Pre-Sales Security Engineer

Cybersecurity company providing network detection and response platform, built on Zeek, Suricata and YARA technologies.
$225,000 - $260,000
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
8+ years of experience
Cybersecurity · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Pre-Sales Security Engineer

Corelight, a leading cybersecurity company, is seeking a Pre-Sales Security Engineer for their Federal Team. Built on open-source innovations from Zeek, Suricata, and YARA, Corelight transforms network footprints into actionable insights for threat detection and response.

The role demands a highly-motivated individual with deep security expertise to promote solutions, develop presentations, and respond to RFI/RFPs. You'll serve as a technical advisor, designing solutions that address customer challenges while building trust. The position requires extensive experience in network security, incident response, and cloud-based security implementations.

As a Pre-Sales Security Engineer, you'll be responsible for demonstrating technical expertise, developing proof-of-concepts, and maintaining strong relationships with channel partners. The role combines technical depth with customer-facing skills, requiring both security knowledge and business acumen.

Backed by top-tier venture capital firms like Crowdstrike, Accel, and Insight, Corelight offers a collaborative, inclusive culture with a distributed workforce. The company is at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, implementing AI-assisted workflows and machine learning models to combat cyber threats.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of industry experience, strong communication skills, and deep technical knowledge in areas such as network security monitoring, penetration testing, and cloud security. This role offers competitive compensation, equity, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies while solving critical cybersecurity challenges.

Last updated 10 days ago

Responsibilities For Pre-Sales Security Engineer

  • Be a subject matter expert for Corelight solutions
  • Act as a trusted advisor providing security technical expertise
  • Develop sales presentations, solution designs, and demonstrations
  • Develop and execute customer proof-of-concepts
  • Design technical solutions for customer business problems
  • Keep abreast of current security landscape
  • Explore competitive and complementary solutions
  • Participate in content development
  • Foster collaborative team environment
  • Create technical relationships with channel partners
  • Remove technology-related buying objections
  • Track customer engagements using Salesforce

Requirements For Pre-Sales Security Engineer

  • 8+ years related industry experience
  • 4+ year pre-sales experience
  • Expert written and oral communication skills
  • Strong knowledge in networking
  • Deep understanding of information security
  • Experience with network security monitoring
  • Pentest or red team experience
  • Experience designing cloud-based security solutions
  • Understanding of SOC security processes
  • Familiarity with programming or scripting
  • BS/BA or equivalent work experience
  • CISSP certification (preferred)

Benefits For Pre-Sales Security Engineer

Equity
  • Equity

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