AppSec Sales Engineer

Cybersecurity Jobs; Dallas (TX); A distancia; USD 182.000 - 218.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare benefits

FSA

Flexible schedule

Flexible Time Off

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Internet & phone reimbursement

Team events

Descripción de la vacante

Harness is seeking an AppSec Sales Engineer in Dallas, TX with remote work flexibility to bridge sales and engineering. You will deliver platform demos and guidance on AppSec, API and AI security across the SDLC to executive, business, and technical audiences.

You will educate customers on Harness AI-Native DevSecOps, lead complex technical engagements, and translate security requirements into actionable engineering plans while occasionally traveling for customer engagements and events.

Formación

• Own product demo delivery that shows how customers can eliminate security debt and mitigate emerging API and AI risks.
• Experience as a Pre-Sales Engineer supporting SaaS/software sales in the DevSecOps or Cybersecurity domain, or a strong practitioner background with familiarity in software evaluation and buying processes.
• Hands-on experience with modern application security practices and tools such as API Security, AI Security, SAST, DAST, SCA, or comparable technologies.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver platform presentations and demos with a focus on Application Security Testing and Runtime Protection within the broader DevSecOps landscape.
• Educate customers on the value of the Harness AI-Native DevSecOps platform, including AppSec and API/AI Security capabilities such as SCA, SAST, DAST, and runtime protection.
• Translate business security and compliance challenges into technical solutions aligned to an end-to-end DevSecOps pipeline.
• Lead complex technical engagements, including workshops and POVs, to demonstrate how Harness helps secure the SDLC from code to operation, including API and AI workflows.

Conocimientos

Pre-Sales Engineer

DevSecOps

Cybersecurity

SaaS sales

API Security

AI Security

GenAI

Communication

Travel readiness

Herramientas

SAST

DAST

SCA

Cloud security

Descripción del empleo

Work where DevSecOps meets real-world application security: Harness's AI-Native DevSecOps platform is built to help teams secure software throughout the SDLC, including modern API and AI workflows. This AppSec Sales Engineer role bridges sales and engineering to explain the platform clearly to executive, business, and technical audiences, while supporting technology evaluations and adoption decisions.

Benefits that support your day-to-day and your growth: Harness offers a competitive salary, comprehensive healthcare benefits, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), a flexible work schedule, and Flexible Time Off with Parental Leave. You'll also have access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), monthly internet and phone reimbursement, and regular social and team building events (monthly, quarterly, and annual).

Pay transparency: $182,000 - $218,000 USD per year.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform presentations and demos with a focus on Application Security Testing and Runtime Protection within the broader DevSecOps landscape.
• Educate customers on the value of the Harness AI-Native DevSecOps platform, including AppSec and API/AI Security capabilities such as SCA, SAST, DAST, and runtime protection.
• Translate business security and compliance challenges into technical solutions aligned to an end-to-end DevSecOps pipeline.
• Lead complex technical engagements, including workshops and POVs, to demonstrate how Harness helps secure the SDLC from code to operation, including API and AI workflows.

Requirements

• Own product demo delivery that shows how customers can eliminate security debt and mitigate emerging API and AI risks.
• Experience as a Pre-Sales Engineer supporting SaaS/software sales in the DevSecOps or Cybersecurity domain, or a strong practitioner background with familiarity in software evaluation and buying processes.
• Hands‑on experience with modern application security practices and tools such as API Security, AI Security, SAST, DAST, SCA, or comparable technologies.
• Comfort with cloud-native application security and the security risks tied to integrating GenAI.
• Ability to stay current on developments in AI security, software supply chain security, and evolving threat landscapes.
• Capability to communicate complex customer security requirements and translate feature requests to Engineering.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally for customer engagements, internal meetings, or trade shows/conferences, including short-notice travel when needed.

Tech areas

Application Security Testing, Runtime Protection, SCA, SAST, DAST, API Security, AI Security, GenAI

Location: Dallas, TX (remote)