Job Specifications
The application window is expected to close on: 03/27/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This role can be performed in CA, CO, UT, WA, OR, AZ, NV
Meet the Team
Join a team of Cisco Solutions Engineers. These technically skilled, solutions-focused individuals build positive relationships, understand customer needs and deliver innovative, effective outcomes. Groundbreaking ideas impact everything; here that means we take creative ideas from the drawing board to dynamic solutions that have real world impact. Seize the opportunity to work with a close-knit group of forward-thinkers and technical problem-solvers, delivering impactful results.
Your Impact
We are looking for a deep technical authority to join us as a Cisco Splunk Solutions Engineer(SE). This isn't just about knowing a product but being the master of a domain. It's about being the definitive authority who our customers and internal teams turn to for solving the most sophisticated challenges.
As an SE at Cisco, you'll be the authority for your architecture. Act as the driving force behind our most technical sales, demonstrating undeniable expertise and winning the trust of our customers through your deep knowledge and outstanding skills. Your mastery will be the key that unlocks our customers' success.
Be the Technical Authority: Own and win the technical decision. Lead breakdown sessions, competitive bake-offs, and sophisticated proofs-of-value that prove Cisco's superiority.
Master and Promote: Serve as the go-to authority; articulating its vision, strategy, and technical details to audiences from engineers to executives.
Design for Complexity: Architect and validate trailblazing, single-architecture solutions for our customers' most high-reaching requirements, ensuring technical excellence and adaptability.
Win as a Team: Partner with Cisco ecosystem and Account Managers to provide the critical domain expertise needed to win strategic opportunities. Be the authoritative voice on the account team.
Mentor and Scale Expertise: Act as a force multiplier, mentoring and enabling the broader SE community on your technology. Develop and share protocols that elevate the entire organization.
Influence Product Direction: Serve as a critical feedback loop to Cisco's engineering and business units. Your real-world insights will directly influence the roadmap and future of our products.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of demonstrated ability in a pre-sales engineering or a similar deep technical role (e.g., professional services, security analyst, SRE)
5+ years of broad and deep technical knowledge across one of the following areas: Security, observability, event, or network management
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrable experience building and maintaining positive relationships with customers and partners.
5+ years of communication and presentation skills with internal partners or external customers
Observability or security pre-sales experience
Extensive experience with completing RFXs, competitive analysis, positioning, and first-hand competitive bake-offs.
Relevant industry certifications relevant to your specialty (e.g., CISSP)
Strong understanding of automation, APIs, and programmability within your domain of expertise.
Experience in a thought leadership role (e.g., public speaking, writing technical blogs or whitepapers)
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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $223,000.00 to $287,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employee
About the Company
Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.
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