Vectra

Security Engineer, Pre-Sales

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15 hours ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsSenior

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Regional Sales Managers as a trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle.
  • Lead technical discovery sessions and translate customer security challenges into business outcomes.
  • Deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and Proof of Value engagements.
  • Design and recommend solution architectures aligned with customer environments and security objectives.
  • Build technical relationships with customers, channel partners, and distributors.
  • Enable partners through technical coaching, demonstrations, and best practices.
  • Advise on integrating the Vectra AI Platform with SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, cloud, identity, ticketing, and other security technologies.
  • Present to audiences ranging from SOC analysts and security architects to CISOs and executive stakeholders.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to provide customer feedback and improve customer outcomes.
  • Maintain expertise in the Vectra AI Platform, cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, and competitive technologies.
  • Participate in account strategy, opportunity planning, forecasting, and business reviews.
  • Represent Vectra AI at customer events, partner sessions, conferences, and technical workshops.
  • Mentor peers and share technical knowledge across the Security Engineering organization.
  • Travel within the assigned region as required.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a Security Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or in a similar customer-facing technical role.
  • Experience supporting enterprise and strategic customer engagements.
  • Strong consultative, customer-first, presentation, communication, and partnership skills.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions from initial discovery through technical validation and communicate with technical and executive audiences.
  • Experience with modern cybersecurity technologies including NDR, XDR, EDR, SIEM, identity security, CASB, and digital forensics.
  • Strong networking knowledge across OSI Layers 3–7.
  • Experience with cloud and hybrid security architectures involving AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, or Okta is highly desirable.
  • Experience integrating security platforms with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, ticketing systems, and other security technologies.
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
  • Understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures, incident response, blue team methodologies, security governance, and industry best practices.
  • Experience with channel partners, distributors, and partner-led sales engagements is a strong plus.
  • CEH, OSCP, OSCE, GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, or CISSP certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive base pay, incentive plan eligibility, and employee equity plan participation.
  • Benefits may include health care insurance, income protection and life insurance, retirement savings plans, behavioral and emotional wellness services, generous time away from work, and an employee recognition program.
  • Regional travel is required as needed.
  • Specific benefits vary by location.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Vectra

About Vectra

501-1,000 employees

Vectra AI is the cybersecurity AI leader in protecting modern networks from modern attacks. The Vectra AI Platform delivers real-time visibility into network activity, clear insight into which behaviors matter most, and the ability to act before risk becomes impact. By connecting and analyzing activity across on-premises, multi-cloud, identity, SaaS, edge, and IoT/OT environments, Vectra AI helps organizations reduce exposure, accelerate detection and response, and automate security operations with AI. Backed by more than a decade of AI and machine learning innovation and a portfolio of 39 cybersecurity AI patents, Vectra AI empowers security teams to stay ahead of emerging AI-powered attacks, improve operational efficiency, and demonstrate resilience in an increasingly complex, AI-driven world. Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Detection and Response (NDR) for the second consecutive year. Learn more at vectra.ai.

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