Senior Partner Solutions Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Darktrace; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Parental leave

Pet insurance discount

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Darktrace is seeking a Partner Solutions Engineer to build the technical capability of strategic partners and collaborate with Darktrace sales teams to create, progress, and expand customer opportunities. You will lead technical engagement across the partner lifecycle, from enablement to value realization.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, helping partners position Darktrace, identify challenges, and articulate measurable security and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in solutions engineering, presales, partner engineering, or related customer-facing cybersecurity roles.
• Ability to enable technical audiences, influence stakeholders, and support new business and expansion motions.
• Strong knowledge of networking, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and security architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical relationship and engagement plan for assigned partners.
• Deliver structured technical enablement across Darktrace capabilities and partner use cases.
• Lead discovery aligned to MEDDPICC and translate requirements into measurable outcomes.
• Architect scalable solutions across Darktrace platforms for hybrid and multicloud environments.

Skills

Solutions engineering

Presales

Cloud platforms

Security architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR

XDR

Job description

Darktrace is seeking a Partner Solutions Engineer to build the technical capability of strategic partners and collaborate with Darktrace sales teams to create, progress, and expand customer opportunities. You will lead technical engagement across the partner lifecycle, from enablement to value realization.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, helping partners position Darktrace, identify challenges, and articulate measurable security and business outcomes.