Leader, Solutions Engineer

Cisco
Dubai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Mentorship","Stakeholder leadership","Collaboration","Technical leadership"]

Lead a regional Solutions Engineering team for Splunk (a Cisco company), covering customers across Gulf and North Africa and Levant (NALE). Set technical direction, align resources to business priorities, and partner with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to support customer outcomes. Provide technical leadership across Security and Observability, guiding solution design, architecture discussions, workshops, demos, and proof-of-concepts. Establish regional technical sales practices and serve as senior escalation point for complex engagements.

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Leader, Solutions Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead a regional Solutions Engineering team for Splunk (a Cisco company), covering customers across Gulf and North Africa and Levant (NALE). Set technical direction, align resources to business priorities, and partner with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to support customer outcomes. Provide technical leadership across Security and Observability, guiding solution design, architecture discussions, workshops, demos, and proof-of-concepts. Establish regional technical sales practices and serve as senior escalation point for complex engagements.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, mentor, and develop a regional team of Solutions Engineers, creating an environment for technical growth and consistent customer experiences.
  • •Set trusted customer relationships by leading technical strategy at regional and account levels, aligning solutions to business and technical requirements.
  • •Provide technical leadership across the Splunk Security and Observability portfolio, including solution design, architecture discussions, workshops, demos, and proof-of-concepts.
  • •Establish consistent technical sales practices, lead team objectives and resource allocation, and supervise performance against business goals.
  • •Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex customer engagements.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years leading technical sales or Solution Engineering teams supporting cybersecurity or observability solutions.
  • •5+ years working with Splunk Security (Enterprise Security, SOAR, UEBA) and Observability (Splunk Observability Cloud, ITSI, AppDynamics).
  • •Experience in security operations, threat detection, incident response, and digital observability.
  • •Experience working with customers or leading technical teams in the Gulf and/or NALE regions.
  • •Expertise in IT Operations, Security Operations, and DevOps practices.
Experience:CybersecurityObservabilitySecurity operationsThreat detectionIncident responseDigital observabilityDevOps
Skills:CommunicationMentorshipStakeholder leadershipCollaborationTechnical leadership
Tech Stack:SplunkSplunk Enterprise SecuritySOARUEBASplunk Observability CloudITSIAppDynamicsAI/ML

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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