Senior Solutions Engineer, Splunk – Manufacturing

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Senior Solutions Engineer helping Cisco/Splunk manufacturing customers secure data and improve observability. Designing Splunk solutions, leading technical sales engagements, and demonstrating cybersecurity and monitoring value.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to manufacturing customers
  • Act as the primary technical lead during the sales cycle
  • Conduct high-level discovery sessions to understand customer cybersecurity and performance challenges
  • Design and architect Splunk deployments aggregating data from enterprise IT environments, cloud architectures, and digital business systems
  • Develop and deliver customized product demonstrations and Proof of Concept engagements
  • Demonstrate real-time threat detection, incident response automation, and full-stack observability value
  • Partner with Account Executives, Product Management, and Professional Services teams
  • Align Splunk capabilities with manufacturing-sector digital roadmaps
  • Present at industry conferences and internal forums
  • Build reusable technical assets, white papers, and demo environments for enterprise security and observability use cases

Requirements:

  • 5-7 years of experience in Pre-Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Consulting
  • Understanding of modern security frameworks, including SIEM, SOAR, and threat detection, and/or observability principles, including APM and infrastructure monitoring
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for executive-level stakeholders
  • Experience working with large-scale data platforms or log management solutions
  • Communication and presentation skills, including the ability to lead technical workshops and whiteboard sessions
  • Experience with cloud-native monitoring and security platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred
  • Splunk certification or equivalent platform expertise highly preferred
  • Knowledge of modern application architectures, including AI stacks, microservices, containers, and Kubernetes
  • Experience in data modeling, scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Bash, and API integration
  • Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and enterprise IT compliance standards
  • Previous experience in a global manufacturing organization or specialized software provider serving manufacturing preferred
  • Ability to travel to customer sites for on-site assessments and strategic planning sessions
  • 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
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
  • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • Paid birthday day off
  • 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 for eligible exempt employees
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
  • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
  • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
  • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles
  • Performance-based incentive pay for sales-plan employees