Principal Solutions Engineer - APAC

About the Team:
We're looking for high energy and ambitious individuals to join our customer-facing teams. You will be the tip of the spear for our technical engagement and will be an ambassador for our company, people, and technology.

About the Role:
We are hiring a talented Principal Sales Engineer to join our team. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, Obsidian Security is a great place to make an impact. A Principal Sales Engineer is responsible for actively driving and managing the technical evaluation stage of the sales process and mentoring and building the team. You will work with the sales team to technically advise on the sales of Obsidian solutions and is a subject matter expert on SaaS security challenges and solutions. It is the Principal Sales Engineer's responsibility to partner with prospects in a technical and educational capacity throughout the sales cycle and be the advocate for the customer back to product management and engineering. You will work closely with the leadership team to build out the rest of the extended team in the respective regions. The ideal candidate is aggressive, collaborative, and knowledgeable, has worked in an offensive or defensive cybersecurity role, and has strong software engineering abilities.

• Prepare and deliver technical presentations explaining Obsidian solutions to prospective and existing customers.
• Partner internally and externally to assess security needs and to determine requirements and alignment of Obsidian solutions to prospect pain points.
• Conduct solution proof-of-value engagements to obtain technical wins.
• Conduct field reconnaissance to provide feedback and insights to product management and engineering.

Qualifications for Principal Sales Engineer:

• A strong blend of communication abilities and technical skills to be the field-facing technical ambassador for Obsidian
• Expert-level knowledge of cybersecurity, especially Cloud and SaaS security concerns
• Experience interacting with APIs, integrations, and middle-ware
• Competitive and market intelligence reconnaissance abilities
• Understanding of routes to market and ability to represent Obsidian with a wide variety of partnerships
• Experience with cybersecurity solution stacks and how Obsidian is complementary or competitive
• Presentation skills for crafting and delivering thought-leadership presentations at security conferences and webinars
• Willingness to travel depending on customer opportunities and role
• A strong commitment to the Obsidian Code:
  • Customers Win, We Win.
  • One Obsidian, One Score.
  • Do Great Things Together.
  • Everyone is a Pioneer.