Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer - Federal Canada

Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer - Federal Canada

Location: Alternate Location, Canada

Area of Interest: Engineer - Pre Sales and Product Management

Compensation Range: 215900 CAD - 258100 CAD

Job Type: Professional

Job Id: 1432352

What You'll Do:
We are seeking a Solutions Engineer to join our dynamic sales team. As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure SE, you will drive the adoption of our C&AI Infrastructure solutions across the Canadian Federal Government. You will identify potential use cases, understand specific needs, and provide tailored solutions that enhance their business operations. This role requires a deep understanding of Data Center Networking and Compute.

Who You’ll Work With:
As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the success of the Cisco Field Sales teams in selling the full suite of Cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. You will help them position data center virtualization and systems architecture solutions effectively against competing offerings. You will be passionate about presales engineering activities, demonstrating solutions and architectures in Cloud and AI infrastructure.

Who You Are:
The SE role is a technical sales professional who provides technical guidance to our customers, delivering purposeful outcomes based on Cisco’s product and services portfolio. You will partner with your Account Executives as a pre-sales technical pathfinder, showcasing Cisco technologies, giving customer presentations, defining the Cisco solution and preparing proposals, and running proof of concept activities. You will meet with customers to understand their key business needs and what problems are holding them back. You will collaborate with other federal team members on the strategy, map out the technology solution, and roadmap the journey from where your customer is to where they intend to be. You will employ your technology proficiency and ability to learn quickly to stay at the forefront of technology. Your interpersonal, presentation and technology skills will provoke passion for, and confidence in Cisco.

Minimum Qualifications:
• 6+ years knowledge of any combination of Datacenter Networking, Storage, Compute, Big Data, and Converged Infrastructure. Seeking significant experience with end-to-end architecture/design work across multiple technology areas for DC and hybrid cloud solutions.
• 2+ years of experience in a pre-sales or customer facing consulting role.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of networking protocols and technologies.
• Secret or Top-Secret clearance (candidates without clearance must be able to be cleared).

Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equal experience. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Data Center or Enterprise Networking CCIE certification highly desirable.
• Excellent presentation skills – ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Based in Canada’s National Capital Region.

Why Cisco?
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely. We tackle whatever challenges come our way, support one another, and grow together.