Junior Cybersecurity Presales

Thales Cybersecurity Services – Spain/Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours and remote work policy

Home Allowance

Meal Allowance of 10,20€ per day

Private health insurance

Life Insurance

Referral bonus

Monthly Reconnect event

Budget for mobile phone

36 days off per year

Training and certification opportunities

Annual Bonus Policy based on KPIs

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is looking for a junior solution architect in Lisbon, Portugal. This role involves consultative selling and designing tailored solutions for key accounts. Responsibilities include understanding client needs, proposing customized solutions, and collaborating closely with account managers. The ideal candidate has a background in Computer Science or Cybersecurity, and strong communication skills. This company emphasizes work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, and generous benefits, including health insurance and an annual training budget.

Responsibilities

• Understand client's needs and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Design and develop solutions aligned with customer requirements.
• Act as proposal manager for selected clients and solutions.
• Contribute to cross-selling strategies by leveraging product knowledge.
• Analyze data to support sales strategies and client roadmaps.

Skills

Selling and communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Computer Science Engineering

Master in Cybersecurity

OT/IoT cybersecurity knowledge and experience

Cloud Cybersecurity knowledge

Job description

The candidate will join the Solutions Engineering & Presales Department, as junior solution architect in Portugal. They will focus on a consultative selling becoming eventually the technical reference for key accounts and in charge of designing solutions to solve problems when the standard portoflio does not fit. These tasks will be done under the supervision and guidance of a senior solution architect.

This position reports to the Head of Solutions Architects.

Responsibilities:

• The role involves understanding the client's needs and requirements, ensuring customer satisfaction, and helping deliver customized solutions to meet their business objectives.
• They design and develop solutions (i.e., consultative selling) in close alignment with presales consultants that: meet customer requirements, are feasible, are cost-effective, and are aligned with the company's products and services.
• They act as proposal managers (more info later) for selected clients and solutions. They will have to deal with Delivery in Iberia and with other Thales' entities and potential subcontractors to develop the proposal. This implies designing the solution, its cost model, developing the proposal, leading the defence workshops, ensuring bid management process is followed, etc.
• They have a broad knowledge on all company’s products and services. Therefore, they play a major role in cross selling strategies.
• They foster selected customers’ demand to achieve growth objectives, by supporting account managers and helping prioritize solution development. This requires a very close and direct relationship with selected accounts.
• They gather and analyze data to help the sales team understand customer requirements, market trends, and competitive landscape to improve the sales pitch, as well as to develop a roadmap for nominated clients.

Skills:

• Selling and communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure.

Education and training requirements:

• Computer Science Engineering
• Master in Cybersecurity
• OT/IoT cybersecurity knowledge and experience
• Cloud Cybersecurity knowledge

At Thales we consider ourselves disruptive when it comes to organizing the way we want to work. That is why we are continually innovating our policies, to allow employees to enjoy a real reconciliation of their work and family life. Tell us what you want, and you'll find it in Thales.

Benefits and Perks:

• We support a phenomenal lifestyle and work‑life‑balance with our flexible hours and flexible remote work policy.
• Home Allowance To help face the rising costs associated with working from home.
• Meal Allowance of 10,20€ per day paid in card or money, you choose!
• Private health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Bonus for referral of colleagues, bring a friend to work with us and get paid for it!
• Monthly Reconnect event with the whole company
• Budget to buy a mobile phone of your choice, renewable every 2 years.
• 36 days off per year. At Thales you can organize your working day to increase the 24 days of vacation that we offer you.
• Uplifting and creative work environment
• Cool offices in Portugal and Spain
• Yearly Kickoff event for the whole company
• Expand your Certifications, with our Annual Training Plan (based on technical Certifications, Languages, training in Soft Skills...)
• Share what you learn, at Thales we have the voluntary participation of the Speakers program.
• Clear and transparent objectives, we have an Annual Bonus Policy, based on KPIs.

An inclusive, global mindset and equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities actively fostering an inclusive work environment. Offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

If you are a person passionate about Cybersecurity, we are your Company.