Solutions Engineer

Location: Must be based in or within a commutable distance to Sydney

Work Authorisation for Australia: Must be authorised to work in Australia without requiring sponsorship now or in the future

Meet the Team
The Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data centre customer transformation and growth. We are the worldwide go-to-market compute and data centre networking engine gathering market transitions and allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.

Your Impact
Want to work in a dynamic, fast-growing team and be engaged in Cisco's AI-Ready Data Centre opportunities?

We are seeking a Solutions Engineer to join the newly formed ANZ Compute and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure (CAI) team. In this role you will be responsible for developing technical relationships with our NSW Enterprise customers; your ultimate aim: to become a trusted advisor who not only consults on technical design and architectures but influences technology transformation decisions and direction.

As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer, you will work closely with various account teams to discover, define, develop and design Compute and AI Infrastructure solutions to meet customer's business needs. 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. As a bonus, you will work with outstanding people in product development and collaborate with peers to teach and enable the greater ANZ presales organisation. You will need to travel as needed to meet with clients and attend industry events.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of technical presales experience selling Compute, Storage and Data Centre Switching.
• Deep understanding of Data Centre network and Compute architectural designs.
• Deep knowledge of Data Centre enterprise applications, virtualisation technologies and operational toolsets.
• Excellent presentation skills - ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience; advanced degree is a plus.
• Cisco Certifications (CCNA, CCNP or CCIE)
• Knowledge of Cisco Nexus, ACI and UCS solutions.
• Understanding of AI architectures and infrastructure products.
• Experience designing Converged infrastructure and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions.
• Proficiency with automation tool sets (Ansible, Terraform) with a strong focus on DC switching and compute.
• Foundational software development skills e.g. Python
• Demonstrates proactive leadership with a team-oriented attitude.
• Self-starter who can lead opportunities without close supervision
• Hold a continuous learning philosophy, able to navigate ambiguity and complex customer challenges.
• Cultivates relationships within multiple layers of an organisation and promotes an "I can" attitude.
• Creative problem solver who enjoys asking "imagine if…" questions and is willing to take calculated risks.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Why Cisco

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.