Senior Sales Engineer – North Central Cybersecurity

Mimecast Limited; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 384,000; Full time

Job summary

Mimecast Limited in Chicago seeks a Senior Sales Engineer for the North Central Region. You will provide technical pre-sales support to Mimecast sales teams, resellers, and customers across the region, combining technical depth with commercial judgment.

You will deliver demos, respond to RFPs, and work with product management and partners. Based in the North Central region, travel to customer sites as needed. This role emphasizes leading complex enterprise opportunities and training sales teams.

Qualifications

• Experience pre-selling security or messaging software to enterprise accounts.
• Ability to explain solutions to business audiences and execs.
• Proactive, self-sufficient with willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical pre-sales support to direct and reseller opportunities.
• Deliver product demos and presentations to technical and business audiences.
• Prepare RFP responses and high-level implementation plans.
• Collaborate with sales, product management, and partners.
• Support regional marketing events and train sales teams.
• Oversee pre-sales proofs of concept with service delivery.

Skills

Security software pre-sales

Enterprise sales experience

Networking and security knowledge

Email security platforms

SaaS / high-growth environments

Project management

Tools

Exchange migrations

Microsoft 365 migrations

Job description

Mimecast Limited in Chicago seeks a Senior Sales Engineer for the North Central Region. You will provide technical pre-sales support to Mimecast sales teams, resellers, and customers across the region, combining technical depth with commercial judgment.

You will deliver demos, respond to RFPs, and work with product management and partners. Based in the North Central region, travel to customer sites as needed. This role emphasizes leading complex enterprise opportunities and training sales teams.