Cisco Networking Pre-Sales Consultant

Turtle and Hughes•Clark, NJ

About The Position

The Cisco Networking Pre-Sales Consultant serves as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal sales teams, translating business requirements into secure, scalable Cisco networking solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong consultative and presentation skills to influence architecture decisions, accelerate sales cycles, and deliver measurable customer outcomes. You will partner closely with account executives, product specialists, and delivery teams to design, position, and demonstrate Cisco networking solutions across enterprise, data center, campus, WAN, wireless, and security domains.

Requirements

Cisco career certifications such as Cisco certified network associate or Cisco certified network professional
Strong hands-on knowledge of Cisco networking technologies, including: Routing & Switching (Catalyst, ISR/ASR) Wireless (Catalyst Wireless, Meraki) SD-WAN and WAN architectures Network security fundamentals (firewalls, segmentation, Zero Trust concepts)
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, QoS, VLANs, VPNs).
Experience designing networks for enterprise, industrial, or mission-critical environments.
5+ years in networking roles, with experience in pre-sales, solutions engineering, or senior network engineering strongly preferred.
Proven ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven sales track record of Meeting or exceeding team sales quota
Consultative mindset with strong business acumen.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for executive audiences.
Strong collaboration skills and comfort working in matrixed teams.
Self-directed, curious, and motivated to continuously learn.

Nice To Haves

Cisco certifications such as CCNP, CCIE (written or lab), or equivalent experience.
Additional certifications (Cisco DevNet, Security, Cloud) are advantageous.
Experience supporting enterprise or public-sector customers is a plus.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary technical advisor during the pre-sales lifecycle, from discovery through solution validation.
Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer business goals, operational constraints, and technical requirements.
Design end-to-end Cisco networking architectures aligned to customer use cases, including: Campus & Branch (Catalyst, Meraki) WAN & SD-WAN (Catalyst, ISR, ASR, SD-WAN) Data Center Networking (Nexus, ACI) Wireless & Mobility Network Security and Zero Trust integration
Map customer needs to Cisco architectures, best practices, and roadmaps.
Partner with sales teams to develop winning technical strategies and differentiated value propositions.
Support RFPs, RFIs, and technical proposals with high-quality architecture diagrams, BOMs, and written responses.
Deliver compelling technical presentations and executive-level briefings.
Act as a technical liaison between customers, Cisco, and internal delivery teams.
Develop and deliver live demonstrations, workshops, and proofs of concept (PoCs).
Articulate the business value of Cisco solutions, including performance, security, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
Address technical objections and competitive positioning with confidence and credibility.
Stay current on Cisco technologies, licensing models, and roadmaps.
Maintain strong awareness of industry trends (cloud networking, Zero Trust, automation, AI-driven operations, OT/IT convergence).
Contribute to internal best practices, reference architectures, and reusable assets.
Support enablement of sales and junior technical staff.