Cisco
Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
$219K–$345K
Reston, Virginia, US +5 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Reston, Virginia, US
Austin, Texas, US
Boulder, Colorado, US
RTP, North Carolina, US
San Diego, California, US
Tampa, Florida, US - Experience
- 7+ years in customer-facing post-sales and pre-sales roles; 2+ years in specified AI and platform areas. Preferred: 5+ years leading engagements; 3+ years Cisco and Splunk or equivalent competitor experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a Citizen of the United States.
About the job
Builds and prototypes AI solutions with strategic defense and intelligence customers, using Cisco infrastructure and the Splunk portfolio to accelerate customer outcomes.
What you'll do
- Architect and prototype solutions in complex enterprise environments to reduce customer time-to-value.
- Collaborate with Cisco product engineering and cross-functional teams to inform portfolio development and deliver customer outcomes.
- Mentor and collaborate with Forward Deployed Solution Engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
- 7+ years of professional experience in post-sales and pre-sales customer roles involving distributed software and system architecture deployments.
- 2+ years' experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), event-driven architectures, cloud-native and hybrid platforms, and large-scale enterprise data architectures.
- AI experience realizing customer business outcomes; Top Secret Security Clearance or ability to get one; willingness and ability to travel within assigned territory.
Nice to have
- 5+ year track record leading technical customer-facing engagements on ambiguous, high-impact enterprise projects.
- 3+ years Cisco and Splunk experience and/or equivalent from a top competitor; AI, Data Science and Enterprise certifications and/or education.
Pay
$218,600.00 to $286,100.00 USD (starting salary range); $229,000.00 - $344,700.00 USD (full salary range, New York City Metro Area); $218,600.00 - $329,000.00 USD (full salary range, Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, Kubernetes, event-driven architectures, cloud-native + hybrid platforms, Splunk Data Platform, Cisco AI infrastructure
AI focus
Leads AI transformation with customers by co-developing, integrating, and prototyping AI solutions, and shares field insights to help evolve Cisco’s AI-integrated portfolio.
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