Location: Bangalore, India
Join a team of passionate cybersecurity and technical sales professionals helping organizations strengthen their security posture and accelerate their digital resilience. As part of Splunk, a Cisco company, you'll work with customers to solve complex security challenges using industry-leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Threat Detection, and Security Operations solutions.
Our team partners closely with customers, security leaders, and technical practitioners to drive innovation, improve security outcomes, and help organizations build modern, resilient Security Operations Centers (SOCs).
As a Security Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the customer lifecycle, helping organizations modernize and optimize their security operations. You will drive the technical sales process by understanding customer challenges, positioning Splunk's security portfolio, and demonstrating how our solutions deliver measurable security and business outcomes.
Partner with Account Managers to identify, qualify, and advance cybersecurity opportunities across enterprise accounts.
Conduct discovery sessions to understand customer security strategies, SOC maturity, compliance requirements, and operational challenges.
Design and present solutions leveraging Splunk Enterprise Security, SOAR, SIEM, Threat Detection, Security Analytics, and related cybersecurity technologies.
Deliver compelling technical demonstrations, workshops, and executive briefings tailored to customer security use cases.
Lead Proof of Value (POV) and Proof of Concept (POC) engagements to validate technical capabilities and business outcomes.
Build trusted relationships with CISOs, Security Architects, SOC Managers, Incident Responders, and Security Operations teams.
Collaborate with internal specialists, product teams, and partner organizations to develop winning technical strategies.
Position Splunk's security solutions against competitive offerings and articulate differentiated value.
Act as a cybersecurity advocate through customer engagements, industry events, and thought leadership activities.
7+ years of experience in Technical Sales, Solutions Engineering, Security Consulting, Security Operations, or related cybersecurity roles.
Strong understanding of SIEM, SOAR, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Security Monitoring, and Security Operations Center (SOC) workflows.
Experience designing, presenting, and demonstrating cybersecurity solutions to technical and executive audiences.
Experience conducting Proof of Concept (POC) or Proof of Value (POV) engagements.
Ability to engage with technical stakeholders and translate business and security challenges into solution-based outcomes.
Understanding of modern cybersecurity threats, attack methodologies, and security frameworks.
Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR, Splunk Cloud, or related security platforms.
Knowledge of SOC operations, threat hunting, incident response, detection engineering, and security automation.
Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust architectures.
Experience with cloud security technologies across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Knowledge of scripting or automation technologies such as Python, REST APIs, or security orchestration workflows.
Industry certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, Security+, Splunk Enterprise Security Admin, Splunk Core Certified Consultant, or equivalent.
Excellent presentation, communication, and executive influencing skills.
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.
Based on 395 disclosed Sales Engineering salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $169K/year, with most offers between $137K and $206K (10th–90th percentile: $105K–$253K).
Cisco ranks among the higher-paying employers for this role, at a $246K median across 28 disclosed postings.
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