Sales Engineer — Network & Security Solutions

FirstLight Fiber; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstLight Fiber is seeking a Sales Engineer to support our Enterprise sales teams across New England, Upstate New York, and Pennsylvania. This role sits at the intersection of network infrastructure and cybersecurity, working across FirstLight's fiber network and managed security services.

The candidate will design and position solutions from a single dark-fiber circuit to multi-site SD-WAN/SASE deployments, engaging with hospitals, banks, universities, and governments across a six-state

Qualifications

• 3–7 years in sales engineering, network, or security engineering.
• Experience with SD-WAN/SASE or security operations is a plus.
• Certifications (CCNA/CCNP, Security+, CISSP) are a strong plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical resource for sales, designing and pricing network and security solutions.
• Translate customer requirements into integrated transport and security solutions.
• Lead technical evaluations and proof-of-concepts with prospect IT teams.
• Respond to RFIs/RFPs with security questionnaires and architecture diagrams.
• Present to audiences from engineers to CISOs and executives.
• Represent FirstLight at industry events and customer briefings.
• Collaborate between sales, engineering, and operations during design and install.
• Travel within the territory as needed.

Skills

Sales engineering

Network engineering

Security engineering

Presentation skills

Writing skills

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in networking/security/telecommunications

Tools

Google Earth

MapInfo

QGIS

Job description

FirstLight Fiber is seeking a Sales Engineer to support our Enterprise sales teams across New England, Upstate New York, and Pennsylvania. This role sits at the intersection of network infrastructure and cybersecurity, working across FirstLight's fiber network and managed security services.

The candidate will design and position solutions from a single dark-fiber circuit to multi-site SD-WAN/SASE deployments, engaging with hospitals, banks, universities, and governments across a six-state