This role can be performed anywhere on the Eastern United States

Solutions Engineer – Financial Services & Premier Accounts

The application window is expected to close on: October 20,2026

NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

The Solutions Engineering team supporting Financial Services & Insurance (FSI) and Premier accounts at Cisco and Splunk serves as the primary technical authority for our largest, most regulated, and strategic enterprise accounts. We act as trusted advisors to CISOs, VPs of Engineering, and IT executives, architecting resilient cybersecurity, observability, and data platform solutions that meet rigorous compliance and governance standards. Our team culture values extreme ownership, deep intellectual curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration in navigating high-stakes enterprise sales cycles. Working at the intersection of Cisco's networking and security portfolio and Splunk's market-leading software, you will help global financial institutions modernize their mission-critical infrastructure while mitigating enterprise risk.

Your Impact

Partner directly with Account Executives to lead technical discovery, architectural validation, and qualification across high-value ($500K+) financial services and premier accounts. Deliver tailored, high-impact product demonstrations and build defensible architectural designs that translate complex technical capabilities into quantifiable business value and risk reduction. Own and execute technical Proof of Concepts (PoCs), navigating strict data residency, security compliance frameworks, and multi-stakeholder consensus criteria. Channel field intelligence and technical feedback back to Cisco and Splunk Product Management to shape roadmap priorities and expand blended portfolio adoption across enterprise accounts.

Minimum Qualifications

·       Minimum 5 years of experience in technical pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, or customer-facing systems engineering supporting enterprise or regulated accounts (or Master’s degree plus 3 years / PhD).

·       Minimum 3 years of hands-on technical experience with at least two of the following: SIEM/SOC operations (threat detection, incident response), IT/DevOps observability (APM, metrics/logs/traces, OpenTelemetry), or regulatory compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP).

·       Minimum 2 years of experience architecting or analyzing native logging, monitoring, and security telemetry across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

·       Minimum 3 years of experience scoping and leading technical Proof of Concepts (PoCs), authoring technical RFP/RFI responses, and defending enterprise architecture designs.

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical professional experience).

Preferred Qualifications

·       Proficiency writing Search Processing Language (SPL) queries and practical experience with Splunk Cloud/Enterprise architectures, Enterprise Security (ES), or IT Service Intelligence (ITSI).

·       Experience with data routing and pipeline optimization tools (such as Cribl Stream, Kafka, or Edge Processor) and architectural cost optimization strategies.

·       Ability to present complex architectural and risk-reduction strategies to CISOs, CTOs, and technical procurement committees.

·       Experience co-selling across large matrixed sales organizations, channel partners, and professional services/CSM ecosystems.

·       Experience with REST APIs, infrastructure-as-code automation (Ansible/Terraform), or technical credentials such as CISSP, CCNA/CCNP, or Splunk Certified Consultant.

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.