Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™
Pre-Sales Engineer
Location
Virginia
Posted
106 days ago
Salary
$135K - $150K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Pre-Sales Engineer
Cognyte
• Lead the pre-sales activities across North America, including customer engagements, technical presentations, and POCs. • Partner with Account Executives as a subject matter expert in data analytics and product`s capabilities. • Develop compelling product demonstrations. • Conduct product presentations and POCs for prospects, customers, and partners—virtually and in person. • Lead RFI/RFP responses, including requirements mapping, solution design, technical Q&A, and solution sizing. • Communicate product’s technical capabilities and collaborate with engineering, marketing, product, and senior leadership as needed.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience in a pre-sales role, leading technical sales processes and customer engagements.
- Strong technical background, including expertise in relevant technologies and solution architectures.
- 2–4 years of pre-sales experience (Analyst experience in LEA or NS organizations is a plus).
- Familiarity with sales techniques and tools.
- Experience with Linux, including command-line navigation and file system management.
- Strong understanding of cloud architectures (compute, storage, networking) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written & verbal).
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with a distributed team.
- Fluent English (additional languages are a plus).
- Ability to maintain a home office with a stable internet connection.
- Willingness to travel up to 40%.
- US citizen required.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- 401K employer matching program
- Paid holidays
- PTO
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