Sales Engineering Director

Cybersecurity company providing network detection and response platform, built on Zeek, Suricata and YARA.
$100,000 - $200,000
Security
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
3+ years of experience
Cybersecurity

Description For Sales Engineering Director

Corelight, a leading cybersecurity company, is seeking a Sales Engineering Director to lead their sales engineering team. The company specializes in network detection and response, leveraging open-source innovations from Zeek, Suricata, and YARA to transform network footprints into actionable security insights.

The role combines technical expertise in cybersecurity with leadership responsibilities, focusing on managing a team of Sales Engineers who drive product promotion and customer satisfaction. You'll be at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, working with cutting-edge technology that helps organizations defend against cyber attacks.

Backed by prominent venture capital firms like Crowdstrike, Accel, and Insight, Corelight is experiencing rapid growth in the network detection and response industry. The company values diversity of thought and background, offering a collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented culture. They embrace a geographically distributed workforce, supporting both remote and office-based work arrangements worldwide.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about cybersecurity and leadership, with competitive compensation including base salary, potential bonuses, equity, and additional benefits. The ideal candidate will bring both technical depth in security tools and protocols, and the ability to lead and develop a high-performing sales engineering team.

If you're excited about making the world safer from cyber attacks and want to join a company at the forefront of network security innovation, this role offers the perfect blend of technical challenge and leadership opportunity.

Last updated 25 days ago

Responsibilities For Sales Engineering Director

  • Develop and maintain novel detection rules, algorithms and alerts for malicious activities
  • Conduct threat hunting activities to identify anomalies and potential threats
  • Leverage controlled environments for analyzing attacks and attacker techniques
  • Engage with Corelight Labs, Engineering and Products personnel
  • Produce and refine effective detections
  • Create internal and external documentation and blogs
  • Continuously improve detection capabilities based on emerging threats

Requirements For Sales Engineering Director

  • 3+ years of experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, or security operations engineering
  • Knowledge of security tools like Zeek, Suricata, and YARA
  • Experience in creating and maintaining detection rules
  • Knowledge of security investigation and incident response processes
  • Strong analytical skills in detection engineering
  • Familiarity with threat intel, malware analysis, and digital forensics
  • In-depth knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, DNS, Kerberos, SMB)
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
  • Working knowledge of programming in at least two languages

Benefits For Sales Engineering Director

Equity
  • Equity
  • Commission-based or discretionary bonus
  • Additional benefits (not specified)

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