Sr. Solutions Engineer

7+ years related experience in selling and supporting software products to IT organizations.
Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, and an ability to communicate complex ideas to all levels of the business.
Strong technical fundamentals in a relevant part of IT or Security markets (examples include networking, systems administration, development, application management, operations, etc.)
Familiarity with programming or scripting a plus (e.g. C/C++, Shell, Perl, Python, etc.)
Knowledge of “Big Data” technologies (Map-Reduce, Hadoop, HBase, Cloudera, Cassandra) a plus.
Should be available to travel to visit prospects and customers in the region
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or substantial relevant on the job experience
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Partner with the regional sales team to develop strategic and technical account and territory plans.
Ability to demonstrate Splunk’s products and solutions to customers either on-site or remotely, with a focus on value-based differentiators.
Experience responding to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs.
Self-motivated with a consistent track record in technical software sales and knowledge of technology.
Strong ability to collaborate and dynamic presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly to emails and RFPs when submitting reports.
Ability to be organized and analytical, and will be able to eliminate sales obstacles using creative and adaptive approaches.
Comfortable working for a dynamic technical organization with a fast growing customer base.

Familiarity with programming or scripting a plus (e.g. C/C++, Shell, Perl, Python, etc.)
Knowledge of “Big Data” technologies (Map-Reduce, Hadoop, HBase, Cloudera, Cassandra) a plus.