Commercial Sales Engineer - East
About The Position
Zscaler is seeking a Commercial Sales Engineer to join its East team in a remote role reporting to the Manager of Sales Engineering. The role is part of the Sales and Go-to-Market team, which works across sales, customer success, enablement, solution architecture, business development, transformation, and technology partnerships to support customers’ cloud security transformations. The Sales Engineer presents Zscaler products to prospective customers, identifies technical requirements, and helps customers evaluate solutions. The role also involves configuring products and designing and guiding customer evaluation plans through to successful outcomes.
Requirements
- Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving.
- Proven cybersecurity and networking technical background, with hands-on experience in network fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPN, and firewalls.
- At least 2 years of experience as a Sales Engineer or Network Systems Integrator.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent working experience.
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within the functional domain.
Nice To Haves
- Technical certifications such as CCNA, Network+, CCNP, CCIE, or Security+.
- Prior experience closing deals in a quota-carrying role.
- Experience running multiple POVs in tandem and working with small to medium-sized businesses or enterprise accounts in networking or cybersecurity.
- Strong AI fluency, including use of coding assistants, LLMs, and Generative AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting, solution design, automation, and customer problem-solving, while applying sound technical judgment to validate outputs.
Responsibilities
- Create and deliver technical product presentations to prospective customers.
- Gather customer technical requirements to ensure proposed solutions meet customer goals and needs.
- Lead product evaluations and custom product configurations.
- Design evaluation test plans with customers and guide the process to successful outcomes.
Benefits
- Various health plans.
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time.
- Parental leave options.
- Retirement options.
- Education reimbursement.
- In-office perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
