Splunk Solutions Sales Intern
About this role
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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
Splunk Solutions Engineers
are responsible for
the technical elements of the sales cycle, enabling our prospects and customers to understand how Splunk can meet their requirements and becoming their trusted advisor.
As a Solutions Engineering Intern you will be based at the location specified in your contract of employment.
Over the course of your internship
you will gain
Splunk skills
, s
ome
Splunk
C
ertification
s
and develop
a
broader domain knowledge
of Sales, Solutions Engineering and Splunk
’
s technology and use cases
that
will give you a
detailed understanding of the Solutions Engineering role and enable you to decide if a career in Solutions Engineering is right for you.
Key areas of the
Solutions Engineering
role that you will gain
exposure t
o include
Deliver
ing
standardised technical product webinars
Undertak
ing
technical
discovery calls/conversations with prospects to discover and/or
validate
sales
opportunities
Deliver
ing
consultative presentations, demonstrations and workshops to help prospects understand how Splunk addresses their technical and business requirements, and how it differs from alternative solutions
How Solutions Engineers o
wn the technical strategy for opportunities
they
work on
How we
d
etermine
the most
appropriate form
of Solution Validation for our opportunities and manage them to a successful outcome
Creat
ing
custom demonstrations based on customer use-cases and/or data to demonstrate Splunk’s ability to meet their requirements
Respond
ing
to the technical elements of
tenders (
RFI/RFPs
)
where sales and technical management have determined it is
appropriate to
make a response
Answer
ing
technical questions from prospects and customers
Mak
ing
general recommendations on Splunk solutions architecture
Identify
ing
and manag
ing
technical issues
arising
throughout the sales lifecycle
Requirements
- You will bring
- strong communication
- skills, both verbal and written
- You will be interested in technology and how it can be used to solve business problems
- You will bring Enthusiasm for solving interesting problems to the team
- European l
- anguages are
Nice to have
- Education
- You are
- currently
- in university and
- ideally about to start your final year following completion of the internship
- We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colo
- u
- r, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.
- Why Cisco?
- 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.