Senior Security Engineer - Federal

vectranetworks; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

vectranetworks is seeking a senior pre-sales security engineer to partner with regional sales teams in advancing an AI-driven threat detection and response platform for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise environments.

The role combines hands-on technical account management with field engineering and security thought leadership across large accounts, including demonstrations, PoCs, and architectural guidance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical account management or security engineering
• Experience with enterprise security product lines (CASB, EDR, SIEM)
• Strong networking fundamentals across OSI layers
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including RFPs
• Customer-first mindset with problem-solving attitude
• Experience with red team or blue team processes
• Familiarity with cloud security and multi-cloud environments

Responsibilities

• Support regional sales with pre-sales engineering for named enterprise customers
• Lead discovery sessions, demos, and proofs of concept that show customer value
• Maintain fluency with the AI-driven detection platform and related security tools
• Build relationships with customers and channel partners to identify expansion opportunities
• Collaborate with product and engineering on reviews, releases, and deployments
• Track attacker techniques and emerging threats to inform customers

Skills

Technical account management

Security engineering

Enterprise security

Networking fundamentals

Communication skills

Red/blue team understanding

Tools

CASB

EDR

SIEM

Digital forensics

Job description

Role overview

A senior pre-sales security engineer role partnering with regional sales teams to advance an AI-driven threat detection and response platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprise environments. The position blends deep technical expertise with customer-facing skills to guide prospects through technical discovery, deliver compelling demonstrations and proofs of concept, and influence architectural direction. It is a hands-on contributor role combining technical account management, field engineering, and security thought leadership across large enterprise accounts.

Responsibilities

• Support regional sales managers with pre-sales engineering and technical account management for named enterprise customers
• Lead technical discovery sessions, deliver product demonstrations, and run proofs of concept that translate platform capabilities into customer value
• Maintain deep technical fluency with the company's AI-driven detection and response platform and adjacent security product categories
• Build strong technical relationships with customers and channel partners, identifying expansion opportunities along the way
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and other field engineers on design reviews, release planning, and deployment forecast calls
• Track the broader security landscape, including attacker techniques, competing offerings, and emerging threats
• Travel within the assigned region as needed to support customer engagements

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a technical account management or security engineering role, including large-account management
• Deep familiarity with enterprise security product lines such as CASB, EDR, SIEM, or digital forensics platforms
• Strong networking fundamentals with the ability to reason about the L3 through L7 OSI layers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including RFP authoring, pre-sales presentations, and conference speaking
• Self-starter mindset with a customer-first attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to solve problems
• Working understanding of attacker methodologies (red team or penetration testing) and incident response (blue team) processes
• Familiarity with cloud security and network architectures, including how security tooling integrates across environments

Nice to have

• Offensive security certifications such as CEH, OSCP, or OSCE
• Defensive or forensics certifications such as GNFA
• Cloud security credentials such as AWS Certified Security Specialty
• Broader security process certifications such as CISSP

Benefits and work setup

• Competitive total compensation with eligibility for incentive plans and an employee equity program (stock options)
• Comprehensive benefits typically including health insurance, income protection and life insurance, retirement savings plans, behavioral and emotional wellness resources, generous time off, and an employee recognition program
• Equal opportunity employer with a stated commitment to diversity and non-discrimination across protected categories