Lead Solutions Engineer, Splunk

🕒 August 8

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $239.2k - $314.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💻 Solutions Engineer

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of presales Solutions Engineers • Foster technical excellence, customer focus, and continuous learning • Identify, retain, recruit, and develop top SE talent • Manage performance reviews and individual development plans • Partner with Regional Sales Managers and Account Executives on territory strategies and priority deals • Oversee and participate in technical discovery, solution design, POC engagements, and executive presentations • Ensure compelling, differentiated Splunk platform demonstrations tailored to Energy, Healthcare, and Retail use cases • Lead technical win strategies for complex, high-value enterprise deals • Maintain deep knowledge of relevant industry regulatory landscapes, business drivers, and technical challenges • Serve as a credible leader and trusted escalation point in vertical-specific technical conversations • Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Industry teams to influence product roadmap and messaging • Align with Sales, Customer Success, Professional Services, and Channels across the customer journey • Represent the SE organization in business reviews, forecasting calls, and leadership meetings • Translate customer and field insights into product and process improvements

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Solution Engineering, Sales Engineering, or a related pre-sales technical role • 3+ years of people management experience leading SE or technical pre-sales teams • Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience • Consistent track record supporting large enterprise accounts in Energy, Healthcare, and Retail verticals • Strong understanding of data platforms, SIEM, observability, or security operations • Experience with networking, server, application, virtualization, big data, and web technologies • Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and technical audiences • Experience managing POCs, RFPs, and multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles • Excellent communication, presentation, and executive engagement skills • Ability to work with diverse groups of people and lead people toward peak performance • Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, ITSI/ES, or Observability • Experience working in or alongside channel/partner ecosystems • Able to travel up to 30% • Must be authorized to work in the United States; this position does not provide sponsorship

🏖️ 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 and continued employment • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • Paid employee birthday • Paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid personal wellness days • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees • 80 hours of sick time on hire date and each January 1st thereafter • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward annually • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans • Opportunities for professional growth and development