Cloud Security Platform Product Sales Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cloud Security Platform Product Sales Engineer in the United States. You will drive sales by demonstrating cybersecurity platforms, reviewing architectures, and leading workshops for technical and executive audiences.

The role requires collaboration with product management and engineering to align customer needs with platform capabilities, while traveling up to 50% to engage with customers, conferences, and workshops.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a customer-facing cybersecurity sales or engineering role.
• Experience with enterprise SOCs/NOCs/Cyber Defense Centers and security technologies.
• Experience presenting cybersecurity platforms to technical and executive audiences.
• Experience with incident response, threat hunting, forensics, or cyber defense operations.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers to drive market share and achieve sales targets.
• Deliver product demonstrations, architecture reviews, and workshops.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to relay customer feedback.

Skills

Sales engineering

Cybersecurity expertise

Executive presentations

APIs & automation workflows

Security architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

XDR

EDR

Job description

Cloud Security Platform Product Sales Engineer

The Opportunity: Drives organizational success by managing or performing sales activities and actively seeking to grow market share so that sales targets are met. Applies leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts and contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Works on unusually complex problems and provides highly innovative solutions. Operates with substantial latitude for unreviewed action or decision; mentors or supervises employees in both company and technical competencies.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience supporting cybersecurity products or platforms in a customer-facing technical role such as a sales engineer, solutions engineer, or security engineer
• Experience supporting enterprise SOCs, Network Operations Centers (NOCs), or Cyber Defense Centers, and with cybersecurity technologies, including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, NDR, threat intelligence, attack surface management, or security analytics platforms
• Experience presenting and demonstrating cybersecurity platforms to technical and executive audiences, including product demonstrations, architecture reviews, workshops, or proof-of-concepts
• Experience supporting incident response, threat hunting, digital forensics, malware analysis, reverse engineering, vulnerability management, or cyber defense operations, and integrating cybersecurity products with enterprise security ecosystems using APIs, automation workflows, or common security standards
• Knowledge of AI-enabled security operations, security automation, autonomous investigations, or analyst-assist technologies
• Knowledge of modern enterprise security architectures, including cloud security, identity, Zero Trust, or hybrid environments
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, CISOs, and executive leadership, and partner closely with product management and engineering teams to communicate customer requirements, competitive intelligence, and product feedback
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time to support customer engagements, demonstrations, industry conferences, and technical workshops
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting federal civilian, Department of Defense, or Intelligence Community cybersecurity organizations
• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk Enterprise Security, Google SecOps, Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XSOAR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Elastic Security, Wiz, Andesite, or comparable SOC technologies
• Experience with AI-assisted security operations platforms, autonomous SOC capabilities, or agentic AI for cyber defense
• Experience supporting RFPs, technical proposals, competitive evaluations, or capture activities
• Experience presenting at cybersecurity conferences, customer workshops, or executive briefings
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, or other cyber operations frameworks
• Industry Certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, GCFE, GNFA, CEH, Security+, Splunk Certified Consultant, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect, or similar

Security Clearance

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role. Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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