Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector - SLED

Company Description

About CyberArk:
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), is the global leader in Identity Security. Centered on privileged access management, CyberArk provides the most comprehensive security offering for any identity – human or machine – across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The world’s leading organizations trust CyberArk to help secure their most critical assets. To learn more about CyberArk, visit our CyberArk blogs or follow us on X, LinkedIn or Facebook.

Job Description

As a Senior Solutions Engineer at CyberArk, you will play a pivotal role in demonstrating the value of CyberArk’s identity security solutions to prospective and current SLED customers. Your responsibilities will include engaging with clients via demos, presentations, meetings, and Proof of Concepts (POCs) to showcase how CyberArk secures critical assets across hybrid cloud environments and distributed workforces. The Senior Solutions Engineer will combine technical knowledge with sales skills and is ultimately responsible for the technical win during the sales cycle. Solutions Engineers are the primary technical resource for the field sales force hence, they are responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process, working in conjunction with the sales team and others as the key technical advisor and product advocate for our solutions. Solutions Engineers will collaborate with multiple teams within customer organizations, ensuring their success in understanding the business value and adopting CyberArk’s Identity Security solutions, so you must be able to articulate technology and product positioning to both business and technical users. Above all, we are looking for someone that can communicate the CyberArk value and be able to design an optimal solution for complex customer infrastructure and datacenter environments on a global scale.  

As a key player in the Public Sector/SLED vertical, you will leverage your deep knowledge of CyberArk products and public sector security requirements to engage with State, Local, and Education (SLED) organizations. Your role will involve understanding their unique challenges and demonstrating how CyberArk can address critical security and compliance needs. A solution-oriented mindset and a passion for tackling security challenges in the public sector will be key to your success. 

Responsibilities:  

The ideal candidate must be self-motivated with a proven record of accomplishment in relevant vendor software sales or encompass knowledge of similar technologies. You must be comfortable in a dynamic atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base. You must possess strong presentation skills. You must be organized and analytical, able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches.  

• Technical Expertise & Solution Demonstration: Serve as the subject matter expert on CyberArk's Identity Security solutions, providing in-depth knowledge and technical guidance to public sector organizations and partners, through business value presentations, solution demonstrations, architecture reviews, etc. 

• High Performing Sales Engineer: Proactively seek out new sales opportunities by developing new and existing technical relationships within prospective accounts, partners, and current active customers. 

• POC & Technical Validation: Plan, execute, and manage Proof of Concept (POC) evaluations with potential and existing public sector customers, demonstrating how CyberArk’s solutions can solve their security challenges. 

• RFP/RFI Support: Assist in the preparation and response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs), positioning CyberArk’s solutions for success in public sector evaluations. 

• Customer Engagement: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with technical teams and executive stakeholders within public sector organizations, ensuring they achieve success and satisfaction with CyberArk’s solutions. 

• Partner Ecosystem: Support and enable CyberArk’s partner network, ensuring they can effectively communicate the value of CyberArk to their public sector clients. 

• Industry Engagement: Represent CyberArk at industry events, partner seminars, trade s