Staff Solutions Engineer – FDSE Public Sector – Splunk

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate directly with strategic defense and intelligence clients in the US to spearhead AI transformation initiatives.

• Co-create, innovate, and integrate solutions that meet essential customer mission objectives.

• Design and prototype solutions leveraging Cisco AI infrastructure and the Splunk portfolio within complex and diverse enterprise environments.

• Serve as an embedded engineer to enhance customer business results, reduce time to value, and promote retention and growth.

• Impact technical decision-makers through concrete demonstrations of value.

• Work in tandem with Cisco product engineering teams, offering field-level insights to advance the AI-integrated portfolio.

• Guide and collaborate with Forward Deployed Solution Engineers.

• Cultivate technical excellence, foster continuous learning, maintain a customer-focused approach, and uphold high ownership in an agile, customer-centric setting.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a citizen of the United States.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical engineering experience.

• Over 9 years of professional experience in both post-sales and pre-sales roles directly engaging with customers on distributed software and system architecture deployments.

• At least 3 years of experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), event-driven architectures, cloud-native and hybrid platforms, and large-scale enterprise data architectures.

• Proven AI experience that delivers customer business outcomes with a quick time to value.

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

• Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned territory to fulfill business and customer engagement needs.

• More than 7 years of experience leading technical customer-facing engagements on complex, high-impact enterprise projects.

• Over 5 years of experience with Cisco and Splunk, or equivalent experience from a leading competitor.

• Exceptional ability to explain how AI and automation can address complex business challenges and achieve rapid ROI.

• Strong narrative skills that connect in-depth technical AI implementation with high-level business requirements.

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

🏝️ 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.

• Potential availability of Cisco restricted stock unit grants.

• 10 paid holidays each 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 each calendar year for non-exempt employees.

• Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees with no set limit, subject to availability and business constraints.

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

• Up to 80 hours of unused sick leave may be rolled over.

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

• Optional 10 paid volunteer days each calendar year.

• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, in line with Cisco policies.

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