Federal Sales Engineer - AI-Driven Zero Trust for Army

Socket.dev

Maryland

Hybrid

USD 155,000 - 221,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to join our Federal team, focused on the Army vertical. This hands-on role architects solutions addressing critical customer needs in mission‑critical environments. You will connect business outcomes to technical levers and advance the cybersecurity agenda in the AI era.

The ideal candidate blends strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, collaborating across teams to drive federal deployments and customer success.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent professional experience.
5–8+ years as a Sales Engineer in Federal/Army accounts.
Proven track record moving large-scale customers to cloud-native Zero Trust.
Deep hands-on knowledge of network security, Zero Trust, SSE/SASE.
Ability to guide AI change management and manage expectations around non-deterministic outputs.

Responsibilities

Oversee the technical sales process by translating complex enterprise requirements into Zero Trust solution architectures.
Lead POV engagements from start to finish with POV assets and documentation.
Provide responsive technical counsel to earn trusted advisor status with customers.
Share ownership of account development strategies with the Account Executive from pipeline to win.