# Account Executive - Splunk - Military Defense

**Company**: Cisco
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $269,300.00 to $360,800.00
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking an Account Executive - Splunk - Military Defense to join our team. As a trusted partner to our federal customers, you will play a meaningful role in reshaping federal cybersecurity by identifying, enabling, and implementing strategies that strengthen the posture of our most vital agencies.

**Your Impact** You will unlock new mission opportunities in restricted markets, navigate the terrain with precision and purpose, and collaborate with the best to deliver holistic, IL-compliant security solutions that matter.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- At least 6 years of direct military operational service in the U.S. Armed Forces with knowledge of military command structures, or minimum 4 years of direct experience selling or supporting software/SaaS/IT solutions within the Department of Defense.

- Demonstrated understanding of the US Armed Services operational command workflows, PEO program structures, or military technical operational environments.

- Proven experience delivering formal operational or technical briefings to military officers, Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders, or defense technical evaluation panels.

- Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the Top Secret, or TS/SCI level at time of application.

- Willingness and ability to travel up to 40% locally and nationally for customer briefings at defense commands.

- Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Prior commissioned officer, senior non-commissioned officer (NCO), or civilian technical specialist experience within the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.

- Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with current background investigation.

- 3 or more years of quota-carrying enterprise software sales, technical account management, or solutions consulting experience supporting DoD commands.

- Familiarity with enterprise cybersecurity architectures, SIEM/SOAR platforms, cloud observability, and DoD cybersecurity directives.

**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.

**Benefits**

- Medical, dental and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- Splunk
- cybersecurity
- military command structures
- Department of Defense
- software/SaaS/IT solutions

### Nice to have
- enterprise cybersecurity architectures
- SIEM/SOAR platforms
- cloud observability
- DoD cybersecurity directives

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