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# Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $266,100.0 - $342,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, Systems Architecture, AI Infrastructure, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Splunk, Cisco
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9435FCEA83634602871EC3BCF78A3BBF/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical engineering experience.
 * 9+ years of professional experience in post-sales and/or pre-sales roles working directly with customers on distributed software and system architecture deployments.
 * 3+ years' experience in Generative and Agentic AI, machine learning platforms, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and event-driven architectures across cloud-native + hybrid platforms and large-scale enterprise data architectures.
 * AI experience realizing customer business outcomes with fast time to value
 * Willingness and ability to travel within assigned territory to meet business and customer engagement requirements, * 7+ year track record of leading technical customer-facing engagements handling ambiguous, high-impact enterprise projects
 * 5+ years Cisco and Splunk experience and/or equivalent from a top competitor
 * Ability to articulate how AI and automation can be leveraged to solve complex business problems and achieve rapid ROI.
 * Narrative skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between deep technical AI implementation and executive-level business requirements.
 * AI, Data Science and Enterprise certifications and/or education THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY FOR EMPLOYEES IN AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY & NETHERLANDS

## Description

* Cisco is looking for an accomplished, AI skilled, hands-on, experienced, and visionary Forward Deployed Solution Engineer (FDSE) with post-sales and/or pre-sales experience to leverage AI to build, scale, and lead customer business outcomes.
 * Compress customer time-to-value by architecting and proto-typing art of the possible solutions with the customer uniquely leveraging Cisco AI infrastructure and the Splunk portfolio into complex, heterogeneous enterprise environments.
 * Singular focus as an embedded engineer is to influence technical decision markers by strategically accelerating customer business outcomes, compressing time to value, and delivering tangible proof to drive durable growth through customer retention and growth.
 * Collaborate directly with Cisco product engineering teams to provide field-level insights, helping evolve our AI-integrated portfolio to meet the next generation of infrastructure demands.
 * Mentor and collaborate with a world-class team of Forward Deployed Solution Engineers. foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, customer obsession, and high ownership.