Senior Security Sales Engineer - North Central region (Remote in Minneapolis, MN)

GuidePoint Security • Minneapolis, MN

289d • Onsite

About The Position

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk. Security Engineers at GuidePoint Security are experienced professionals who are autonomous, experienced, self-driven security fanatics. Our Security Engineers are materially involved in the complete security technologies opportunity lifecycle, from pre-sales through delivery and have the freedom and control over how engagements are scoped and delivered. Our unique position as both a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) AND a professional services organization also requires our Security Engineers to continually expand their knowledge and experience with the latest cutting-edge information security technologies. This helps satisfy our Security Engineers desire to constantly expand their knowledge and better meet the needs of our clients. Position is remote/virtual; however candidates must reside locally within the Greater Chicago or Milwaukee areas and/or willing to travel 75% of the time to these locations and others within our North Central territory when necessary.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years in an enterprise level security consultative, vendor, or operational role building and assessing Information Security architectures and programs.
• Proficiency in multiple security technologies, including network security and architecture, NGFW, cloud security, Data Security, Vulnerability & Risk Management, Proxy, EDR, IAM, SIEM & Analytics.
• Excellent soft skills with the ability to articulate complex technical content to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deep proficiency in multiple security technologies, including network security, NGFW, cloud security, DLP, CASB, Proxy, IAM, SIEM/Analytics.
• Deep expertise architecting and designing enterprise scale security solutions.
• Strong networking and security troubleshooting skills.
• Deep proficiency in various client and server operating systems (Windows, Nix, OSX, etc.).
• Working technical knowledge of advanced security concepts (Zero trust, defense in depth, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with security technologies including Symantec DLP, ForeScout, Palo Alto, Check Point, CrowdStrike, Splunk, and AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of security engineering experience in the Information Security industry OR as a technical lead for an internal Information Security program.
• Previous pre-sales experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to understand issues/gaps in their security programs and provide solutions.
• Proactively research and engage emerging vendors and technologies.
• Mature the business by improving existing offerings and creating new offerings.
• Author comprehensive business and technical collateral tailored to both technical and managerial audiences.
• Travel within the Minneapolis metro area for client/vendor partner events.
• 70% Presales and 30% delivery.

Benefits

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA.
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans.
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment.
• Pet Benefit Option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree