teams to maintain long-term ownership

Minimum Qualifications

• Consistent track record of leading high-value IT security projects
• Experience in administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking, and a detailed understanding of network security
• 4 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 2+ years focused in Security, with demonstrable experience with:
• Network Security - Next Generation Firewall, VPN, IDS/IPS, NAC, NDR and Network Segmentation
• Secure Services Edge (SSE) - Secure Web Gateway (SWG), DLP, CASB and ZTNA.
• Strong communication skills in English
• Travel required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies, NAC, NDR, Network Segmentation
• Strong communication skills in Spanish
• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred
• Desirable experience with Cisco security technologies
• Programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl, C, Python, and operating systems Linux, Windows and MacOS, and K8s
• Expert level certifications: CCIE Security, Splunk certified, Cloud Architect Professional Certified, CISSP Certified, CCNA
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): experience with SD-WAN + SSE
• Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, and Response: experience with AV, EDR, IR, XDR, SIEM, SOAR
• Cloud Security and Application Security: cloud networking and security expertise, knowledge with CSPM, CNAPP, WAF, API Security, and Workload protection

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.