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Illumio · 1 day ago

Sales Engineer

Connecticut, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Illumio is a leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks. The Sales Engineer role involves developing technical and executive relationships, presenting solutions, and supporting deal progression to influence preference for Illumio’s solutions.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityData CenterSaaSSecurity

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and nurture both technical and executive relationships across the territory to influence preference for Illumio’s solutions

Effectively present solutions via live presentations and remote webinars and assist with trade shows, expos, and symposiums

Uncover the customer’s desired business outcomes and orient all activities in the sales process to these outcomes

Deliver powerful demos driven by use cases and customer stories

Support deal progression and POVs as needed via in-person or remote meetings

Author blog posts, white papers and other thought leading pieces on behalf of Illumio for the security industry

Assist partners in their enablement pursuits and on deals to maximize mutual benefit

Qualification

Cloud migration strategiesInfrastructure as CodeEnterprise account managementSoftware development lifecycleRisk-based security assessmentsWindows administrationLinux administrationScripting experienceAPI knowledgeIndustry certificationsPresentation skills

Required

10+ years of industry experience with at least 5 years in a pre-sales capacity handling enterprise accounts

Expert knowledge in one or more of the following areas: cloud migration strategies, services offered by the major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), cloud native development, containers and orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code

Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and tooling, especially for cloud native applications

Knowledge of risk-based security assessments and frameworks

Experience administering Windows and Linux

Outstanding presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos

Ability to connect a customer's specific business problems to Illumio's solutions

Preferred

Development or scripting experience preferred. Knowledge of how to use APIs and methods a plus

Industry certifications preferred (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CCIE, AWS Certified Security Specialty Certification, Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, etc.)

Company

Illumio

Glassdoor4.1

Illumio, the breach containment leader

Founded in 2013

Sunnyvale, California, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.illumio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (44)

2024 (26)

2023 (21)

2022 (12)

2021 (19)

2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$557.5M

Key Investors

Thoma BravoJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementGeneral Catalyst

2021-06-23Series F· $225M

2019-02-07Series E· $65M

2017-06-07Series D· $125M

Leadership Team

Andrew Rubin

CEO & Founder

Ben Verghese

Chief Technology Officer

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