Solutions Engineer- SLED East
 Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
 United States, D.C., Washington | |
 Nov 18, 2024 | |
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Application window expected to close on 11/23/24What You'll DoWe are seeking a Solutions Engineer to join our dynamic sales team, covering SLED accounts. As an SE, you will drive the adoption of our AI solutions across various industries. You will identify potential clients, understand their specific needs, and provide tailored AI solutions that enhance their business operations. This role requires a deep understanding of Data Center Compute & Networking. As a Cloud and AI Infrastructure Solutions Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating the success of the Cisco Field Sales teams in selling the full suite of Cloud and AI infrastructure solutions. You will help them position data center virtualization and systems architecture solutions effectively against competing offerings. You will be passionate about presales engineering activities, demonstrating solutions and architectures in Cloud and AI infrastructure. Who You'll Work WithThe Cloud + AI Infrastructure team delivers one scalable strategy with local execution for data center customer transformation and growth. We are the worldwide go-to-market compute and data center networking engine gathering market transitions and allowing sellers to expand growth for customers and Cisco. Alongside our colleagues, Cloud & AI Infrastructure builds the sales strategy, activates sellers and technical communities, and accelerates selling.Who You AreYou will build awareness, fostering education and driving energy for AI with both internal and external team members, partners, etc. You will also act as a link between technical teams, account teams, executives, partners/customers. In addition, you will show case AI solutions/products, its potential and promote its tactical and technical responsibilities. You will play an important role in the design, development and promotion of AI Solutions and address challenges. You will need to travel as needed to meet with clients and attend industry events.Minimum Qualifications:6+ years knowledge of any combination of Datacenter, Storage, Compute, Apps, Big Data, Converged Infrastructure, AI infrastructure or Data Center Networking experience 6+ years of Technical Pre-Sales Experience: Proven experience in technical pre-sales, specifically in designing and selling datacenter solutions while effectively communicating the value to clients.Seeking significant experience with end-to-end architecture/design work across multiple technology areas for DC and hybrid cloud solutions. Public, hybrid and private cloud computing and architecture experience along with Virtualization or X86 Architectures or Operating SystemsExperienced in the design and/or deployment of Data Center solutions including traditional DC standalone design, VXLAN fabric-based architectures.Experience providing consumable documentation of standard methodologies for deployment around application acceleration, automation/management efficiencies, enterprise edge, and/or AI/ML solutions.Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree is a plus. Knowledge and understanding of networking protocols and technologies. Excellent presentation skills - ability to deliver engaging workshops to both technical and non-technical audiences on AI topics AI experience with Nvidia, IBM, Microsoft, Dell, NetApp, HPE, and/or other AI vendors In-depth understanding of language models, including but not limited to GPT-3, BERT, or similar architectures. Expertise in training and fine-tuning LLMs using popular frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face Transformers. Experience in deploying LLM models in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises infrastructure. Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker or equivalent experience) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) for scalable and efficient model deployment. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.Why Cisco? #WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most exciting of times. 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