Senior Pre-Sales Network Security Engineer

  • Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:
3 Remote Locations: Seattle WA, Boston Mass, and Chicago Illinois 
(applicants must reside in one of these 3 states to be considered)


Description

This role supports enterprise sales efforts by combining deep network engineering expertise with strong customer-facing presentation and demonstration skills. The position partners with sales teams to articulate, demonstrate, and position network security and observability solutions—both software and hardware—to complex enterprise customers.


Responsibilities

  • Partner with enterprise sales teams to support pre-sales activities, including discovery, solution positioning, and technical validation
  • Deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations tailored to customer environments and use cases
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor, translating network and security challenges into effective solution architectures
  • Demonstrate and explain network performance monitoring, application performance monitoring, and observability capabilities
  • Support the sales cycle by designing proofs of concept, pilots, and technical evaluations
  • Communicate the value of both software and hardware-based solutions to enterprise customers
  • Engage with customer network teams to discuss architecture, topology, and operational requirements
  • Present confidently to technical and executive audiences, adapting messaging as needed
  • Support opportunities across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Stay current on industry trends in network security, observability, and service assurance

Requirements

Pre-Sales & Customer Engagement

  • Proven experience in Pre-Sales / Sales Engineering or Solutions Engineering
  • Strong ability to present, demonstrate, and explain technology to enterprise customers
  • Comfortable leading technical discussions, demos, and customer workshops
  • Vendor-side experience selling software, hardware, or combined solutions strongly preferred

Network Engineering & Security Expertise

  • Strong background in network engineering and network security
  • Hands-on knowledge of:
    • Routing and switching
    • TCP/IP
    • BGP
    • SNMP
    • NetFlow
    • VoIP
    • Layer 4–7 networking concepts
  • Experience working with Juniper products
  • Solid understanding of Cisco routing, switching, gateways, and network applications
  • Familiarity with packet-switched networks and network infrastructure concepts

Observability, Monitoring & Analysis

  • Experience with Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)
  • Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
  • Knowledge of service assurance and network observability platforms
  • Hands-on exposure to packet analysis tools, including Wireshark or similar sniffers

Infrastructure & Platforms

  • Working knowledge of Linux operating systems
  • Familiarity with cloud and virtualization environments, including:
    • AWS
    • VMware
  • Experience supporting or discussing LAN and WAN architectures, including:
    • MPLS
    • Frame Relay
    • ATM

Professional Skills

  • Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Strong ability to explain complex technical topics clearly
  • Confident, customer-focused, and collaborative approach