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BlinkOps · 5 months ago

Sales Engineer - Mid-West US (Chicago)

United States - Chicago

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

BlinkOps is the industry’s only Agentic Security Automation Platform, enabling automation of security operations through AI security agents. As a Sales Engineer, you will partner with Account Executives and Solutions Engineers to help prospective customers understand and adopt automation by translating security problems into automated solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityProductivity ToolsSaaS

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive both technical and business discovery to uncover pain points, automation opportunities, and measurable outcomes across diverse security teams

Deliver tailored platform demos that align Blink’s automation capabilities with real-world security and operational goals

Lead and execute Proofs of Concept (POCs), guiding customers through use case design, solution validation, and success criteria

Build autonomous agents and deterministic workflows using Blink’s UI to incorporate automation logic, data transformation, platform integrations, and case management elements

Collaborate with customers to connect Blink to tools across SIEM, IAM, EDR, cloud infrastructure, GRC, and ticketing platforms

Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Solutions to influence roadmap priorities, resolve edge cases, and ensure technical alignment

Qualification

Sales EngineeringCybersecuritySecurity OperationsAPIsData ManipulationSIEMCloud ServicesCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

3–5+ years in a Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or technical pre-sales role in cybersecurity

Hands-on experience working within an enterprise security organization is highly desired; enterprise consulting experience is also highly coveted

Strong understanding of security operations, including incident response, detection engineering, GRC workflows, identity and access, and case management

Proficiency working with APIs, data formats (JSON, YAML), and data manipulation tools such as jq; able to reason through logic using conditionals, branching, and loops

Familiarity with major platform types including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IAM, cloud services, ticketing, and compliance/GRC systems

Experience using or building with AI platforms or agents is a strong plus

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and juggle multiple customer engagements