Associate Solutions Engineer - CSAP - France

Overview

Position: EMEA Associate Solutions Engineer – France (Associate Pre‑Sales Engineer)

Target Start Date: March1,2027.

Year1 training location: Amsterdam; Year2 location: France– Paris.

Your Impact

• Month1–3 (Amsterdam Hub): Participate in immersive boot‑camp training and foundational technical skill‑building.
• Month3–12 (Amsterdam Hub): Complete three rotational assignments for real‑world technical sales experience.
• Beyond12months: Transition into a Solutions Engineer role in France, discovering, demonstrating, and designing solutions for complex customer challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Cisco Associate Sales Representatives to provide technical solutions that drive business outcomes.
• Expand expertise across Collaboration, Security, Networking, and Cloud, bridging technical requirements to business value.
• Use advanced learning platforms and artificial intelligence to design technical solutions and improve decision‑making.
• Build strong AI skills by participating in an AI‑first mandate, using AI to automate and innovate engineering.
• Support program growth by earning industry‑standard certifications and preparing for elite technical sales opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold a technical degree (Engineering, CS, STEM) or have real‑world technical curiosity demonstrated via a home lab, certification, or side project.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Legally authorised to work in the hiring country, no sponsorship required.
• Willing to relocate to Amsterdam for the 12‑month training.

Preferred Qualifications

• AI‑native mindset with high learning agility; passion for networking and software (Java/Python) and eagerness to use AI to automate and innovate engineering.
• High emotional intelligence; ability to navigate a matrix‑based organization, influence stakeholders, and collaborate within a hub‑based cohort.
• Analytical resilience, maintaining focus and creativity when solving sophisticated technical hurdles or translating complex requirements into tangible business value.
• Confident communicator who can deconstruct 'black box' technologies into simple, persuasive narratives for diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Industry‑standard certifications earned during the program.
• Opportunity to transition to a Solutions Engineer role and build a global technical sales career.
• Mentorship from experienced Cisco Sales Associate Program alumni.
• Exposure to cross‑functional teams and real‑world technical sales scenarios.

Cisco is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.