Solutions Engineer

Cisco Systems; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading networking technology provider based in Singapore is seeking a Splunk Sales Engineer. In this role, you will demonstrate and promote Splunk products while acting as a technical advisor to customers. The ideal candidate will have extensive technical sales experience, a strong understanding of Splunk's offerings, and the ability to manage responsibilities independently. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on customer success with innovative technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient experience in a software vendor environment.
• Experience conducting customer discovery and solution demonstration.
• Ability to manage technical sales efforts independently.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and promote Splunk products and services.
• Act as an expert on Splunk technology.
• Develop impactful presentations linking customer journeys to solutions.
• Manage technical questions about Splunk technology.

Skills

Proficient presales/technical sales experience

Validated results in technical software vendor sales

Skilled in discovery to understand customer goals

Proficient in addressing RFI/RFP elements

Exceptional teamwork

Proficiency in Splunk's offerings

Independent technical issue identification

Willingness to travel

Tools

SIEM

XDR

SOAR

TIP technologies

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Job description

ROLE SUMMARY

Are you ready to begin new challenges and grow your career in Splunk? Join our team as a Splunk Sales Engineer, where you'll help redefine how businesses use information in decision-making. This is your chance to serve as the key advisor for Splunk's innovative offerings alongside our sales team, customers, and partners!

WHAT YOU'LL GET TO DO

• Proficient in demonstrating and promoting Splunk products and services to customers on-site, remotely via webinars, and at field events like conferences and trade shows.

• Act as an expert on Splunk technology and applications, and provide product feedback to cross-functional teams.

• Synthesize information from research and discovery to articulate Splunk's value and recommend targeted solutions based on customer needs and challenges.

• Develop and deliver impactful presentations that map the customer journey to Splunk's use case roadmap.

• Build positive relationships throughout the sales process, becoming a trusted technical advisor.

• Independently manages/lead a team of technical sales professionals (if needed) and collaborate as a key technical advisor for customers.

• Handle technical questions and challenges regarding Splunk's technology, features, solutions, and applications.

• Develop strong response strategies for RFPs/RFIs, and lead or participate in Proof of Concept/Proof of Value events from establishing compelling event to success criteria, scope, set-up and final present back.

• Champion new solutions, knowledge, processes, and tools within the team.

• Proficiently collaborate with wider teams in UEM on complicated accounts to identify technical risks, mitigate sales and adoption obstacles, and drive overall customer contentment.

• Partner with marketing to build impactful content and showcase Splunk in marketing and industry events.

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficient presales/technical sales experience in a software vendor environment

• Validated results in technical software vendor sales.

• Skilled in performing discovery to understand customer goals and challenges, and demonstrating how Splunk's solutions can address them

• Proficient experience responding to all elements of RFIs/RFPs, including positioning Splunk against competition -

• Exceptional teammate, responsible for the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle

• Proficiency in Splunk's overall offerings, able to provide hands‑on demonstrations and technical leadership

• Ability to work independently to identify all technical issues of your assigned accounts and mitigate issues and risks, ensuring customer's contentment.

• Willingness and ability to travel, engaging with partners, prospects, and customers in person as needed.

TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW

• Security controls within an enterprise environment (eg. Firewalls, IDPS, Proxies/Load Balancers, WAF, EDR, Cloud Security, Container Security, SAST/DAST, DDoS etc)

• SIEM, XDR, SOAR, TIP technologies

• SOC processes and procedures

• MITRE ATT&CK Framework

• Additional frameworks eg NIST\ISO27001\Cyber Kill Chain

• Emerging security trends e.g AI\ML, Bedrock

NICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong self-motivation and a growth mindset to thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment - Excellent communication, presentation, and social skills with the ability to influence and address customer needs

• Relevant certifications in CISSP/CEH/GIAC/CCSP, AWS/Azure/GCP

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.

Cisco is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider, on a case‑by‑case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.