Cisco
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)
$247K–$394K
Remote - New York, USA +5 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Remote - New York, USA
San Jose, California, US
Dallas, Texas, US
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Chicago, Illinois, US
Boston, Massachusetts, US - Experience
- 9+ years in post-sales and/or pre-sales customer-facing roles; 3+ years in the specified AI and platform areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
About the job
Embeds with strategic customers to prototype AI solutions using Cisco infrastructure and the Splunk portfolio, accelerate business outcomes, and inform product engineering.
What you'll do
- Architect and prototype solutions in complex enterprise environments to reduce customer time-to-value.
- Collaborate with Cisco product engineering to share field insights and improve the AI-integrated portfolio.
- Mentor and collaborate with forward deployed 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 customer-facing post-sales and/or pre-sales experience with distributed software and system architecture deployments.
- 3+ years' experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, Kubernetes, event-driven architectures, cloud-native and hybrid platforms, and large-scale enterprise data architectures.
- AI experience realizing customer business outcomes with fast time to value; 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
$266,100.00 to $342,900.00 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
Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, Kubernetes, event-driven architectures, cloud-native + hybrid platforms, Splunk Data Platform, Cisco AI infrastructure
AI focus
Build and prototype customer AI solutions, help customers achieve business outcomes, and provide field insights to evolve Cisco’s AI-integrated portfolio.
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