Enterprise Solutions Engineer, State

Verkada Inc.; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

HSA/FSA

Dental & vision coverage

Mental health support

Parental leave

Paid holidays & flexible PTO

Daily healthy lunches

Job summary

Verkada Inc. is seeking an Enterprise Field Solutions Engineer focused on State accounts with expertise in Cloud Security, IoT, Networking, Linux, Security Surveillance and Access Control.

You will collaborate with territory account executives to expand Verkada into Fortune 500 companies, interfacing with customers during the sales cycle and deploying Verkada products. The ideal candidate will travel frequently, communicate technical concepts clearly, and help drive deployments across large

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer with Fortune 500 clients.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or security field.
• Strong networking background: HTTPS, VLANs, TCP/IP, DNS, NAT devices, DHCP and Firewalls.
• Industry certifications: AWS, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, MCSE, CEH, Security+, A+, Network+, Microsoft Azure, CISSP, CSP.
• Experience with Active Directory, SAML/SCIM, APIs, Python, and other coding languages is a plus.
• Startup experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leader: be the authority on Verkada products and communicate value during the sales process.
• Objection Handler: overcome objections and secure the technical win for Verkada.
• Evangelist: present Verkada to all levels of customer and educate partners and staff on products.
• This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including domestic and international destinations.

Skills

Python

Fortune 500 experience

English communication

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant technical or security field

Tools

AWS

CCNA

CCDA

CCNP

MCSE

CEH

Security+

A+

Network+

Microsoft Azure

CISSP

CSP

Job description

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.

We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation , more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries.

About the Role

Verkada is seeking an Enterprise Field Solutions Engineer focused on State accounts, with expert experience in Cloud Security, IoT Systems, Networking, Linux systems, Security Surveillance and Access Control. This individual will partner directly with their territory account executives to expand the Verkada footprint upmarket into Fortune 500 companies. Responsibilities include directly interfacing with customers/partners throughout the sales process, overcoming technical objections, assisting customers in designing deployments with Verkada Products and providing technical assistance to territory account reps. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, able to learn quickly and work independently while making impactful results for the company remotely.

What You'll Do

• Technical Leader:Be the subject matter authority on the full Verkada suite of products and offerings and articulate the value added benefits to customers throughout the sales process.
• Objection Handler:Overcome objections and defuse landmines while securing the technical win for Verkada.
• Evangelist:Effectively present the Verkada solution to all levels of customer, from C-level executives to loss prevention managers and directors of IT. Be a Product Technical Evangelist in training/educating partners, customers, and internal employees on the latest Verkada product offerings.
• This role requires regular travel, estimatedto be more than 50%of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partnerengagementsandteam collaboration.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, with a proven track record of working with Fortune 500 companies.
• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills in order to clearly and efficiently articulate technical matters with customers and partners.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant technical or security field from an accredited university.
• Strong background in Networking: HTTPS, VLANs, TCP/IP, DNS, NAT devices, DHCP and Firewalls.
• Bonus:
• Industry certifications: AWS, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, MCSE, CEH, Security+, A+, Network+, Microsoft Azure, CISSP, CSP.
• Experience working with Active Directory, SAML/SCIM, API's, Python, and other coding languages is a plus.
• Startup experience.

Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
• Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
• Starting January 2027, Verkada will match a portion of an employee’s 401(k) contributions based on eligible earnings. Match vests on 2 year anniversary
• Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
• Expanded mental health support
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Healthy lunches provided daily

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

$160,000 - $210,000 USD

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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