Federal Cybersecurity Sales Strategist

World-Wide-Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing program

401k with company matching

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Strategic Advisor for Federal Cybersecurity to drive cybersecurity sales across the federal government, with emphasis on Cisco solutions. You will collaborate with federal sales teams to develop and execute the go-to-market plan, provide thought leadership, and scale security offerings.

The role requires deep knowledge of Zero Trust, governance, and risk management, with strong pre-sales, RFP/RFI experience, and executive communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Deep, authoritative knowledge of cybersecurity, threat landscapes, and modern security trends.
• Proven experience with Zero Trust Architecture, Security Governance, and Risk Management frameworks.
• Previous sales experience: lead pre-sales activities, enablement and responding to RFPs/RFIs.
• Experience as a consultant/SME bridging customer mission with security solutions.
• Ability to create technical sales collateral, case studies, and federal-focused presentations.
• Ability to translate technical details for security engineers and executives (CISO/CIO).

Responsibilities

• Represent WWT as a cybersecurity subject matter expert to customers, aligning mission needs with security capabilities.
• Collaborate with account teams to drive cybersecurity opportunities and map portfolio to outcomes.
• Lead customer workshops, demos, POCs, and security assessments; present to executive audiences.
• Develop sales enablement materials for Federal-specific needs (e.g., NIST, CMMC).
• Stay current on the Cisco security portfolio and roadmap to support growth.
• Engage with federal customers to identify opportunities and grow revenue.

Skills

Zero Trust

Security Governance

Risk Management

Pre-sales

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Job description

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Strategic Advisor for Federal Cybersecurity to drive cybersecurity sales across the federal government, with emphasis on Cisco solutions. You will collaborate with federal sales teams to develop and execute the go-to-market plan, provide thought leadership, and scale security offerings.

The role requires deep knowledge of Zero Trust, governance, and risk management, with strong pre-sales, RFP/RFI experience, and executive communication skills.