Solutions Engineer-Public Sector, Western Canada Apply (https://jobs.cisco.com/jobs/Login?projectId=1446657) + Location:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada + Area of InterestEngineer - Pre Sales and Product Management + Compensation Range206900 CAD - 264900 CAD + Job TypeProfessional + Technology InterestPortfolio + Job Id1446657 **The application window is expected to close on 22/August/2025.Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.** **Location: Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Vancouver metro area.** **MEET THE TEAM** Cisco's vision is to change the way the world works, lives, plays, and learns. We made the Internet what it is today. In the Agentic AI era, our vision is even more relevant today than ever. You will be joining a team of Cisco presales Solutions Engineers covering Canada Public Sector West. These technically skilled, solutions-focused individuals build positive relationships, understand customer needs and deliver innovative, effective outcomes. Your groundbreaking ideas impact everything; here that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. Seize the opportunity to work with a close-knit group of forward-thinkers and technical problem-solvers, delivering impactful results for Cisco’s Canadian Public Sector customers in Western Canada! **YOUR IMPACT** The SE role is a technical sales professional who provides technical guidance to the customer, delivering solutions based on Cisco’s product and services portfolio. Your job will be to bring the full power of Cisco to solve problems for customers in British Columbia’s public sector. We are confident that the Solutions Engineer role provides you with unlimited opportunity to succeed at Cisco! Our team values support and empower you to grow yourself and your customers. In this role you will; + Consult, influence, and design solutions that enable our public sector clients to achieve their desired business and operational outcomes. + Partner with your Account Executives as a pre-sales technical associate, showcasing Cisco technologies, giving customer presentations, defining the Cisco solution and preparing proposals, and running proof of concept activities. + Meet with customers to understand their key business needs and what problems are holding them back. + Collaborate with other team members on the strategy, map out the technology solution, and roadmap the journey from where your customer is to where they intend to be. + Employ your technology proficiency and ability to learn quickly to stay at the forefront of technology. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** + 5+ years of experience with Cisco or similar technologies; with track record of architecting and implementing Cisco solutions in large organizations. + Strong business sense, executive presence, and clear communication with technical and business leaders. Understands Cisco competitors and can explain Cisco’s advantages. + Knowledgeable about Cisco products and technologies in key areas, including networking, security, data center, unified communications & collaboration, or data platforms & observability. + Experienced with large IT environments, especially public sector; holds a professional Cisco (e.g. CCNP) or equivalent industry certification. + Resides in Vancouver and comfortable with daily hybrid in-person and virtual work. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience working with or selling into Public Sector accounts (Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Healthcare, Education, Utilities). + Experience with advance technologies such as AI/ML, Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), or specific Cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP). + Outstanding presentation skills – ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences. + Strong customer intimacy skills and a proven track record to build long-term relationships. **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. **Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:** When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees haveaccess (https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/careers/we-are-cisco/benefits-and-perks.html) to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.