Solution Engineer (GSS) in Reading, United Kingdom

Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are 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. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!

Role

Are you passionate about groundbreaking technology and helping your customers and peers succeed? Would you like the opportunity to work at a fast-growing company that is changing the way that information is used to support business decisions? If you answered yes to these questions then we have a home for you at Splunk!

Splunk is seeking a highly motivated, inherently curious, results oriented individual to join our dynamic Global Shared Services (GSS) team as a Solutions Engineer (SE).

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and Solutions Engineers to deliver key activities that support the evaluation of the suitability of Splunk’s products and solutions to customers remotely, with a focus on value-based differentiators

• Research and respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs

• Deliver a variety of customer-facing workshops to enable our customers to learn about Splunk technology

• Take part in discovery calls to identify customer requirements

• Work with customers and internal Splunk teams after the sale to assist them with adopting Splunk’s products and solutions

• With training and mentoring, learn the skills to identify customer requirements, deliver demonstrations of Splunk’s capabilities, and use our business value platform to correctly size licenses and establish the value of our solution

• IMPORTANT We can teach you the technology, coach you on soft skills and educate you on processes. You should have a strong sense of self-motivation, an insatiable curiosity about what “is possible” with technology, the desire to work with an awesome team and a positive, fun-loving attitude

Requirements

• You should ideally have either some experience in selling and supporting software products to IT organizations or have experience using or supporting technology in a business setting

• Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral, and an ability to communicate complex ideas to all levels of the business

• Business-level German or French is a plus.

• A confident and comfortable presenter interested in developing these skills further

• 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 is a plus as well as with regular expression (RegEx) pattern matching would be an advantage.

• Prior experience with search engine technologies and query languages would be an advantage

• Knowledge of “Big Data” or SQL technologies a plus

• Desire to learn, grow and be a part of our expanding and dynamic Team

Are you looking for an incredible place to work that celebrates innovation, leadership and creativity? Please contact us. Splunk offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits. When you join Splunk you’ll be working with a team of smart people who are as passionate about our products as our customers’ success.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Note:

OTE Range

For sales roles starting salaries are expressed as On Target Earnings or OTE (OTE = base + on-target incentives in the form of sales commission plans).

United Kingdom

On Target Earnings: GBP 64,000.00 – 88,000.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the On Target Earnings (OTE) range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the OTE will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to OTE, this role may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk’s Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, wellbeing expense reimbursement, and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com .