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Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Solutions Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Taipei City, Taiwan
In Person
Solution EngineeringPre-Sales Solution Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Proficient presales or 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 demonstrate how Splunk's solutions can address them.
  • Proficient experience responding to all elements of RFIs and RFPs, including positioning Splunk against competition.
  • Responsible for the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle.
  • Proficiency in Splunk's overall offerings and ability to provide hands-on demonstrations and technical leadership.
  • Ability to work independently to identify technical issues for assigned accounts and mitigate issues and risks, ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to engage with partners, prospects, and customers in person as needed.
  • Knowledge of enterprise security controls, including firewalls, IDPS, proxies/load balancers, WAF, EDR, cloud security, container security, SAST/DAST, and DDoS.
  • Knowledge of SIEM, XDR, SOAR, and TIP technologies.
  • Knowledge of SOC processes and procedures.
  • Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
  • Knowledge of additional frameworks, including NIST, ISO 27001, and the Cyber Kill Chain.
  • Knowledge of emerging security trends, including AI/ML and Bedrock.
Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate and promote Splunk products and services to customers on-site, remotely via webinars, and at field events such as 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 presentations that map the customer journey to Splunk's use case roadmap.
  • Build relationships throughout the sales process and serve as a trusted technical advisor.
  • Independently manage or 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 response strategies for RFIs and RFPs, and lead or participate in Proof of Concept or Proof of Value events, establishing compelling-event and success criteria, scope, setup, and final presentations.
  • Champion new solutions, knowledge, processes, and tools within the team.
  • Collaborate with wider teams in UEM on complicated accounts to identify technical risks, mitigate sales and adoption obstacles, and drive customer satisfaction.
  • Partner with marketing to build content and showcase Splunk in marketing and industry events.
Desired Qualifications
  • Relevant certifications in CISSP, CEH, GIAC, CCSP, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • 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.

About the company

Cisco makes the switches and routers that connect offices, data centers, and cloud services, and it also sells cybersecurity tools and Webex video meetings to businesses and governments. It was one of the first companies to sell routers that let different kinds of computer networks exchange data, and in 2000 it briefly became the world's most valuable company. Customers run its network gear, from Wi-Fi access points to AI data center systems, with Cisco software that sets up and secures the network, while its Splunk unit searches computer logs to catch outages and attacks. Cisco earns money from hardware sales, software subscriptions, and support contracts. It was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1984

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What believers are saying

  • Cloud giants fuel growth: they ordered $9.3 billion of Cisco's AI gear in the year to July 2026, up 4.5-fold.
  • Stock awards gained value: Cisco shares rose 63% in the year to October 2026, four times the S&P 500's 15%.
  • Signed deals steady the business: Cisco had $46.7 billion of contracted sales still to deliver in July 2026, up 7%.

What critics are saying

  • Record sales didn't stop layoffs: Cisco cut nearly 4,000 jobs, just under 5% of staff, in May 2026.
  • Rivals lead in data center switches: in the June 2026 quarter, Nvidia held 20.4%, Arista 18.7% and Cisco 18.2%.
  • Hardware-heavy AI growth squeezes profit: Cisco's gross margin fell to 66.3% from 68.4% in the July 2026 quarter.

What makes Cisco unique

  • Cisco still sells the most network switches: it took 28.7% of worldwide switch sales in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Cisco designs its own networking chips: Microsoft and Alibaba signed on early for its Silicon One P200, launched October 2025.
  • Cisco trains future network engineers: its Networking Academy has taught over 28 million learners in 195 countries since 1997.

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