Sr Security Solution Architect - Splunk (Remote)

Cisco • Charleston, NE

19h • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Security Solutions Architect serves as a technical authority for Splunk’s Security business across the Americas Service Provider space. The role connects complex customer challenges with security solutions, supporting strategic growth and technical excellence. It shapes security strategies for high-value customers, advises senior security and technical leaders, leads complex sales engagements, develops the regional technical field, and relays customer and market insights to product and engineering teams. The role may be performed anywhere in the United States, with a preference for candidates on the East Coast.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, master's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant professional experience in cybersecurity, Security Operations, security architecture, or technical pre-sales/consulting.
• Deep technical knowledge of enterprise SIEM, automation, threat detection, response, and modern security architecture.
• Ability to engage senior technical leaders and translate complex business and security requirements into enterprise-grade solutions.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder technical sales engagements across diverse geographic and cultural environments.

Nice To Haves

• In-depth expertise with Enterprise Security, SOAR, and the broader Cisco security portfolio.
• Understanding of SOC transformation, detection engineering, threat hunting, security automation, and Agentic Security architectures.
• Experience positioning against leading competitors in the SIEM, XDR, and security data platform markets.
• Track record of creating technical enablement materials, reference designs, or scalable technical assets.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts to technical architects and executive stakeholders.
• Experience operating in the Service Provider space.

Responsibilities

• Shape security strategies for high-value customers, aligning Splunk capabilities with long-term goals in SIEM, threat detection, and AI-driven Security Operations.
• Engage with CISOs and senior technical decision-makers to translate business risk into technical architectures and address complex security problems.
• Lead competitive displacement campaigns and complex technical sales engagements, coordinating resources across Cisco and Splunk.
• Mentor and up-skill the ASP technical field through workshops, reference architectures, and repeatable technical sales motions.
• Represent ASP customer perspectives to global product and engineering teams, sharing insights about market trends, competitive threats, and regional requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility and continued employment conditions
• Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• Paid day off for employee's birthday
• Paid year-end holiday shutdown
• Paid personal wellness days
• Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
• Sick time off and carryover
• Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
• Optional paid volunteer days
• Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior