Cisco
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
$247K–$394K
Reston, Virginia, US +7 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Reston, Virginia, US
Boulder, Colorado, US
Austin, Texas, US
Dallas, Texas, US
San Jose, California, US
Atlanta, Georgia, US
San Diego, California, US
Tampa, Florida, US - Experience
- 9+ years in customer-facing post-sales and pre-sales roles; 3+ years in the specified AI, platform, orchestration, architecture, and data areas.
- 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
Leads customer-embedded engineering work to prototype AI solutions using Cisco infrastructure and Splunk, accelerating outcomes for US defense and intelligence customers.
What you'll do
- Architect and prototype AI solutions in complex enterprise environments to shorten customer time-to-value.
- Work with Cisco product engineering to share field insights and help evolve the AI-integrated portfolio.
- Mentor and collaborate with Forward Deployed Solution Engineers, fostering technical excellence and customer focus.
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.
- 9+ years of professional experience in post-sales and pre-sales roles working directly with customers on distributed software and system architecture deployments.
- 3+ years' experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures across cloud-native + hybrid platforms and large-scale enterprise data architectures.
- Top Secret Security Clearance or ability to get one; willingness and ability to travel within assigned territory.
Nice to have
- 7+ year track record leading technical customer-facing engagements on ambiguous, high-impact enterprise projects.
- 5+ years Cisco and Splunk experience and/or equivalent from a top competitor.
Pay
$246,800.00 to $327,200.00 USD base salary; $266,100.00 - $394,300.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $246,800.00 - $383,500.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
Cisco, Splunk, Kubernetes, Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, event-driven architectures, cloud-native + hybrid platforms, large-scale enterprise data architectures
AI focus
Leads customer AI transformation by co-developing and prototyping AI solutions, realizing customer business outcomes, and informing Cisco’s AI-integrated portfolio.
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