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
















