Solutions Engineer – Federal

🔥 13 hours ago

🌲 North Carolina, Maryland, +1 more states – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $218.6k - $286.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Serve as primary technical authority, trusted advisor, and pre-sales architecture lead for designated U.S. Federal Civilian Agencies • Build relationships with agency CIOs, CISOs, and lead architects • Design, validate, and defend end-to-end multi-tier network and security architectures • Ensure architectures align with OMB M-22-09 Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and post-quantum cryptography readiness requirements • Lead hands-on Proof of Value trials, live demonstrations, and competitive architectural bake-offs • Author technical specifications, architectural diagrams, and compliance matrices for federal RFIs, RFPs, and task orders • Partner with Federal Account Executives on deal strategy across GSA, SEWP, and agency-specific contract vehicles • Educate federal engineering teams on Infrastructure-as-Code, REST APIs, Python tooling, and telemetry frameworks • Advance Day-0 to Day-2 operational efficiency and federal mission modernization

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of related technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or senior enterprise consulting experience supporting complex network architectures • Active professional- or expert-level Cisco certification in good standing: CCNP Enterprise/Security or CCIE • Hands-on pre-sales architecture expertise across Enterprise Route/Switch and SD-WAN, including Catalyst 9000, Nexus 9000 NX-OS, Catalyst 8000 SD-WAN, BGP, OSPF, and EVPN/VXLAN • Proficiency in Cisco Integrated Security and Zero Trust solutions, including ISE, Secure Firewall/FTD, Duo Security, Umbrella, and SASE/SSE • U.S. citizenship required • Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust or Secret clearance • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline preferred, or equivalent practical experience • Active CCIE preferred • Direct experience supporting U.S. Federal Civilian Government Agencies preferred • Knowledge of federal acquisition frameworks including SEWP and GSA preferred • Experience with Cisco ThousandEyes, Splunk, and Catalyst Center preferred • Understanding of FedRAMP High/Moderate, FIPS 140-3, and OMB M-22-09 preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • Paid parental leave • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Basic life insurance • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • Paid birthday day off • Paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid personal wellness days • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees • 80 hours of sick time on hire date and each January 1st thereafter • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans

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