Senior Sales Engineer – London Area

Arctic Wolf; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer for the London area. This role involves providing technical expertise during the sales process and mentoring new hires. Candidates should have a solid background in security technology and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including equity for employees, extensive leave options, and career development programs.

Benefits

Equity for all employees

28 days annual leave

Pension plan employer match

Training and career development programs

Comprehensive private benefits plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in customer-facing security technology.
• Minimum 2 years working with channel/community.
• Experience in enterprise IT systems design.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise through demos and presentations.
• Participate in discovery conversations with customers.
• Mentor new hires in technical knowledge and sales processes.

Skills

Infrastructure knowledge

Technical understanding of security tools

Ability to articulate business application

Solution demo capability

Excellent communication

Understanding of sales processes

Knowledge in modern application deployment

Education

CISSP or security certifications

Tools

Salesforce

Slack

Job description

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At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60 lists, and we recently took home the 2024 CRN Products of the Year award. We’re proud to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a Customers' Choice distinction from Gartner Peer Insights. Our Aurora Platform also received CRN’s Products of the Year award in the inaugural Security Operations Platform category. We proudly are a UK Great Place To Work multiple times – 2023, 2024, 2025. Join a company that’s not only leading - but also shaping - the future of security operations.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Sales Engineer – London Area to be part of making this happen.

The Sales Engineer is the technical backbone of the new business sales organisation and works alongside territory sales executives to evangelise, architect, propose, and demonstrate business value to acquisition customers and partners throughout the sales process. In this position you will be responsible for a newly defined London-area territory paired together with a new business Account Executive.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide technical expertise in the form of presentations, demos, POVs and dialog that educates and drives the Arctic Wolf value proposition for prospective customers.
• Have a passion for new-business acquisition sales and obtaining the technical win throughout the buyer’s journey.
• Be an active participant in discovery conversations with prospective customers to understand their needs and validate alignment with Arctic Wolf solutions.
• Thoroughly understand and document customer environments including security tooling, network design, authentication, and cloud services.
• Effectively demonstrate key differentiators by understanding the competitive landscape across endpoint protection, security operations, vulnerability management and cloud security.
• Be present and have strong contacts in the reseller and MSP channel communities.
• Participate in activities that drive growth within the territory including webinars, channel enablement, and field marketing events.
• Mentor new hires in a variety of domains including technical knowledge transfer, demo and presentation best practices, and sales processes.
• Help foster a culture of knowledge sharing by taking lead and being a highly active participant in communication channels such as Slack, team meetings, and broader enablement efforts.
• Volunteer for and execute upon company or team-wide initiatives such as process improvement, training, content creation, etc.

Key Skills

• In depth knowledge of infrastructure components including Networking, Identity Management, Cloud Services, Private Cloud and OS Windows/Linux/Mac.
• Technical understanding of security tools and strategies. E.g., security frameworks, security operations, incident response, SIEM, XDR, EDR/EPP, IPS/IDS/NDR, etc.
• Ability to articulate and demonstrate the business application and value of the Arctic Wolf technology to all audiences, ranging from technical to executive-level decision makers.
• Hands-on solution demo & POV capability for endpoint and XDR solutions.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, time management, and attention to detail.
• Understanding of the entire sales process from qualification to closure through the channel partner experience, with the ability to manage via SFDC and other tools
• Knowledge and training in MEDDPICC & Technical Win processes.
• Business Application Experience (e.g., Slack, Salesforce, M365/Office).
• Ability to publicly speak on behalf of Arctic Wolf in larger forums like tradeshows, webinars, channel enablement sessions.
• Knowledge in modern application deployment technologies including container and cloud based models.
• Drive for Results
• Communication
• Problem Solving

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a customer-facing security technology or service pre-sales engineering role
• Minimum of 2 years in a role that has experience working with the channel/partner community or worked for a channel/partner
• Minimum of 3 years supporting, delivering, or designing enterprise IT systems, security focused systems desired
• Has built and maintained long term relationships with channel and alliance partner resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, GCIH, CISA, CISM or other security focused certification(s)
• AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure AZ-900, VMware VCP/VCAP or other public/private cloud focused certification(s)

Our offer:

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees
• 28 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and paid volunteering days off
• Pension plan employer match
• Training and career development programs
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health service
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance, virtual GP, optical and dental cashback, life insurance (4x basic salary) and group income protection.
• Fertility support and paid parental leave

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity .

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2023, 2024, 2025), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 10,000 customers worldwide and more than 3,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry.

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognises that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entireemployeeexperience as accessible as possible and provideaccommodationsas required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible.

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