.**About Us**:Cisco was voted #1 best company to work for by Fortune 100 best places to work!We are Cisco. The Bridge to Possible.**About You**:**Cisco Splunk's sales engineering is the right fit for you if you have**:- A solid technical background to help you qualify for the technical fit of an opportunity.- An understanding of planning software installations in often complex customer environments.- A desire to simplify deployments through automation and/or processes.- The ability to realize business value and rationalize that information into technical outcomes.- Resilience to adopt change and adapt quickly.- You welcome the opportunity to work directly with internal stakeholders across organizational boundaries to improve our products to enhance the customers' success and overall experience. Whether you're a generalist or have a broad understanding of many technologies, this role provides the perfect environment for growth and collaboration.- About The Role:- As Cisco Splunk Solutions Engineers, we work closely with account executives, sales leadership, partners, and customers every day. We are responsible for selling value through the products, services, and offerings in our portfolio to customers.- We DO NOT make cold calls, but we work in lock-step with account executives to understand your customers' market and customize demonstrations that will captivate and encourage the audience. In doing so, you will open the doors to what we call the proof of value (POV) where you can prove these value-adds in a customer's environment.-- Our role entails qualifying opportunities based on technical fit and customer needs. We bring compassion and support for both the customer and our internal team members throughout the sales process. All while continuing to improve ourselves through certifications, training on the competitive landscape, and understanding the market differentiation that makes us the world-class full-stack observability choice.- In addition to the typical daily activities, there will be opportunities to work booths at outstanding technology events both internal and external to Cisco. This will help you network, establish relationships, and your personal brand.**Key Responsibilities**:- Positioning and Strategy:- Understand and articulate the business and technical value of Splunk AppDynamics, Splunk Observability Cloud, and Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) to prospective clients.- Develop and deliver tailored presentations and demonstrations that address customer needs and highlight the unique value propositions of these solutions.- Collaborate with sales teams to align technical positioning with business goals.- Demonstrations and POCs:- Conduct in-depth technical demonstrations of Splunk AppDynamics, Splunk Observability Cloud, and Splunk ITSI, showcasing key features and capabilities.- Lead the planning, setup, and execution of POCs to validate solutions against customer requirements and use cases