Director, Solutions Engineer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "Meet the Team" (description), "Your Impact", "Minimum Qualifications", "Preferred Qualifications", "Why Cisco?" (benefits?), "Message to applicants..." includes salary range and benefits details. Also "application window is expected to close on: 10/04/2026" - that's metadata, we can put in a short

. We should not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's none. We need sections only when real specific content. So we can have:

Application window expected to close on: 10/04/2026

About the Team

(from "Meet the Team" content)

Your Impact

Minimum Qualifications

(list)

Preferred Qualifications

(list)

Why Cisco?

(description)

Compensation and Benefits

(salary range, benefits details). Since posting includes salary range and benefits, we can create a section. Could be "Pay and Benefits" but we need to use allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. The allowed headings list includes Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can use

Pay

and

Benefits

separately, or combine? The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those exact headings. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have content about team (maybe "About the role"? Actually "Meet the Team" could be "About the role"? But we have "About the role" as a possible heading. Could use "About the role" for team description. Or "About the Team" not in list; better to map to "About the role". Use that. "Your Impact" could be "Responsibilities". Use that. Minimum Qualifications -> "Requirements" or "Qualifications". Since we have both Minimum and Preferred, we could combine into "Qualifications" with sub-sections? But we need to use headings only from list; we can have

Qualifications

and inside include both minimum and preferred as lists? Might be okay. However we also have "Preferred Qualifications" separate; we could still put both under Qualifications with subheadings? But we cannot add extra headings not in list. Could use

Requirements

for minimum, and

Skills

for preferred? Not ideal. Better to have two sections:

Requirements

for minimum qualifications, and

Preferred Qualifications

is not in allowed list but we could treat as "Qualifications" again? Might be considered duplicate heading. The instruction: "use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., not exclusive list, but likely they expect those headings. Safer to stick to those. We can map: - About the role: team description. - Responsibilities: Your Impact. - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (or Skills). But we already used Requirements; we could use Qualifications for preferred. - Benefits: benefits description. - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: maybe not present; we have vacation details etc. That's more benefits. Could include schedule under Benefits? There's no explicit schedule info besides vacation. Could omit Schedule. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include salary range details, benefits details, vacation details, etc. Let's extract: Team description: "The Americas AI Infrastructure and Connectivity (AIC) group at Cisco delivers high-performance, scalable, and energy-efficient network infrastructure and cloud solutions, including Cisco Silicon One ASIC-based routers and AI-ready cloud infrastructure such as Cisco UCS X-Series and Intersight Cloud Orchestrator. Our customers span telcos, cloud providers, large enterprises, public sector organizations, and webscale companies requiring uniform, programmable, and automated network and cloud architectures. Join a dynamic, inclusive team driving innovation at the intersection of AI, cloud, and networking." Your Impact: "As the Director of Sales Engineering for the Americas, you will lead the technical sales strategy and execution, serving as the primary technical voice for Cisco’s AI Infrastructure & Connectivity portfolio. You will influence market direction through thought leadership, drive technical wins via high-stakes validations, and foster a high-performing, inclusive engineering organization. Success in this role means aligning technical vision with business goals, cultivating strategic partnerships, and enabling Cisco’s leadership in AI and cloud-native networking." Minimum Qualifications list: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. - 10+ years of progressive experience in sales engineering, solutions architecture, or technical leadership within networking, data center, cloud-native, or AI/ML infrastructure domains. - Experience managing large, geographically dispersed Sales Engineering or Solutions Architecture teams. - Experience building and maintaining trusted relationships with C-suite executives, industry analysts, and ecosystem partners. Preferred Qualifications list: - Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline) preferred. - Deep technical expertise in AI infrastructure, cloud-native technologies, and data center architectures. - Experience as an industry thought leader, including participation in forums, white papers, and executive briefings. - Strong operational skills in resource allocation, opportunity management, and technical forecasting. - Commitment to talent development, mentorship, and fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and inclusivity. Why Cisco? paragraph: "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. 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." Compensation and benefits: The message to applicants includes salary range: "$298,800.00 to $377,500.00" for US/Canada, plus location-specific ranges: New York City Metro Area $320,600.00 - $468,200.00; Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $307,600.00 - $447,000.00. Also note that for quota-based sales roles, ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Also details about benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with Cisco matching, paid parental leave, short/long-term disability, basic life insurance, restricted stock units, paid time away: 10 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday for non-exempt, 1 paid day off for birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, 4 paid days off for personal wellness, Non-exempt employees receive 16 days vacation accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period, Exempt employees flexible vacation with no defined limit, 80 hours sick time off on hire date and each Jan 1, carry forward up to 80 hours, optional 10 paid volunteer days, etc. Also bonus info for sales plans. We need to include all that. We'll put Pay section with salary ranges (including location-specific). Benefits section with benefits description. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. There's none. We must not include application instructions. There's none. We must not repeat job title. We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

Application window expected to close on: 10/04/2026

About the role

...team description...

Responsibilities

...Your Impact...

Requirements

• ...
...

Qualifications

• ...
...

Benefits

...benefits description...

Pay

...salary range details...

We might also include Schedule? Not needed. Make sure to preserve all details. Let's craft benefits paragraph summarizing all points. Benefits: medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k) with Cisco matching; paid parental leave; short and long-term disability; basic life insurance; eligibility for Cisco restricted stock units; paid time away: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year + 1 floating holiday for non-exempt; 1 paid day off for birthday; paid year-end holiday shutdown; 4 paid days off for personal wellness; Non-exempt employees receive 16 days vacation per year accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period; Exempt employees participate in flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit; 80 hours sick time off on hire date and each Jan 1, with up to 80 hours carry forward; optional 10 paid volunteer days per year; For sales roles, performance-based incentive pay etc. Also note that employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, split between quota and non-quota components, etc. Include that. Pay paragraph: Starting salary range posted for this position is $298,800.00 to $377,500.00 for US/Canada, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay determined by location, market, skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, training. Full salary range for certain locations: New York City Metro Area $320,600.00 - $468,200.00; Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $307,600.00 - $447,000.00. For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. (That's more about schedule/benefits but we can include in Pay or Benefits; maybe include in Pay as note.) We need to ensure we don't miss any details: also mention that U.S. employees are offered benefits subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees, 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco. Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of