
Cisco Middle East
Solutions Engineer
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 29/12/2025
Job overview
Date posted
14/11/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
29/12/2025
Job description
The Solutions Engineer at Splunk (a Cisco company) serves as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise clients across the UAE and Qatar markets. This role focuses on helping organizations understand the value of their data and harness it through Splunkās industry-leading analytics, security, and observability platforms. The engineer will lead technical engagements, design proofs of concept (PoCs), and demonstrate how Splunk drives measurable business impact across sectors such as financial services, telecom, retail, and insurance. Responsibilities include crafting and delivering compelling presentations, addressing technical and competitive questions, and responding to RFI/RFP processes with persuasive technical documentation. The position requires hands-on expertise with enterprise application environments, including UNIX, Linux, and Windows systems, and familiarity with data sources such as logs, networks, and security telemetry. Candidates must also demonstrate proficiency in English and Arabic and possess experience developing ROI and business value cases. A strong understanding of the enterprise software sales landscape in the UAE and Qatar is essential, along with exposure to technologies like XML, HTML5, JavaScript, Java, .NET, and Ruby. This position offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of data analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation within a collaborative, innovation-driven culture.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Deliver clear and compelling technical presentations that articulate both business value and deep technical capabilities of Splunk solutions
- Showcase Splunk technologies to prospective customers in person, remotely, and at industry events
- Lead Proof of Concept (PoC) initiatives to validate Splunkās value through measurable customer success metrics
- Respond to RFIs and RFPs with precise, persuasive, and technically accurate content
- Address technical and competitive challenges, resolving customer concerns to successful outcomes
- Develop presales materials including ROI models, competitive analyses, and customer business cases
- Collaborate with sales and presales teams to enhance solution delivery methodologies and sales processes
- Act as a trusted advisor by understanding customer needs within the UAE and Qatar enterprise markets
- Maintain deep awareness of regional customer environments and align Splunk offerings with business transformation goals
Experience & skills
- Minimum 3 years of presales or solutions engineering experience with an enterprise software vendor
- Proven understanding of enterprise customer landscape in the UAE and Qatar markets
- Expertise in one or more domains: Big Data, Security, Application Performance Management, Operational Intelligence, or Business Intelligence/Web Analytics
- Proficiency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken
- Bachelorās degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Experience working with UNIX (HP-UX, Solaris, AIX), Linux, and Windows environments
- Knowledge of machine data sources including logs, security, network, and performance data
- Experience developing ROI models and customer value cases for enterprise clients
- Preferred exposure to industries such as financial services, insurance, telecom, or retail
- Familiarity with log management and analysis tools, as well as web technologies (XML, HTML5, JavaScript, Java, .NET, Ruby)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify technical complexity and build trust with diverse stakeholders