Commercial Sales Engineer - Central

ZscalerRemote - Illinois, USA, MI
$125,000 - $183,750Remote

About The Position

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. We are looking for a Commercial Sales Engineer to join our Central team. This is a remote role, reporting to the Manager of Sales Engineering. The Zscaler Sales and Go-to-Market team is a global group of professionals who are passionate about delighting our customers, nurturing trusted partnerships, and sharing their expertise to drive a secure, cloud-enabled digital future and further cement our position as the world leader in cloud security. Sales, Customer Success, Sales Enablement, Solution Architects, Business Development, Transformation, and Technology Partnerships all work together to demonstrate the power and agility of Zscaler cloud transformation to the world.

Requirements

  • Proven cybersecurity and networking technical background with hands-on experience in network fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPN, and firewalls
  • 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
  • Ability to travel to visit with customers

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 business or enterprise accounts in the networking or cybersecurity space

Responsibilities

  • Create and deliver technical product presentations to prospective customers
  • Gather customer technical requirements to ensure proposed solutions will 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, and more!
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