Technical Leader - Splunk Security

Cisco; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior security advisory professional to lead Splunk security initiatives within our Professional Services team. You will guide strategic planning, architecture, and delivery of Splunk-based security solutions for complex customer environments.

You will partner with CISOs and IT leaders to drive security adoption, optimize threat detection, and ensure measurable business value through AI-driven operations and robust documentation practices.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience (minimum 6–8 years).
• Expert-level Splunk certification or equivalent security certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide security leadership and advisory within Splunk security domain.
• Lead multi-functional security projects for CISOs and IT leadership.
• Architect tailored Splunk security deployments to mitigate risk and maximize investments.
• Apply AI and automation to optimize security operations and incident response.
• Build and maintain high-value customer relationships and ensure alignment with security objectives.
• Define and implement documentation standards for security deployments.

Skills

Splunk expertise

Security consulting

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Splunk platform

SOAR

AI Ops tools

Job description

Meet the Team

Our Professional Services team drives technical leadership and innovation within the Splunk security ecosystem, serving as a trusted advisors for sophisticated, multi-functional security initiatives at regional and global scale. We lead the compose, planning, and delivery of tailored Splunk solutions—including SIEM, SOAR, and AI-driven security operations that address critical customer security needs. We partner with senior customer leaders to guide security adoption journeys, optimize threat detection and response, and ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.

Your Impact

• Technical Leadership: Provide authority guidance within the Splunk security domain, exhibiting deep expertise in SIEM, SOAR, and Observability integrations.
• Strategic Advisory: Lead sophisticated, multi-functional security projects, acting as a trusted partner to CISO and IT leadership.
• Solution Delivery: Lead the strategic planning, compose, and implementation of tailored Splunk security architectures to mitigate risk and maximize technology investments.
• AI-Driven Security: Apply sophisticated AI and automation tools to optimize security operations, automate incident response, and improve detection efficacy.
• Customer Management: Develop and maintain high-value relationships, ensuring technical alignment with customer security objectives.
• Documentation Excellence: Define and implement documentation standards for sophisticated security deployments, ensuring transparency and structure for technical assets.
• Authority Support: Build and apply advanced simulation environments; provide expert support for sophisticated security issues and platform challenges.
• Mentorship & Growth: Build technical skills across the team, serving as a domain expert on Plan, Design, Implement, and Optimize (PDIO) methodologies.
• Product Influence: Synthesize customer feedback to prioritize and advocate for Splunk product and service improvements.
• Innovation: Apply expertise in security orchestration, automation, and AI Ops to deliver innovative, scalable customer outcomes.
• Intellectual Capital: Lead the creation of digital assets, procedures, and standardized methodologies for Splunk security engagements.
• multi-functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product Management to track security trends, influence service offers, and share actionable customer insights.

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree plus equivalent experience (minimum 6-8 years)
• Expert-level certification in Splunk (e.g., Splunk Certified Architect, Splunk Certified Consultant) or equivalent relevant security certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading sophisticated, multi-functional consulting or engineering projects within the security space.
• Deep technical expertise in the Splunk platform, with a demonstrated ability to drive security adoption and customer outcomes.
• Advanced skills in automation, SOAR orchestration, and AI-driven security operations.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop talent across technical consulting teams.
• Superb communication, collaborator management, and presentation skills, with experience representing technical expertise at industry events.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.