Security Technical Solutions Architect

The #1 place to work in the United States is looking for an exciting new Security Technical Solutions Architect position in our Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO)! Our mission is simple: democratize security by making it easy and effective for everyone. We're transforming security from the ground up by solving the world's most pressing geopolitical challenge - safe, secure information access. We engineer our business to enable our customers to easily address their ever-evolving security challenges.
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In this role as a security technical solutions architect, you will provide guidance and assist Account teams within the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs. You'll be working with technology experts to help them 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 maximize ciscoes 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!
Check out the details:
-Serve as the subject matter expert in Cisco security solutions
-Provide guidance and assist account teams within the territory in building solutions to address specific customer security needs
-Understand business requirements for a customer base and be able to translate them into technical requirements
-Understand and articulate Cisco's architecture and services within security technologies
-Create, present and document technical solutions
-Perform in-depth and high-level technical presentations for 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
Requirements:
-Minimum of 8 years of technical sales or pre-sales experience with 4+ years in Security specialization experience with Email Security, IDS/IPS, AV, Firewall, Advanced Malware Protection technologies
-BS/BA (EE/CS) or equivalent highly preferred
-Successful quota achievement
-Proven track record or managing and winning technical and high value IT security projects
-Experience of administering Unix/Linux systems, low-layer (packet-level) IP networking and have a thorough understanding of network security
-Solid presentation and interpersonal skills
-Commercial awareness and strong communication skills
-Highly motivated self-starter that does not need day-to-day management
-Desirable experience (Including press experience) delivering training courses) prior experience with Cisco/Sourcefire security technologies, experience with programing languages such as UNIX shell, Perl or C
-Travel required, Home office based
Why Cisco Security?
Cisco delivers intelligent cybersecurity for the real world, providing one of the industries most comprehensive advanced threat protection portfolios that is integrated persuasive continuous and open. Cisco's threat-centric approach to security reduces complexity while providing unmatched visibility, continuous control and advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum before, during and after an attack.
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The health and safety of Cisco's employees, customers, and partners is a top priority. Our goal is to protect and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection for strong business resiliency during the pandemic. Therefore, Cisco may require new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if the role requires business-related travel, meeting with customers/partners (including visiting third-party sites on behalf of Cisco), attending trade events, and Cisco office entry, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law, and in countries where COVID-19 vaccination is legally required. The company will consider legally required accommodations/exceptions for medical, religious, and other reasons as per the requirements of the role and in accordance with applicable law. Additional information will be provided to candidates about the requirements and accommodation process at the offer time based on region.