Solutions Engineer

SonicWall; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SonicWall is seeking a highly motivated Solution Engineer in Ohio to design, position, and demonstrate cybersecurity solutions for customers and partners. This field-based role requires strong technical acumen and the ability to engage executives and technical audiences.

You will collaborate with Sales, Product, and Support teams to tailor security solutions, deliver live demos, and ensure successful deployments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of related experience.
• CISSP certification required or in progress.
• Experience in Pre-Sales, Technical Support, or Solution Engineering roles within cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales teams to drive technical engagement throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Support channel partners with solution positioning, deployment, and technical support.
• Deliver product demonstrations, proofs of concepts, and technical presentations.
• Provide technical consultation aligned with customer objectives.
• Collaborate with Product, Support, Marketing, and Engineering teams.
• Build relationships with customers, partners, and stakeholders.

Skills

Technical sales engagement

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Time management

Solution selling

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

CISSP certification

Tools

Pre-Sales methodologies

Job description

SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunnerwith more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alonein the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and Instagram .

Location: This role is available for candidates who reside in Ohio.

We are seeking a highly motivated and customer-focused Solution Engineer to join our team. This role is primarily field-based, with approximately 70% of time spent working remotely or from a regional office within the assigned territory, supporting sales and channel technical activities. The position also requires up to 30% travel.

As a trusted technical advisor, you will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to design, position, and demonstrate cybersecurity solutions that address complex business and security challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals who enjoy combining technical expertise with customer engagement and relationship building.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales teams to drive technical engagement throughout the customer lifecycle.
• Support channel partners including VARs, MSPs, and MSSPs with solution positioning, deployment, and ongoing technical support.
• Deliver product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, technical presentations, and whiteboard sessions.
• Provide technical consultation and solution recommendations aligned with customer business objectives.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Support, Marketing, and Solution Engineering teams to address customer and partner needs.
• Participate in regional reporting activities and contribute to technical sales initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Drive revenue growth through effective application of technical expertise and sales acumen.

What You'll Bring

• Strong balance of technical expertise and business acumen.
• Ability to independently lead technical sales engagements with minimal supervision.
• Proven experience presenting complex technical concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
• Excellent communication, objection-handling, whiteboarding, and solution-selling skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Experience evaluating customer requirements and developing effective technical solutions.
• Ability to influence and advise stakeholders on complex technical and business matters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of related experience, or Ph.D. with 1+ year of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification.
• Experience in Pre-Sales, Technical Support, Professional Services, or Solution Engineering roles within a cybersecurity vendor, channel partner, distributor, systems integrator, or enterprise environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure Associate and/or AWS Associate certification.
• SonicWall SNSA and SNSP certifications (training provided if needed).
• Knowledge of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks including HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX, FERPA, CIPA, and GDPR.
• Experience with managed security and cloud security environments.

Technical Expertise

The ideal candidate will have experience with many of the following technologies:

• Layer 2 through Layer 7 networking technologies and protocols
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
• Web and content filtering solutions
• Proxy technologies
• Email security gateways
• VPN technologies and encryption (IPsec and SSL VPN)
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and key management
• Wireless networking (802.11/WLAN)
• Syslog and NetFlow/IPFIX
• Active Directory and LDAP
• SAML 2.0 and modern Identity Providers (IdPs)
• Zero Trust architectures
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• Security Service Edge (SSE)
• Virtualization platforms including VMware and Hyper-V
• Public cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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