About the Role
Splunk Solutions Engineers are responsible for the technical elements of the sales cycle, enabling prospects and customers to understand how Splunk can meet their requirements and becoming their trusted advisor. As a Solutions Engineering Intern, you will gain Splunk skills, certifications, and develop broader domain knowledge of Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Splunk's technology and use cases. This internship will provide a detailed understanding of the Solutions Engineering role and help you decide if a career in this field is right for you.
Responsibilities
- Delivering standardized technical product webinars
- Undertaking technical discovery calls/conversations with prospects
- Delivering consultative presentations, demonstrations, and workshops
- Understanding how Solutions Engineers own the technical strategy for opportunities
- Determining the most appropriate form of Solution Validation and managing them to a successful outcome
- Creating custom demonstrations based on customer use-cases and/or data
- Responding to the technical elements of tenders (RFI/RFPs)
- Answering technical questions from prospects and customers
- Making general recommendations on Splunk solutions architecture
- Identifying and managing technical issues arising throughout the sales lifecycle
Requirements
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Interest in technology and how it can be used to solve business problems
- Enthusiasm for solving interesting problems
Skills
- Splunk skills
- Splunk Certifications
- Sales
- Solutions Engineering
- Splunk's technology and use cases
- Technical product webinars
- Technical discovery calls
- Consultative presentations
- Demonstrations
- Workshops
- Technical strategy
- Solution Validation
- Custom demonstrations
- RFI/RFPs
- Technical questions
- Splunk solutions architecture
- Sales lifecycle management
Location
- Location specified in your contract of employment
Work Type
- Internship
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Currently in university, ideally about to start your final year following completion of the internship
About the Company
- Splunk is a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.
