Public Sector Security Sales Engineer (West Region)

Coinscapture; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenable is hiring a Sales Engineer for the Public Sector in the Austin, TX area. You will drive technical demonstrations, support enterprise evaluations, and translate security findings into business risk for government clients.

Ideal candidates bring public sector experience, cybersecurity expertise, and strong storytelling skills to partner with sales, customers, and partners across a travel-ready territory.

Qualifications

• Public-Sector Experience with government operations, procurement, and budgets.
• Strong cybersecurity fundamentals and exposure management experience.
• Clear communicator who translates technical findings to business risk.
• Customer empathy, credibility, accountability, and coachability.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical demonstrations of Tenable's platform for public sector needs.
• Support evaluations with enterprise trials and Proof of Value.
• Bridge technical findings to risk and business outcomes for stakeholders.
• Address government agency challenges with consultative security insights.
• Engage and educate through questions, security insights, and events.
• Support Sales with RFI/RFP responses and partner collaborations.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers, partners, and internal teams.

Skills

Public-Sector Experience

Cybersecurity Experience

Effective Communicator

Customer Empathy

Curiosity & Coachability

Team Player

Compliance Awareness

Location & Travel Flexibility

Tools

ACAS

Tenable products

Job description

Tenable is hiring a Sales Engineer for the Public Sector in the Austin, TX area. You will drive technical demonstrations, support enterprise evaluations, and translate security findings into business risk for government clients.

Ideal candidates bring public sector experience, cybersecurity expertise, and strong storytelling skills to partner with sales, customers, and partners across a travel-ready territory.