Splunk Solutions Architect - Security

Position: Splunk Solutions Architect - Security )
A Security Solutions Architect plays a key part in the pre-sales process for our technical field team.

You will work with Splunk’s account teams on the solution and technical aspects of selling Splunk’s security solutions to commercial and public sector clients spanning all business sectors and sizes. You will be serving as the subject matter expert for our security products, supporting customers and prospects across different regions and cultures.

What you’ll get to do

Establish and proactively maintain valuable relationships with clients and partners

Work closely with direct account teams to understand sales strategies and plan for support of that strategy including briefings, demos, proposals, Proof of Values (POVs), integrations and issue resolution for Splunk’s security portfolio

Communicate directly with Spunk customers to understand security architecture, infrastructure, and cyber security objectives in order to map a customer’s security priorities to Splunk product capabilities

Demonstrate Splunk’s security products and services to customers on site, remotely via webinar sessions, and at field events such as conferences and trade shows

Ability to be organized and analytical, and will be able to eliminate sales obstacles using creative and adaptive approaches

Work for a dynamic technical organization with a fast growing customer base

Must-have Qualifications

2+ years of experience as a successful pre-sales engineer (SE), systems integrator, or equivalent experience within the domain of cybersecurity

Familiarity with technical elements of a public tender (RFIs / RFPs)

Familiarity with modern cyber threats and malware, incident response (IR) practices, security information and event management (SIEM), automation tools, and endpoint technologies

Strong ability to collaborate and effective presentation skills

Some experience working with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)

Familiarity with scripting languages – particularly Python

Highly desirable industry certifications include: SANS GIAC, CISSP, CISM, etc.

Familiarity with “big data” technologies (Map-Reduce, Hadoop Ecosystem, Spark, No

SQL)

Available to travel to visit prospects and customers in the region. This can be up to 50% of the time.

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.

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