Solutions Engineer: Data-Driven Tech Sales & Demos

Cisco; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Splunk, a Cisco company, seeks a Solutions Engineer to join our UK Commercial Sales team in Manchester. You will be the technical advisor, building rapport with client staff, running workshops, PoCs and presentations to validate Splunk solutions and drive value.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on cloud and security knowledge, and the ability to translate business needs into technical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate clearly in meetings, calls, emails, RFPs and reports.
• Strong presentation and demonstration skills with storytelling.
• Active listening and effective time management.
• Experience with SaaS or data solutions is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own strong technical relationships within the territories you support.
• Own achieving the ‘technical win’; move opportunities from qualification to technical validation and into business validation.
• Develop technical activity plans to help the customer validate Splunk products and services and achieve meaningful value outcomes post-sale.
• Partner with the Regional Sales Manager in in-person and remote meetings with customers to discover needs and how Splunk can meet them.
• Support clients through the buying process by running presentations, demonstrations, workshops and answering technical questions.
• Scope and run Proof of Concepts with clients to agreed success criteria and timelines.
• Ensure knowledge of Splunk solutions is up to date; maintain Salesforce updates.
• Maintain timely updates on the state of opportunities in Salesforce.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Active listening

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Salesforce

Job description

Splunk, a Cisco company, seeks a Solutions Engineer to join our UK Commercial Sales team in Manchester. You will be the technical advisor, building rapport with client staff, running workshops, PoCs and presentations to validate Splunk solutions and drive value.

The role requires strong communication, hands-on cloud and security knowledge, and the ability to translate business needs into technical outcomes.