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Role

A Consulting Solutions Engineer supports 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 our largest commercial clients spanning all business sectors and sizes. You will be the "eyes & ears" for the field serving as the subject matter expert for our security products, supporting customers and prospects in the region.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and proactively maintaining value added 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
• Ability to 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
• Experience responding to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
• Hands-on leadership to resolution of technical/integration problems
• Self-motivated with a consistent track record in technical software sales and knowledge of security technology
• Strong ability to collaborate and dynamic presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly to emails and RFPs when submitting reports
• Ability to be organized and analytical, and will be able to eliminate sales obstacles using creative and adaptive approaches
• Comfortable working for a dynamic technical organization with a fast growing customer base
• IMPORTANT: We can teach you the technology, coach you on soft skills and educate you on processes. You should have a strong sense of self-motivation, an insatiable curiosity about what “is possible” with technology, the desire to work with an awesome team and a positive, fun-loving attitude

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a successful pre-sales engineer (SE), systems integrator, or equivalent experience within the domain of cybersecurity
• Familiarity with modern cyber threats and malware, incident response (IR) practices, security information and event management (SIEM), automation tools, and endpoint technologies
• Experience with systems installation, configuration and administration of routers/switches, UNIX/Linux, and Windows-based systems
• 2+ years of experience working with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Familiarity with scripting languages -- particularly Python
• Familiarity with modern cyber threats and malware, incident response (IR) practices, security information and event management (SIEM), automation tools, and endpoint technologies
• Highly desirable industry certifications include: SANS GIAC, CISSP, CISM, etc.
• Familiarity with “big data” technologies (Map-Reduce, Hadoop Ecosystem, Spark, NoSQL)
• Mature and effective time-management skills
• Available to travel to visit prospects and customers in the region. This can be up to 50% of the time (when safe to do so)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, substantial relevant on the job experience
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Note: Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location.  Please note that the On Target Earnings (OTE) ranges are guidelines and for candidates who receive an offer, the OTE pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out below, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to OTE, this role is eligible for benefits, and may be eligible for equity

Benefits are an important part of Splunk’s Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, an ESPP and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering here.

OTE Pay Ranges

For sales roles the ranges are expressed as On Target Earning or OTE (OTE = base + incentives in the form of sales incentive plans).

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

On Target Earnings:  $184,000 - 253,000 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), New York (excludes NYC Metro Area), and all other states. 

On Target Earnings:  $176,000 - 242,000 per year

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