Solution Engineer - Abu Dhabi UAE

As a Solutions Engineer, you will be a key technology advisor supporting one of Cisco’s most strategic public sector accounts—a forward-thinking organization leading advancements in AI, cloud computing, and national digital infrastructure. In this high-impact role, you will collaborate closely with account teams and customer stakeholders to design and deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions that align with national transformation goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical lead within the account team, building trusted advisor relationships with senior IT and business leaders.
• Translate client objectives into comprehensive architecture and solution strategies across Cisco’s full portfolio.
• Develop and present high-impact technical proposals, architectures, and demonstrations.
• Drive the design and delivery of solutions in networking, data center, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI domains.
• Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams to align Cisco innovation with customer needs.
• Support proof of concepts (POCs), pilots, and solution validation to accelerate decision-making and adoption.
• Lead technology workshops and executive briefings that articulate Cisco’s value and vision in the public sector context.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

We are looking for a technically strong, customer-focused engineer with 10+ years of experience in enterprise or public sector solution design and delivery.

• Proven experience designing and deploying complex solutions across networking, cloud, data center, and security technologies.
• Strong understanding of Cisco technologies and architectures.
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Solid experience engaging directly with customers in pre-sales, consultative, or solution architect roles.
• The candidate must be based in the UAE, as the role is located in Abu Dhabi. Candidates should either already reside in Abu Dhabi or be willing to relocate.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in Arabic is a strong advantage.
• Regional experience in the UAE or broader Middle East.
• Cisco certifications (e.g., CCNP, CCIE) or equivalent vendor credentials.
• Experience working with public sector or government entities.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for innovation and applying technology to solve national-scale challenges.
  
  

Why Cisco

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Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!

Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!