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Account Executive - Splunk - Air Force

Cisco

Remote · Remote - Virginia, United States | Remote - Colorado, US$305k – $385k

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The application window is expected to close on: 09/04/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

Meet the Team We are the front line of security within the US Air Force as Cisco / Splunk trusted partners to our federal customers and guardians of the mission. We show up every day driven by duty, passion, and purpose, knowing the stakes are high and the room for error is none.

Our team is not built on titles or turf. It's built on trust, earned in the trenches. We specialize in security, but we also understand the broader mission landscape-working shoulder-to-shoulder with our Navy and Marine Stakeholders, partners, and Cisco Counterparts to drive meaningful outcomes.

We operate like a special operations unit: elite, cohesive, and relentlessly passionate about the objective. Each team member brings deep subject-matter expertise, a bias for action, and a dedication to protecting what matters most.

We're not here to do business as usual-we're here to transform how the US Air Force secures its people, data, and infrastructure in an era of constant threat.

Your Impact

When you join our team, you don't just sell technology-you protect the mission. 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. You'll work in a sophisticated, supervised, and evolving market-and that's where we thrive.

Your impact is measured not just by revenue, but by resilience:

• You'll unlock new mission opportunities in restricted markets, navigating the terrain with precision and purpose.

• You'll be entrusted to lead in ambiguity-building trust, setting vision, and influencing outcomes across multiple stakeholders.

• You'll collaborate with the best-from engineers and bring together teams to external partners and executive sponsors-to deliver holistic, IL-compliant security solutions that matter.

We expect bold thinking, tactical execution, and servant leadership. If you want to build, lead, and defend-this is your team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of direct sales experience selling enterprise software to large enterprises or Public Sector (required) in fast-growing, changing, and driven environments.

• 4+ years of direct Software/SaaS sales experience in Public Sector

• Consistent track record of exceeding sales targets.

• Able to travel nationally up 50%

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years selling to US Military customer ( US Air Force)

• Department of War knowledge / Enhanced Air Force knowledge

• Highly preferred active TS

• Reside in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland

• 6+ years of direct software sales experience with Federal Government Agencies

• Skilled in direct touch sales with experience working in a matrixed organization and partnering with others to improve results.

• Proficient at presenting to a predominantly technical audience.

• creativity, flexibility and the capacity to multitask and create something better

• You are comfortable with an enterprise and transactional sales model

• Skilled at balancing immediate demands with long-term strategic goals

• Extensive knowledge of the Security Market.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

• Experience in applying solution-selling methodologies to drive corporate revenue growth, with a history of closing both tactical and strategic opportunities. Experience with MEDDPICC is a plus.

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. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $304,700.00 to $384,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar y

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