Senior Solutions Engineer – FDSE Public Sector – Splunk

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +5 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and prototype solutions alongside customers utilizing Cisco AI infrastructure and the Splunk suite.

• Utilize AI to develop, expand, and steer customer business achievements.

• Impact technical decision-makers by expediting customer business results and providing concrete evidence.

• Work closely with Cisco product engineering teams to share field-level insights.

• Assist in the advancement of Cisco’s AI-integrated offerings to meet future infrastructure needs.

• Guide and collaborate with Forward Deployed Solution Engineers.

• Promote technical excellence, continuous education, customer dedication, and strong ownership.

• Engage in agile, customer-focused sprint environments alongside Sales, Product and Technology, Software Development, Customer Success, and Partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.

• Over 7 years of professional experience in both post-sales and pre-sales roles, engaging directly with customers on distributed software and system architecture implementations.

• A minimum of 2 years' experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures across cloud-native and hybrid platforms as well as large-scale enterprise data architectures.

• Proven AI experience in achieving customer business outcomes with quick time to value.

• Top Secret Security Clearance or the capability to obtain one.

• Openness and ability to travel within the designated territory for business and customer engagement purposes.

• Over 5 years of experience leading technical customer-facing projects involving complex, high-impact enterprise initiatives.

• At least 3 years of experience with Cisco and Splunk or equivalent from a leading competitor.

• Ability to effectively communicate how AI and automation address intricate business challenges and deliver swift ROI.

• Strong narrative capabilities linking deep technical AI implementation with executive-level business needs.

• AI, Data Science, and Enterprise certifications and/or relevant educational background.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

• Paid parental leave.

• Short- and long-term disability coverage.

• Basic life insurance.

• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility.

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year.

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday.

• Paid year-end holiday shutdown.

• 4 paid days off for personal wellness.

• 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program with no specified limit for eligible exempt employees.

• 80 hours of sick leave provided at hire and each January 1st thereafter.

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick leave carried over.

• Additional paid time off for critical or emergency family matters.

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans.