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As threats become more frequent and sophisticated, we must work to keep our customers safe through our Security Solutions. As the largest security company in the world, we are ideally placed to think outside the box to help our customers make the world a safer place. We are looking for a engineer specializing in Security solutions. If you have a passion for Security solutions, engaging with technical decision makers, leading sales strategy, and delivering customer satisfaction, we invite you to learn more about the Solution Engineer role. You will spend up to 75% of your work hours a week on qualified customer work - planning and orchestration, preparation, delivering customer requests (technical presentations, demos, trials, POCs, compete positioning, workshops, etc.), 25% on staying sharp on technical, industry and compete expertise. Your primary goal is to win the technical decision of customers to purchase and use our range of security-focused solutions including AI, extended detection and response (XDR), SIEM, extended security posture management (XSPM), Zero Trust and multi cloud security. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 3+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field AND 4+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR 5+ years technical pre-sales or technical consulting experience OR equivalent experience. 2+ years' experience with developing and delivering customer demos/proof of concepts for Security across competitive offerings. 6+ years technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, or related experience equivalent experience 4+ years experience with cloud and hybrid, or on premises infrastructures, architecture designs, migrations, industry standards, and/or technology management. One or more of Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, etc. is preferred Advising Client Technical Decisions: Business Knowledge, Competitive Analysis, Driving Insight-Led Conversations, Strategic Technical Planning, Technology Industry Knowledge Readiness for Deployment: Architecture Design, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance, Troubleshooting You will be the primary technical point of contact for potential customers during the sales process, owing and driving technical win for security opportunities Coordinate weekly with sellers and managers to understand and prioritize opportunities, compete scenarios and engagements to focus on Leads technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, architecture design sessions, explain, demonstrate, and architect the solution to help solve customer security challenges and priorities. Leverages insights and coaches' teams to align new or changing technology to customer security needs. A solution engineer is responsible for engaging and scaling with other teams within and outside the organization throughout the sales cycle. Engaging partners in sell-with scenarios and supporting their technical capabilities is key to scaling solution delivery. You will stay sharp, share your knowledge and best practices enabling further scale and growth for the Security business.
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