Corporate Sales Engineer, Pre-sales (remote)

CrowdStrike CrowdStrike · Enterprise · United States · Remote

CrowdStrike is seeking a Corporate Sales Engineer to articulate how their AI-native cybersecurity platform is designed and deployed, and to provide value to potential customers. The role involves collaborating with Account Executives to secure new clients, delivering technical presentations, managing Proof of Values, and evangelizing new products. The ideal candidate will have experience in sales engineering or a related field, a solid understanding of cybersecurity concepts, and knowledge of AI/ML concepts as they apply to threat detection.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the technical conversation across the cybersecurity space – e.g., AV, EDR, Incident Response, Forensics, SIEM, MDR, AI Security, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, and more
  2. Prepare and deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations tailored to customer needs and technical expertise
  3. Manage and execute Proof of Values (POVs) by demonstrating the unique value and capabilities of the CrowdStrike platform against customer requirements
  4. Clearly articulate the CrowdStrike platform's value proposition, competitive differentiation, and technical advantages to both technical and executive audiences
  5. Rapidly learn, internalize, and evangelize new CrowdStrike products and capabilities as they come to market — you'll be expected to go from learning to teaching to selling, quickly.

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years of relevant experience in sales engineering, IT, consulting, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, or related field.
  • Solid understanding of Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
  • Knowledge of malware analysis, threat intelligence, vulnerability management and risk prioritization frameworks (CISA KEV, CVSS, etc)
  • Understanding of AI/ML concepts as they apply to threat detection, anomaly detection, or security automation — ability to speak credibly to both skeptics and enthusiasts
  • Ability to write and modify basic scripts.
  • Customer facing experience and being comfortable leading presentations

Nice to have

  • Ability for travel as required
  • Preferred languages are PowerShell, Python, and Bash
  • Experience with virtualization/VDI technologies
  • Experience with large scale cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
  • Proficient understanding of legacy and modern identity and SSO providers; such as, Active Directory, Entra ID, PAM Solutions, etc
  • Certifications such as CEH, CISSP, OSCP, and SANS or participating in security events such as capture the flag is a bonus

What the JD emphasized

  • AI Security