About the Role
Splunk is seeking a technical Content Strategist to drive the evolution and strategic impact of technical enablement assets and demo platforms. This role combines domain expertise with content development, focusing on building resources that accelerate customer adoption and field success. You will guide the strategy for portfolio technical storytelling, drive AI-powered content generation, and ensure the operational excellence of demo environments, enhancing the efficacy of field technical teams.
Responsibilities
- Partner with product, marketing, specialist, technical sales, and customer success teams to ideate and develop new strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate with account teams to develop strategies that effectively position the Splunk portfolio.
- Leverage AI-powered tools to build, automate, and scale technical content assets.
- Provide content provisioning automation for the demo platform.
- Develop external-facing presentations articulating the value proposition of Splunk’s portfolio.
- Lead internal webinars and training sessions to up-level technical proficiency of account teams.
- Author technical blog posts detailing recent engagements, innovations, or industry developments.
- Author code to build and maintain integrations with key Cloud-relevant technologies.
- Provide strategic guidance to product teams, identifying issues and collaborating on solutions.
- Develop and facilitate deep-dive, hands-on workshops demonstrating the value of the Splunk Platform.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Cloud, Observability or closely related fields.
- Previous experience as a practitioner in a specific discipline in either a research, consulting or operations role is required.
- Demonstrable experience delivering technology evangelism and enablement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills with a portfolio of works to demonstrate acumen.
- Self-motivated problem solver in highly complex environments.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into technical roadmaps.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Track record of delivering results in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Data-driven decision-making approach with focus on measurable outcomes.
- Commitment to Excellence: A dedication to delivering high-quality solutions, strengthening technical skills, and taking pride in continuous improvement.
- Adaptability / Flexibility: A growth mindset, openness to feedback, and the ability to respond effectively to new challenges and rapid change.
- Collaboration: A strong team player attitude, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to empowering colleagues and fostering an open, supportive environment.
- Ownership: A proactive approach to improvement, accountability for outcomes, and a drive to deliver on commitments without waiting for direction.
- Innovation: A passion for creative problem-solving, technical rigor, and pushing boundaries while maintaining high standards.
- Fun: An ability to embrace fun, celebrate successes, and contribute to a positive and energetic culture.
Skills
- Deep understanding of current technologies and trends in cloud, app development and microservices architecture deployment methodologies.
- Subject matter expertise in Cloud Technologies, Microservices Architectures, Multi-cloud, Hybrid, Cloud Migrations, Cloud Workloads, Cloud Native Technologies, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, App Development, Mobile, and Edge Computing.
- Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, K8s, Puppet, Chef, Terraform or Ansible.
- Hands-on experience in application development in at least one framework.
Location
- United States
Work Type
- Remote
Experience Level
- 5 years of work experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $130,600.00 - $182,200.00
- $152,400.00 - $255,100.00
- $134,300.00 - $224,800.00
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Restricted stock units
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Annual bonuses for non-sales roles
- Performance-based incentive pay for sales roles
About the Company
- 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.
