Consulting Sales Engineer (Cyber Security)

Gideon Search; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cyber security firm is seeking a Consulting Sales Engineer in Rochester, NY. You will support pre-sales processes by collaborating with account teams on technical aspects of security solutions. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in consulting sales engineering or cybersecurity, familiarity with cloud platforms, and knowledge of current cyber threats. Strong relationship management skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a successful Consulting Sales Engineer or equivalent experience in cybersecurity.
• Experience with systems installation and administration of various systems.
• Familiarity with current cyber threats and incident response practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with clients and partners.
• Support pre-sales process and technical aspects of security solution sales.

Skills

Consulting Sales Engineering

Cybersecurity knowledge

Client relationship management

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Familiarity with scripting languages (Python)

Job description

Consulting Sales Engineer (Cyber Security)

About the job Consulting Sales Engineer (Cyber Security)

Summary

Our customer is seeking a Consulting Sales Engineer to support their XDR Product. The CSE will support the pre‑sales process for our technical field team working with account teams on the solution and technical aspects of selling security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and proactively maintaining valuable relationships with clients and partners.
• Work closely with direct account teams to understand sales strategies and plan for support of that strategy including briefings, demos, proposals, Proof of Values (POVs), integrations and issue resolution for our security portfolio.

Requirements

• 4+ years as a successful Consulting Sales Engineering, security analyst, systems integrator, or equivalent experience within cybersecurity
• Familiarity with current cyber threats and malware, incident response (IR) practices, security information and event management (SIEM), automation tools, and endpoint technologies.
• Experience with systems installation, configuration and administration of routers/switches, UNIX/Linux, and Windows-based systems
• 2+ years of experience working with Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Familiarity with scripting languages - particularly Python
• Highly desirable industry certifications include: SANS GIAC, CISSP, CISM, etc.