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Job Description:

  • Serve as a trusted technical and business advisor to Public Sector customer executives,
  • Lead strategic discovery sessions and design thinking workshops
  • Architect comprehensive, end-to-end solutions
  • Own the technical strategy and solution narrative across the full sales cycle
  • Orchestrate virtual teams of specialists, partners, and engineering resources
  • Drive long-term customer success by aligning technology investments with business transformation

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in a technical sales, solutions engineering, business solutions architecture, or enterprise architecture role
  • 8+ years of experience designing and articulating complex, end-to-end architectures within enterprise environments
  • Deep knowledge of Cisco's portfolio, including networking, security, AI, cloud, and observability
  • Proven success in consultative, outcome-based selling and value engineering
  • Experience translating business outcomes into technical strategies, architectures, and actionable execution plans
  • MBA and CCIE strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong executive presence
  • Experience facilitating design thinking workshops, discovery sessions, or collaborative solution-development engagements
  • Self-starter who thrives with autonomy
  • Experience delivering compelling customer presentations
  • Experience developing multi-year technical strategies, transformation roadmaps, and cross-architecture solutions

Benefits:

  • medical, dental and vision insurance
  • a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • paid parental leave
  • short and long-term disability coverage
  • basic life insurance
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
  • 1 floating holiday
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
  • paid year-end holiday shutdown
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness
  • non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time
  • exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
  • additional paid time away may be requested for critical family issues
  • optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
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