Solutions Architect - Presales (Cisco)

Pre‑Sales & Solution Design

• Work closely with Sales, Partners, and Customers to understand business and technical requirements
• Design end‑to‑end Cisco solutions including:
• Enterprise Networking (Switching, Routing, Wireless)
• Security (Firewalls, Cisco ISE, Duo, Umbrella, Secure Access)
• SD‑WAN, Cloud, and Data Center solutions
• Create High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), and BoQ / BoM

Cisco Technology Expertise

• Strong understanding of Cisco Networking and Cybersecurity products
• Experience with VLAN design, segmentation, inter‑VLAN routing, redundancy, and high availability
• Cisco Meraki solutions (MX, MS, MR) – deployment and dashboard management
• VPNs (Remote Access and Site‑to‑Site), SD‑WAN, network expansion and scaling
• Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), ISE, Umbrella, Duo, Secure Service Connect (SSC)
• Network monitoring using SNMP, ManageEngine, and similar tools

Customer Engagement & Proposals

• Prepare and respond to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs
• Create techno‑commercial proposals, compliance matrices, and scope documents
• Conduct solution presentations, demos, PoCs, and technical walkthroughs
• Support deal qualification, BOQ presentation, and deal ID creation
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers and partners

Collaboration & Delivery Readiness

• Coordinate with Professional Services and delivery teams for deployment readiness
• Work with Cisco Account Teams, TAC, and OEM support for solution validation
• Maintain solution documentation and technical artifacts
• Mentor junior pre‑sales engineers as required