Senior Solutions Engineer - Manufacturing Data & Security

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 209,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Splunk, a Cisco Company, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Solutions Engineer to drive data-driven security and observability initiatives for manufacturing customers. You will lead high-impact demonstrations and design deployments that unify IT data for real-time threat detection and full-stack observability.

This role requires 5–7 years in pre-sales or solutions architecture, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR and observability, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business value

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Pre-Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical lead during the sales cycle and conduct discovery sessions.
• Design and architect Splunk deployments aggregating data from IT environments, cloud architectures, and digital business systems.
• Develop and deliver product demos and POC engagements highlighting real-time threat detection and full-stack observability.
• Collaborate with Account Executives, Product Management, and Professional Services to align Splunk with digital roadmap needs.
• Present at industry conferences and internal forums on cyber resilience and data analytics in digital transformation.
• Create reusable technical assets, white papers, and demo environments for enterprise security and observability use cases.

Skills

Pre-Sales Engineering

Solutions Architecture

Threat detection

Observability

Tools

Splunk

Kubernetes

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Splunk, a Cisco Company, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Solutions Engineer to drive data-driven security and observability initiatives for manufacturing customers. You will lead high-impact demonstrations and design deployments that unify IT data for real-time threat detection and full-stack observability.

This role requires 5–7 years in pre-sales or solutions architecture, strong knowledge of SIEM/SOAR and observability, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business value