Senior Sales Engineer - West Coast

extra holidays - fully flexible
Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Work from: 
United States

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Sophos Large https://www.sophos.com/
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Job description

About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary
The Senior Sales Engineer will be responsible for providing pre-sales support for Managed Detection and Response to the Global sales organization as well as actively working with customers experiencing breaches through the Sophos incident response service. 


US West time zones preferred.

What You Will Do
  • Response, Sophos Incident Response, and Sophos Labs telemetry
  • Work with all sales and account teams to provide support via remote engagements, product demonstrations, and answer technical questions about our service offerings and threat intelligence
  • Provide light availability for weekend (night and day) rotational coverage in support of selling Sophos Incident Response Services.
  • Proactively manage and deliver technical information to customers and partners while building and maintaining key technical relationships
  • Work closely with product management and Sophos Labs to provide customer and partner feedback on features and product direction
  • Maintain an understanding of the current threat landscape and shifting threat actor tactics to advise customers and partners of warning signs
  • Deep technical knowledge of networking, endpoint security concepts, managed detection and response (MDR) and business requirements
  • Understanding of Threat Actor TTPs, Malware and Threat Hunting
  • Strong presentation, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent project management skills and writing skills
  • Ability to be self-motivated and thrive in a team environment
  • Knowledge of security software industry, including competitors, market needs and trends
  • This position requires supporting PST/MST time zone

    • What You Will Bring
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience providing software technical support to channel partners and end users (e.g., designing, managing, administering, and supporting technical solutions)
  • Experience managing IT infrastructure is a plus, though not required
  • Experience selling security solutions is a plus, though not required
  • Experience with pre-sales technical support is a plus though not required
  • Deep technical knowledge of networking, endpoint security concepts, managed detection and response (MDR), and business requirements
  • Strong presentation, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent project management skills and writing skills
  • Ability to be self-motivated and thrive in a team environment
  • Knowledge of the security software industry, including competitors, market needs, and trends
  • Familiarity with Sophos solutions or similar competitive products is a plus
  • Certifications in networking, security, or cloud space are a plus
  • Strong Troubleshooting skills
  • Bachelor's degree
    • In the United States, the base salary for this role ranges from $119,000 to $198,100. In addition to the base salary, there's a component for target sales commissions alongside a comprehensive benefits package.  A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, training, location, experience, relevant education, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. 

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    Ready to Join Us?
    At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

    What's Great About Sophos?
    ·   Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
    ·   Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
    ·   Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
    ·   Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
    ·   Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
    ·   Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
    ·   Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 
    ·   Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

    Our Commitment To You
    We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.   We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team.  All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.  We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

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    Experience

    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Hard Skills

    Microsoft NetworkingEndpoint SecurityCyber Threat IntelligenceSales ManagementSpywareProject ManagementHelp Desk SupportThreat Assessment

    Other Skills

    • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
    • Non-Verbal Communication
    • Team Management
    • Presentations
    • Social Skills
    • Self-Motivation
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