Security Sales Engineer - Chicago, IL

Security Sales Engineer (Chicago, IL)
This Company is keeping organizations safe from cyber-attacks that technology alone cannot prevent. Our 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC), staffed by elite security analysts, hunts, investigates, and responds in real-time to known and unknown threats before they become business disrupting events.

We want to cut through the hype and overblown claims surrounding AI and ML to help our customers successfully tackle their biggest challenges utilizing human expertise at machine scale. We value each person’s unique contribution, so if you love to solve difficult problems--together—This Company is the place for you.

The Security Sales Engineer is a pre-sales technical role responsible for supporting the sale of Company products and services within an assigned sales territory. The main function of this role is to combine technical knowledge and sales skills in order to describe how the Company services can solve customer cybersecurity problems for our customers. The Security Sales Engineer will work closely with their assigned Sales Account Executive(s) to achieve quarterly net-new sales booking targets.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with assigned Sales Account Executive(s) to achieve quarterly net-new sales booking targets
• Provide consultation to clients and prospects to understand their cybersecurity needs
• Understand Company service offerings to be able to communicate their value proposition and integration points within a customer’s cybersecurity architecture
• Deliver presentations, whiteboards, demos, workshops, and other engagements tailored to the specific needs of the prospect
• Design, scope and propose the appropriate solution(s) based on the customer’s needs
• Understand the cybersecurity technology and vendor landscape
• Educate customers on the cybersecurity technology and vendor landscape, including how Company services differentiate from our competitors
• Tailor messaging to the prospective customer’s level of competency and experience – generalize the message to unsophisticated buyers, but be capable of deep-diving into technology for more advanced buyers

Secondary Responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships to identify prospective customers who may benefit from Company services
• Build and maintain relationships with existing customers to gather information on ways to advance or improve Company services
• Build and maintain relationships cross-functionally across Company teams, such as customer success, product management, marketing, etc.
• Identify opportunities to improve brand and marketing recognition within the assigned sales territory - potential conferences, speaking engagements, sponsorship opportunities, potential partners, etc.
• Remain up to date and be able to explain the latest breaches and threats, and how Company services can help protect against them
• Provide supplemental insight and feedback into sales forecasting (beyond what is provided by the Sales Account Executive)
• Provide technical assistance and general advice/guidance to less senior members of the Solutions Architecture team
• Participate in internal initiatives and projects not directly related to sales, with the goal of improving organizational function
• Obtain industry and vendor certifications as required
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of previous technical pre-sales experience as a sales engineer, solutions engineer, solutions architecture, or similar role that carries a sales quota and is customer-facing
• Experience and understanding of one of more of following cybersecurity technologies: MDR, NDR, EDR, EPP, SIEM, Cloud Security, Network Security, Threat Intelligence, Managed Security Services, Security Operations, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Policies & Procedures
• Experience and understanding of general IT infrastructure & architecture (networking, LAN/WAN, systems, cloud)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent technical knowledge, consultative skills, and presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Ideal Qualifications

• Cybersecurity experience, either at a vendor (MDR/MSSP/similar) or security operations/security architecture at a company
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in cybersecurity, computer engineering, computer science, or similar analytic field
• Cybersecurity certifications from (ISC)2, ISACA, GIAC, CSA, CompTIA, Offensive Security, or similar vendor-agnostic certification bodies
• Cybersecurity or technology certifications from Microsoft, AWS, Google, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Sumo Logic, or similar vendors

Send resumes to: Chris Burrell at cb@burrellassociates.com. Contact number (214) 395-7774
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