Security Solutions Engineer- Canada

at  Cisco Systems

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• Minimum of 2 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 2+ years in Security specialization experience with Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies
• Successful quota achievement
• Proven track record of managing and winning technical and high-value IT security projects
• Experience in administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking, and a thorough understanding of network security

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent is highly preferred
• Solid presentation and interpersonal skills
• Commercial awareness and strong communication skills
• Highly motivated self-starter who does not need day-to-day management
• Desirable experience with Cisco security technologies, experience with programming languages such as UNIX shell, Perl, or C
• Travel required, Home office based

You will provide guidance and assist Security Sellers and Account teams within the territory in a pre-sales technical role, showcasing Cisco security product solutions, setting up demonstrations, explaining features and benefits to customers, and designing and configuring products to address specific customer security needs. You will form relationships with our customer’s key decision-makers, positioning Cisco security solutions aligned accurately to their requirements.
As an advisor to the customer, you’ll be working with technology experts to craft architectures and configure products to meet customer-specific needs, are prepared to lead all technical aspects of pre-sales activities, and position security solutions effectively against competing offerings. You are an aggressive starter, self-starter with the ability to build executive relationships, develop and execute sales strategies and tactics that improve Cisco’s opportunity with a customer environment, position and promote the partner and customer value proposition for Cisco security architecture, articulate Cisco’s product and business strategies, and create the demand that makes deals happen!