Hybrid Sales Engineer, Cybersecurity

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About the role

  • Sales Engineer for strategic accounts at Proofpoint delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions. Collaborating with sales teams to champion complex People-Centric Security solutions in Germany.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Technical Sales Lead throughout the pre-sales process
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies
  • Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio
  • Provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams to help keep our solutions the best in the industry
  • Present at or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows when required
  • Become an expert in Email Security, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape

Requirements

  • Proven hands-on experience in a customer facing role, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support
  • Proven experience in either secure messaging, data security, network security, endpoint, NOC/SOC or MSP-related cybersecurity
  • Track record developing and maintaining customer relationships with large (Enterprise) clients/organizations
  • Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff and C-suite executives
  • You can work independently, adapt quickly and maintain a positive attitude
  • Exposure to at least two of the following skill sets are recommended: Enterprise email solutions such as Exchange, G-Suite, Lotus Domino, O365 or working knowledge of SMTP
  • Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) Protection
  • IT security, vulnerability or risk assessments, and policy enforcement
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP), compliance and data privacy
  • Cloud security and shadow IT knowledge
  • Fluency in English and local regional Language is essential
  • If you have been a part of a sales team before or have a desire to take your career in that direction, as well as an enthusiasm for cyber-security and related security standards and frameworks like ISO, NIST and MITRE.
  • If you love to stay on top of the fast-changing threat landscape and to help to educate and protect our customers and prospects.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Career success on your terms
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Always on recognition for your contributions
  • Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Job title

Sales Engineer, Cybersecurity

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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