Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Associate Solutions Engineer - CSAP - Italy
Location: Milan, Milano, Italy
Category: Sales
Job ID: 2018560
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Training Location: Amsterdam
Year 2 Location: Italy - Milan
Target Start Date: March 1, 2027
Responsibilities
As an Associate Solutions Engineer in the Cisco Sales Associates Program (CSAP) in Italy, you will:
- Collaborate with Cisco Associate Sales Representatives to provide technical solutions that drive business outcomes.
- Expand expertise across Collaboration, Security, Networking, and Cloud to bridge the gap between technical requirements and business value.
- Learn from industry experts and dedicated coaches using leading-edge technology.
- Be mentored by a CSAP alumnus to support your growth and development.
Requirements
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Minimum Qualifications:
- Technical degree (Engineering, CS, STEM) or non-traditional background with proof of technical curiosity.
- Fluent in English and the primary language of the country for which you are applying.
- Legally authorized to work in the country of hire without company sponsorship.
- Willing to relocate to Amsterdam for the 1st year.
- Up to 2 years of professional experience.
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Preferred Qualifications:
- AI-native mindset with a high degree of learning agility.
- Passion for networking and software (Java/Python) and eagerness to use AI to automate and innovate the engineering process.
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to navigate a matrix-based organization.
- Analytical resilience and ability to maintain focus and creativity when solving sophisticated technical hurdles.
- Confident communicator who can deconstruct "black box" technologies into simple, persuasive narratives for diverse audiences.
We Offer
- Immersive Bootcamp training and foundational technical skill-building.
- Three rotational assignments for real-world technical sales experience.
- Transition into a Solutions Engineer role to discover, demonstrate, and design solutions for complex customer challenges.
- Industry-standard certifications and expertise required to thrive in elite technical sales opportunities.
- Opportunities to fast-track into further technical roles through quarterly competency checkpoints.
About the Company
Why Cisco?
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.
Benefits & Perks
Our benefits are designed to support every aspect of your life: from your well-being to your time away to your family. A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.
Apply now to join our team and be part of something bigger!