Cisco

Account Executive - Splunk Defense

Cisco$269K — $349K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in enterprise software sales targeting large enterprises or the public sector.
  • 3+ years of experience in Software/SaaS sales specifically for the public sector.
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets consistently.
  • Willingness to travel for client meetings in the DC Metro area.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and implement strategies to enhance federal cybersecurity.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration to deliver effective security solutions.
  • Unlock new mission opportunities in regulated markets with a strategic approach.
  • Build trust and influence outcomes among various stakeholders.
  • Balance immediate project demands with long-term strategic objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contributions.
  • Flexible vacation policy for exempt employees with no defined limit.
  • Employee wellness programs including time off for personal wellness.
  • Paid parental leave and disability coverage.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026

This role can be performed remotely from MD, VA or DC

Meet the Team

We are the front line of security within the Department of War / Navy and Marine Corps 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 Navy and Marine Corps 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:

  • 5+ years of direct sales experience selling enterprise software to large enterprises or Public Sector (required) in fast-growing, changing, and driven environments.
  • 3+ years of direct Software/SaaS sales experience in Public Sector
  • Consistent track record of exceeding sales targets.
  • Available for travel several times a week/month for onsite client meetings in the Washington DC Metro region
Preferred Qualifications:

  • 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.


The starting salary range posted for this position is $269,100.00 to $349,800.00 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 year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer


For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
  • .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
  • 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
  • 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
  • Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.


For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:
$277,200.00 - $406,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$269,100.00 - $409,600.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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