About this role
The application window is expected to close on: 11/26/2026
## Meet the Team
Splunk is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Solutions Engineer to join our Eastern Canada team. Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer and more resilient digital world with an end-to-end full stack platform made for a hybrid, multi-cloud world! Leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. Come help organizations be their best, while you reach new heights with a team that has your back!
Your Impact
This role serves as a trusted technical advisor, helping our customers harness the power of data to drive digital transformation and operational resilience. Focus on empowering global manufacturing leaders to secure their digital infrastructure and ensure peak performance through sophisticated Security (SIEM/SOAR) and Observability (APM/Infrastructure Monitoring) strategies. The ideal candidate is a consultative expert who can translate complex technical telemetry into high-impact business outcomes.
- Technical Partnership: Act as the primary technical lead during the sales cycle, conducting high-level discovery sessions to understand the unique cybersecurity and performance challenges.
- Solution Architecture: Design and architect robust Splunk deployments that aggregate data from enterprise IT environments, cloud architectures, and digital business systems to provide unified visibility.
- Value Demonstration: Develop and deliver customized product demonstrations and Proof of Concept engagements that highlight the value of real-time threat detection, incident response automation, and full-stack observability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Account Executives, Product Management, and Professional Services teams to align Splunk’s capabilities with the digital roadmap requirements.
- Thought Leadership: Present at industry conferences and internal forums on the importance of cyber resilience, modern observability, and the role of data analytics in digital transformation.
- Strategic Enablement: Build reusable technical assets, white papers, and demo environments tailored to enterprise security and observability use cases.
Minimum Qualifications
- Fluent in Canadian French and English, both spoken and written (MANDATORY)
- 5 to 7 years shown experience in Pre-Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or Technical Consulting.
- Understanding of modern security frameworks (SIEM, SOAR, threat detection) and/or observability principles (APM, infrastructure monitoring, digital experience monitoring).
- Ability to translate sophisticated technical concepts into clear business value for executive-level stakeholders.
- Experience working with large-scale data platforms or log management solutions; Splunk certification or equivalent platform expertise is highly preferred.
- Communication and presentation skills, with the ability to lead technical workshops and whiteboard sessions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud-native monitoring and security platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Knowledge of modern application architectures, including microservices, containers, and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in data modeling, scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash), and API integration.
- Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and compliance standards relevant to enterprise IT.
- Previous experience with the Eastern Canada market, especially in the Province of Quebec
- Ability to travel to customer sites to conduct on-site assessments and strategic planning sessions.
Faites connaissance avec notre équipe
Splunk recherche un(e) ingénieur(e) principal(e) en solutions (Senior Solutions Engineer) hautement qualifié(e) et doté(e) d’une vision stratégique pour rejoindre son équipe de l’Est du Canada. Splunk, une entreprise de Cisco, contribue à bâtir un monde numérique plus sûr et plus résilient grâce à une plateforme complète de bout en bout couvrant l’ensemble de la pile technologique, conçue pour un environnement hybride et multinuage. Les plus grandes entreprises font confiance à notre plateforme unifiée de sécurité et d’observabilité pour assurer la sécurité et la fiabilité de leurs systèmes numériques. Venez aider les organisations à donner le meilleur d’elles-mêmes tout en repoussant vos propres limites au sein d’une équipe qui vous soutient!
Votre impact
Dans ce rôle, vous agirez comme conseiller technique de confiance auprès de nos clients, en les aidant à exploiter la puissance des données pour favoriser leur transformation numérique et renforcer leur résilience opérationnelle.
Vous vous concentrerez sur l’accompagnement des chefs de file mondiaux du secteur manufacturier afin de sécuriser leur infrastructure numérique et d’en optimiser les performances grâce à des stratégies avancées en matière de sécurité (SIEM/SOAR) et d’observabilité (APM/surveillance de l’infrastructure). La personne idéale possède une solide expertise-conseil et sait traduire des données de télémétrie technique complexes en résultats commerciaux concrets et à forte valeur ajoutée.
- Partenariat technique : Agir comme principal responsable technique tout au long du cycle de vente et mener des séances exploratoires approfondies afin de comprendre les défis particuliers des clients en matière de cybersécurité et de performance.
- Architecture de solutions : Concevoir et élaborer des déploiements Splunk robustes qui regroupent les données provenant des environnements informatiques d’entreprise, des architectures infonuagiques et des systèmes numériques opérationnels afin d’offrir une visibilité unifiée.
- Démonstration de la valeur : Concevoir et présenter des démonstrations de produits personnalisées ainsi que des projets de validation de concept (Proof of Concept – POC) mettant en évidence les avantages de la détection des menaces en temps réel, de l’automatisation de la réponse aux incidents et de l’observabilité de l’ensemble de la pile technologique.
- Collaboration interfonctionnelle : Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les responsables de comptes, les équipes de gestion des produits et les équipes de services professionnels afin d’harmoniser les capacités de Splunk avec les exigences des feuilles de route numériques des clients.
- Leadership d’opinion : Présenter des exposés lors de conférences sectorielles et de forums internes sur l’importance de la cyberrésilience, de l’observabilité moderne et de l’analyse des données dans la transformation numérique.
- Soutien stratégique et transfert de connaissances : Élaborer des ressources techniques réutilisables, des livres blancs et des environnements de démonstration adaptés aux cas d’utilisation en sécurité et en observabilité des grandes entreprises.
Qualifications minimales
• Maîtrise du français canadien et de l’anglais, à l’oral comme à l’écrit ( EXIGENCE OBLIGATOIRE ).
• De 5 à 7 ans d’expérience démontrée en ingénierie avant-vente, en architecture de solutions ou en consultation technique.
• Bonne compréhension des cadres modernes de sécurité (SIEM, SOAR, détection des menaces) et/ou des principes d’observabilité (APM, surveillance de l’infrastructure, surveillance de l’expérience numérique).
• Capacité à traduire des concepts techniques complexes en propositions de valeur commerciale claires pour des parties prenantes de niveau exécutif.
• Expérience avec des plateformes de données à grande échelle ou des solutions de gestion des journaux. Une certification Splunk ou une expertise équivalente sur une plateforme similaire constitue un atout majeur.
• Excellentes aptitudes en communication et en présentation, ainsi que la capacité d’animer des ateliers techniques et des séances de conception au tableau blanc.
Qualifications souhaitées
• Expérience avec des plateformes modernes de surveillance et de sécurité infonuagiques natives, telles qu’AWS, Azure ou GCP.
• Connaissance des architectures applicatives modernes, notamment des microservices, des conteneurs et de Kubernetes.
• Maîtrise de la modélisation des données, des langages de script (Python, PowerShell ou Bash) et de l’intégration d’API.
• Compréhension des cadres de cybersécurité et des normes de conformité applicables aux environnements informatiques des grandes entreprises.
• Expérience préalable du marché de l’Est du Canada, particulièrement au Québec.
• Disponibilité pour se déplacer chez les clients afin de réaliser des évaluations sur place et de participer à des séances de planification stratégique.
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:
The starting salary range posted for this position is $228,900.00 to $289,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
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:
$266,100.00 - $394,300.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$246,800.00 - $383,500.00
* 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.