Principal Solutions Engineer - Application Security

Wiz Wiz · Enterprise · Germany · SE

This role is for a Principal Solutions Engineer focused on Application Security at Wiz, a cloud security company. The role involves working with sales, product, and R&D teams to provide technical expertise, support the sales process, and gather field feedback to improve the Wiz platform. It requires deep knowledge of cloud architecture, AppSec, Kubernetes, and programming languages like Python or Go, with a strong emphasis on customer-facing technical demonstrations and thought leadership.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the company's top field expert in application and cloud-native security and provide technical and business-relevant feedback into Product Management based on field engagements to improve Wiz’s position and value messaging to prospects and clients.
  2. Collaborate with Wiz sales teams on strategic opportunities in demonstrating the business and technical value of the Wiz platform.
  3. Assist SEs and prospects during the POC process with advanced use cases, installation/deployment, and troubleshooting.
  4. Lead regular thought leadership sessions with the field teams sharing insights and approaches derived through customer engagement to improve our effectiveness in messaging and delivering value to prospective clients and existing customers.
  5. Assist in messaging and selling Wiz platform capabilities to prospects and customers.

Skills

Required

  • public cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
  • SAST
  • DAST
  • SCA
  • SBOMs (SPDX/CycloneDX)
  • Python
  • Go
  • Rust
  • advanced shell scripting
  • developer workflows
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • helm
  • terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • containers
  • technical presentations
  • German fluency

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in an additional European language

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven skillset and experience with a career path focused on public cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Deep, practical knowledge of the AppSec landscape, including Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), SAST, DAST, SCA, and the operational use of SBOMs (SPDX/CycloneDX) and their practical use cases for vulnerability and license management.
  • Demonstrable proficiency in one or more high-level languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust) and/or advanced shell scripting.
  • SME level knowledge of Kubernetes and containers with the ability to architect and troubleshoot complex environments.
  • Exceptional ability to present complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences—from deeply technical developer teams to executive-level (CISO, CTO) stakeholders.
  • Full professional fluency in German (written and verbal)