Hybrid Head of Solution Architecture / Sales Engineering

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About the role

  • Head of Solution Architecture leading customer security engagements and team building at Harmonic Security, ensuring technical expertise in AI tools and enterprise security solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical voice of our company in strategic customer conversations, from initial discovery through proof-of-concept and deployment
  • Conduct security architecture assessments and design solutions that address complex enterprise requirements
  • Present to CISOs, security architects, and engineering teams with credibility and executive presence
  • Handle technical objections and competitive scenarios with confidence and depth
  • Recruit, hire, and mentor a world-class team of solution architects
  • Partner with Director of Technical Enablement to create technical enablement programs for internal and partner teams
  • Establish best practices for customer engagement, technical discovery, and proof-of-concept delivery
  • Act as the voice of the customer to product and engineering teams, translating field insights into roadmap priorities
  • Publish technical content on GenAI security, MCP architecture, and modern threat landscapes
  • Speak at industry conferences and customer events

Requirements

  • 10+ years in enterprise security with deep knowledge of security architecture, zero trust, threat modeling, and compliance frameworks
  • Hands-on experience with SaaS security models, API security, and cloud-native architectures
  • Strong understanding of emerging GenAI security challenges: prompt injection, data leakage, model poisoning, and adversarial attacks
  • Familiarity with gateway architectures, proxy technologies, and protocol-level security (MCP/Model Context Protocol experience a major plus)
  • Experience with endpoint security, including agent deployment, telemetry collection, and EDR/XDR concepts, and real-time threat detection
  • Proven track record of closing complex, enterprise-level security deals through technical influence
  • Experience building technical teams from the ground up in startup or high-growth environments
  • Exceptional demo skills and ability to translate technical complexity into business value
  • Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining top technical talent
  • Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a focus on career development
  • Comfortable with the ambiguity and pace of Series A startup life

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and meaningful equity with a direct stake in Harmonic's success
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and 401k matching
  • A small, passionate team that values transparency, creativity, and learning
  • Thoughtful leadership that cares deeply about growth, impact, and people
  • Annual global offsites
  • The chance to directly shape both our product and our culture as we build a category-defining company

Job title

Head of Solution Architecture / Sales Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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