Senior Presales Engineer — Data & App Security Expert

Thales; Dubai; On-site; AED 380,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales is seeking a Pre-Sales Consultant in Dubai to act as a technical expert on data and application security projects, collaborating with regional Sales teams and partners. You will work with CipherTrust Manager, High-Speed Encryption, WAF, API security, and CSP solutions to address customer needs.

The role combines hands-on security expertise with sales engagement, requires cloud security experience, and involves travel within the Middle East.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8 years of experience in network security development, pre-sales engineering, or real-world use of web application solutions; preferably 5+ years as a sales engineer.
• Excellent listening, presentation, demonstration, written and oral communication skills.
• Practised in value-based or consultative sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDIC, SPIN, Value Selling).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with regional Sales teams as a technical expert on data and application security projects.
• Respond to partner/customer needs for security solutions; demonstrate and tailor solutions.
• Gather environment and data-flow information to understand customer requirements and customize solutions.
• Assist in solution demos and PoCs; support configuration or customization as needed.
• Interface with many applications and APIs; enable integrations and features.
• Travel ~25% within the Middle East; most work is in Dubai with local visits.

Skills

Security expertise

Pre-Sales

Cloud security

WAF

APIs

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Thales is seeking a Pre-Sales Consultant in Dubai to act as a technical expert on data and application security projects, collaborating with regional Sales teams and partners. You will work with CipherTrust Manager, High-Speed Encryption, WAF, API security, and CSP solutions to address customer needs.

The role combines hands-on security expertise with sales engagement, requires cloud security experience, and involves travel within the Middle East.