Darktrace

Senior Solutions Engineer, Acquisition

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1 day ago
Washington, DC, USA +2 moreSenior
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Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical aspects of net-new business opportunities from discovery through close.
  • Partner with Account Executives to qualify opportunities, develop technical win strategies, mitigate risks, and progress pipeline.
  • Conduct structured discovery focused on customer pain, impact, urgency, ROI, and business outcomes.
  • Architect scalable Darktrace solutions across Network, Email, Cloud, Identity, Endpoint, ASM, PEM, and IRR.
  • Advise on deployments, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR integrations, as well as SPAN/TAP and API-based visibility.
  • Deliver technical demos, proofs of concept, solution designs, and value-driven storytelling to technical and executive audiences.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to resolve blockers and share market feedback.

Requirements

  • Experience in cybersecurity or SaaS pre-sales/solutions engineering supporting net-new business.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, AWS, Azure, GCP, cloud architectures, and security architectures.
  • Experience with SOC tools such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, or XDR and with hybrid environments.
  • Ability to design solutions, run demos and proofs of concept, and influence diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong communication, consultative selling, and business acumen.
  • Fundamental understanding of AI technologies including LLM, ML, and NLP.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • Relevant cloud, security, or AI certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance including dependents.
  • Paid parental leave, pet insurance discount, life insurance, commuter benefits, 401(k), and Employee Assistance Program.
  • Employment is at-will.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Darktrace

About Darktrace

1,001-5,000 employees

Darktrace is a global leader in AI cybersecurity, providing the essential cybersecurity platform to secure organizations today and for an ever-changing future. Darktrace AI learns from each business's unique data in real time, detecting threats and intervening against attacks with precision and speed. We are a diverse and inclusive team of over 2,400 employees, each playing a crucial role in protecting nearly 10,000 organizations and communities worldwide from known, unknown, and novel cyber-threats.

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