GTM Security Specialist, AWS Industries (AWSI)
About The Position
AWS Industries (AWSI) is building a dedicated Security Specialist Sales team to proactively drive Security Services revenue growth across our customer base. As a Security Specialist Seller, you will serve as the primary "hunter" for AWS Security opportunities, independently generating demand, building executive-level CISO and Director-level relationships, and owning the security pipeline within your assigned territory. This is not an overlay or support role; you will originate, develop, and drive security deals from identification through close. You will be paired 1:1 with a dedicated Security Solution Architect and operate as a high-performance dual-coverage team alongside account teams, with clear swim lanes: you own the security strategy and pipeline, while account managers will own account orchestration and commercial execution.
Requirements
- 7+ years of B2B or enterprise sales with a focus on hunting new business experience
- 7+ years of enterprise technology sales experience, with a strong track record of quota attainment
- 5+ years of experience selling cybersecurity solutions, platforms, or services to large enterprise customers
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining C-level relationships, specifically with CISOs and security executives
- Proven ability to independently generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, whitespace analysis, and strategic account planning
- Experience navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles in Fortune 500 / Global 2000 accounts
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
Nice To Haves
- Deep knowledge of the cloud security landscape, including CSPM, CNAPP, SIEM/SOAR, identity management, data protection, and network security
- Experience with competitive displacement selling against established security vendors (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Wiz, Splunk)
- Familiarity with AWS Security services and the broader AWS ecosystem
- Experience selling into regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services and Healthcare) where security and compliance are critical buying criteria
- Understanding of AI/ML security requirements and emerging security needs for generative AI workloads
- Track record of exceeding multi-million-dollar annual quotas in security or infrastructure software sales
- Relevant security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty) are a plus
- MBA or advanced degree is a plus
Responsibilities
- Proactively identify, generate, and own new security opportunities across assigned Industry Business Unit (IBU) territories; this is a hunter role, not reactive support
- Execute targeted sales plays across greenfield scenarios (e.g., customers architecting security for new AI applications on Bedrock) and brownfield scenarios (e.g., consolidation and cost optimization)
- Drive competitive displacement against incumbent security providers (e.g., Wiz, Splunk) leveraging AWS Security Hub momentum and the broader AWS security portfolio
- Build and maintain independent, trusted relationships with CISOs and security buying centers
- Engage on board-level security concerns, including risk reduction, regulatory compliance, SOC productivity, total cost of ownership, and business continuity in complex cloud environments
- Position AWS as the strategic security platform partner, articulating how multiple AWS security services deliver centralized visibility, consistent policy enforcement, and streamlined operations
- Demonstrate deep knowledge of the AWS Security portfolio spanning Threat Detection, Data Protection, Governance, and Network and Application Protection
- Articulate competitive advantage over third-party security alternatives and position AWS-native security as a consolidation and cost-optimization play
- Collaborate with AMs, in a dual-coverage model where you lead security origination and strategy and the AMs lead account-level orchestration and commercial execution
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- sales incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
