Description
Join Splunk as a Solutions Engineer Intern and gain hands-on experience in the technical elements of the sales cycle. You will work closely with prospects and customers to understand their requirements and demonstrate how Splunk can meet their needs.
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, some Splunk Certifications, and develop a broader domain knowledge of Sales, Solutions Engineering, and Splunk's technology and use cases.
Key areas of the Solutions Engineering role that you will gain exposure to include:
- Delivering standardised technical product webinars
- Undertaking technical discovery calls/conversations with prospects to discover and/or validate sales opportunities
- Delivering consultative presentations, demonstrations, and workshops to help prospects understand how Splunk addresses their technical and business requirements
- Owning the technical strategy for opportunities
- Determining the most appropriate form of Solution Validation for opportunities and managing them to a successful outcome
- Creating custom demonstrations based on customer use-cases and/or data
- Responding to the technical elements of tenders (RFI/RFPs)
- Answering technical questions from prospects and customers
- Making general recommendations on Splunk solutions architecture
- Identifying and managing technical issues arising throughout the sales lifecycle
Requirements:
- Fluent in one of the following: French, German, Italian
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Interest in technology and how it can be used to solve business problems
- Enthusiasm for solving interesting problems
Education:
- Currently in university and ideally about to start your final year following completion of the internship