Solutions Engineer – Splunk Security (Bangalore)

Cisco Systems, Inc; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Technical Sales Professional to support Public Sector customers with Splunk security solutions. You’ll engage with IT and security leaders, translate needs into Cisco and Splunk solutions, and lead cross-architecture demonstrations across the sales cycle.

Leverage Splunk Cloud, Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, and security analytics to address complex government challenges and drive customer success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, or PhD with 1+ year of related experience.
• 7+ years of experience in technical sales, solutions engineering, security consulting, cybersecurity, or related customer-facing technical role.
• Experience engaging with Public Sector customers, IT/security leaders, technical decision-makers, and business stakeholders.
• Experience designing, presenting, and demonstrating security or technology solutions aligned to customer business challenges.
• Experience with security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, security analytics, threat detection, incident response, or security operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship with Public Sector customers and partners as a trusted technical advisor.
• Partner with account and sales teams on strategic account planning and growth opportunities.
• Engage with IT and security leaders to understand environments, challenges, and requirements.
• Translate customer needs into Cisco and Splunk Security solutions and lead strategy conversations.
• Design and present security solutions and cross-architecture demonstrations addressing public sector challenges.
• Lead technical engagements throughout the sales cycle from discovery to closure.
• Leverage Splunk security technologies (Cloud, ES, SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, RBAR, Threat Intelligence).
• Apply knowledge of SOC, incident response, threat hunting, XDR/EDR, and cloud security to customer solutions.
• Coordinate virtual teams to drive customer success and feedback to sales teams.

Skills

Public Sector engagement

Security solution design

Technical sales

Stakeholder management

Security presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Splunk Security

Splunk Enterprise Security

SIEM

SOAR

UEBA

Job description

Meet the Team

Join Splunk, a Cisco company solution engineering teamsupporting Public Sector customers and helping organizations address complex security and tech nology challenges. In this role, you’ll work closely with government and Public Sector organizations, partners, and cross-functional sales teams to deliver innovative Cisco and Splunk security solutions. You’ll serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping customers strengthen their security posture while driving adoption and growth across the portfolio.

Your Impact

As a Technical Sales Professional, you will:

• Own the technical relationship with Public Sector customers and partners, serving as a trusted technical advisor and primary technical sales influencer.

• Partner with account and sales teams on strategic account planning, identifying growth opportunities and aligning technical strategies with Public Sector customer objectives.

• Engage with IT and security leaders, technical decision-makers, and lines of business to understand customer environments, security challenges, business priorities, and technical requirements.

• Translate customer business and security needs into innovative Cisco and Splunk Security solutions and lead strategic solution conversations.

• Design and present cross-architecture security solutions, demonstrations, and technical presentations that address complex Public Sector challenges.

• Lead technical engagements throughout the sales cycle, helping move opportunities from technical discovery and validation through closure.

• Leverage strong knowledge of Splunk Security technologies, including Splunk Cloud, Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, Risk-Based Alerting (RBA), Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, Mission Control, and security analytics.

• Apply knowledge of security technologies and architectures including SOC, incident response, threat hunting, XDR/EDR, network security, cloud security, Zero Trust, and security operations to develop relevant customer solutions.

• Leverage competitive market insights to position and differentiate Cisco and Splunk solutions against competing security platforms.

• Coordinate and influence virtual teams of sales resources, security specialists, internal stakeholders, and external partners to drive customer success.

• Provide feedback to Business Entities (BEs) and relevant sales teams on strategic Public Sector customer needs, security trends, market opportunities, and competitive tactics.

• Contribute to demand-generation, technical enablement, and education initiatives that strengthen Cisco and Splunk security capabilities across the Public Sector.

• Adapt technical and engagement strategies to evolving Public Sector priorities, cybersecurity threats, technology trends, and market conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, or PhD with 1+ year of related experience.

• 7+ years of experience in technical sales, solutions engineering, security consulting, cybersecurity, or a related customer-facing technical role.

• Experience engaging with Public Sector customers, IT/security leaders, technical decision-makers, and business stakeholders.

• Experience designing, presenting, and demonstrating security or technology solutions aligned to customer business challenges.

• Experience with security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, security analytics, threat detection, incident response, or security operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Public Sector or government customers, particularly within complex or regulated environments.

• Strong knowledge of Splunk Security, including Splunk Enterprise Security, SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, Risk-Based Alerting, Threat Intelligence, and security analytics.

• Experience across XDR/EDR, Network Security, Cloud Security, Zero Trust, Threat Hunting, SOC, and Incident Response.

• Experience driving cross-sell, up-sell, competitive displacement, or market-share growth within strategic accounts.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity trends, customer environments, and competitive security technologies.

• Experience influencing technical executives and leading strategic security solution conversations.

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.