Solutions Engineer, Splunk

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable technical advisor for enterprise clients

• Collaborate with account executives and sales leadership on account strategies

• Conduct technical discovery and translate customer issues into technical specifications

• Create and present customized demonstrations, whiteboard sessions, workshops, and proofs of value

• Navigate deals throughout the technical sales process, coordinating with specialists, partners, and internal teams

• Enhance Splunk usage across Core, Security (SIEM/SOAR), and Observability (APM/infrastructure monitoring)

• Outmaneuver competitors by showcasing Splunk’s unique value proposition

• Foster relationships with technical stakeholders and involve them in strategic conversations

• Provide customer and market insights to Product, Sales, and Marketing teams

• Share knowledge, demo resources, and enablement contributions

• Travel within the designated territory for business and customer interactions

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years in pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, or technical consulting

• Familiarity with Splunk or a similar log management, SIEM, or observability platform in large-scale data settings

• Proficient in at least one area of SIEM/threat detection or observability (APM, infrastructure monitoring)

• Capability to articulate complex technical concepts in terms of business value to both engineers and executives

• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to lead technical workshops and whiteboard discussions

• Splunk certification is advantageous

• Experience with Elastic, Datadog, Dynatrace, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike Next-Gen SIEM, or similar tools is preferred

• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP along with cloud-native monitoring and security tools is preferred

• Understanding of microservices, containers, Kubernetes, and AI/ML workloads is beneficial

• Proficiency in scripting and integration with Python, PowerShell, or Bash, along with APIs and data modeling experience, is preferred

• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, PCI, or HIPAA standards is favored

• Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned territory

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; this position does not offer sponsorship

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

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

• Paid parental leave

• Coverage for short- and long-term disability

• Basic life insurance

• Potential for Cisco restricted stock unit grants

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year

• 1 floating holiday for non-exempt staff

• 1 paid day off for the employee’s birthday

• Paid holiday shutdown at year-end

• 4 additional paid days off for personal wellness

• 16 days of paid vacation annually for non-exempt employees

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees

• 80 hours of sick leave granted upon hire and each January 1st thereafter

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried over year to year

• Extra paid time off for critical or emergency family matters

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year

• Annual bonuses for non-sales positions, subject to Cisco’s policies

• Performance-based incentive pay for employees in sales roles

• Opportunities for professional development

• Collaborative global team environment