Technical Leader - Splunk Security

Job description

Meet the Team Our Professional Services team drives technical leadership and innovation within the Splunk security ecosystem, serving as a trusted advisors for sophisticated, multi-functional security initiatives at regional and global scale. We lead the compose, planning, and delivery of tailored Splunk solutions—including SIEM, SOAR, and AI-driven security operations—that address critical customer security needs. We partner with senior customer leaders to guide security adoption journeys, optimize threat detection and response, and ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.

Your Impact Technical Leadership

Provide authority guidance within the Splunk security domain, exhibiting deep expertise in SIEM, SOAR, and Observability integrations.

Strategic Advisory

Lead sophisticated, multi-functional security projects, acting as a trusted partner to CISO and IT leadership.

Solution Delivery

Lead the strategic planning, compose, and implementation of tailored Splunk security architectures to mitigate risk and maximize technology investments.

AI-Driven Security

Apply sophisticated AI and automation tools to optimize security operations, automate incident response, and improve detection efficacy.

Customer Management

Develop and maintain high-value relationships, ensuring technical alignment with customer security objectives.

Documentation Excellence

Define and implement documentation standards for sophisticated security deployments, ensuring transparency and structure for technical assets.

Authority Support

Build and apply advanced simulation environments; provide expert support for sophisticated security issues and platform challenges.

Mentorship & Growth

Build technical skills across the team, serving as a domain expert on Plan, Design, Implement, and Optimize (PDIO) methodologies.

Product Influence

Synthesize customer feedback to prioritize and advocate for Splunk product and service improvements.

Innovation

Apply expertise in security orchestration, automation, and AI Ops to deliver innovative, scalable customer outcomes.

Intellectual Capital

Lead the creation of digital assets, procedures, and standardized methodologies for Splunk security engagements. multi-functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product Management to track security trends, influence service offers, and share actionable customer insights.

Minimum Qualifications

University degree plus equivalent experience (minimum 6-8 years) Expert-level certification in Splunk (e.g., Splunk Certified Architect, Splunk Certified Consultant) or equivalent relevant security certification.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrable experience leading sophisticated, multi-functional consulting or engineering projects within the security space. Deep technical expertise in the Splunk platform, with a demonstrated ability to drive security adoption and customer outcomes. Advanced skills in automation, SOAR orchestration, and AI-driven security operations. Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop talent across technical consulting teams.

Superb communication, collaborator management, and presentation skills, with experience representing technical expertise at industry events. 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.