Sr. Solutions Engineer, Financial Services - West - 30575
Splunk
posted 4 months ago
About the position
Splunk is seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented individual to join our dynamic pre-sales team as a Senior Solutions Engineer for Financial Services. In this role, you will be the primary technical advisor for our customers, acting as their technical advocate within Splunk. You will have the opportunity to work at a fast-growing company that is changing the way information is utilized to support business decisions. Your passion for groundbreaking technology and your desire to help customers and peers succeed will be key to your success in this position. As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will partner with the regional sales team to develop strategic and technical account and territory plans. You will demonstrate Splunk's products and solutions to customers, either on-site or remotely, focusing on value-based differentiators. Your experience in responding to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs will be crucial, as will your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to all levels of the business. You will need to be self-motivated, organized, and analytical, capable of eliminating sales obstacles using creative and adaptive approaches. Splunk values a positive and fun-loving attitude, and we believe that we can teach you the technology and coach you on soft skills. We are looking for someone with a strong sense of self-motivation and an insatiable curiosity about what is possible with technology. If you are ready to work with an awesome team and contribute to our expanding and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Partner with the regional sales team to develop strategic and technical account and territory plans.
- Demonstrate Splunk's products and solutions to customers either on-site or remotely, focusing on value-based differentiators.
- Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs.
- Collaborate effectively with team members and communicate clearly in emails and reports.
- Organize and analyze customer needs to eliminate sales obstacles using creative approaches.
- Work in a dynamic technical organization with a fast-growing customer base.
Requirements
- 7+ years related experience in selling and supporting software products to IT organizations.
- Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate complex ideas to all levels of the business.
- Strong technical fundamentals in a relevant part of IT or Security markets (e.g., networking, systems administration, development, application management, operations).
- Familiarity with programming or scripting languages (e.g., C/C++, Shell, Perl, Python).
- Knowledge of Big Data technologies (e.g., Map-Reduce, Hadoop, HBase, Cloudera, Cassandra) is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or substantial relevant on-the-job experience.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Nice-to-haves
- Desire to learn and grow within the team.
- Experience in technical software sales.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with match
- Paid time off
- Equity or long-term cash awards
