Solution Engineer

San Jose, California, United States
Sep 12, 2021
,Year,$ LPA
Any
8 Years
Job Description

 

Job Description:
 

Responsible for deep technical pre-sales support of Information Security products within the Symantec portfolio – primarily the Symantec Identity Management Security Solution. Key activities include proof-of-value engagements, best practices and architectural guidance discussions, product demonstrations, product health checks, RFP/I responses and customer presentations.

 

  • Work closely with Broadcom sales teams to help identify and remove technical barriers needed to achieve Symantec sales outcomes
  • Demonstrate, differentiate and position Symantec technical product features, functions and best practices via customer interactions, demos, proof of concept (POC) and product health checks to influence customer renewal decisions
  • Drive customer success by partnering with a number of internal and external organizations including technical support teams, product management teams, sales teams, partners and more
  • Train Broadcom or partner technical teams on specific value propositions, competitive differentiation and best practices to help them position Symantec solutions
  • Deep technical expertise across one or more of the Symantec Identity Management Security Solutions and platforms:
  • Layer7 API Gateway
  • Symantec VIP
  • Symantec SiteMinder
  • Symantec Directory
  • Symantec PAM
  •  Kubernetes based deployments
  • Ability to design, deploy, configure and tune these solutions to meet large customer (Fortune 1000) use cases – primarily in a “proof of value” pre-sales context
  • Previous Systems Engineering or professional services consulting experience with enterprise products preferred
  • Ability to co-manage large, complex technical projects involving a combination of best practices, enterprise software and hardware solutions across a number of disparate departments.  
  • Aptitude to effectively identify and track deliverables necessary to drive joint initiatives and build relationships with key customer and internal personnel
  • Strong ability to effectively link technology solutions to business needs
  • Ability to relate to a wide range of technical staff and executives in customer environments
  • A "solutions mindset" that demonstrates technical competence but is open to multiple points of view for how Symantec products fit into an overall security program.
  • Technical knowledge of various cloud architectures and use cases (e.g., AWS, Azure & GCP)
  • Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving
  • Strong presentation and writing skills
  • Demonstrable experience in systems administration, solutions delivery or related field
  • Ability to present a professional appearance and demeanor
  • Programming/scripting experience is a required at the API level


    Additional technical skills and certifications

     
  • Industry security certifications (CISSP, CCSK, etc.) and Symantec certifications (SEP, EDR & SEPM) are a plus
  • Bachelor's + 8+ years of related experience required
  • SCRUM AGILE Methodologies
  • REST and SOAP APIs
  • Oauth and Open ID Connect expertise
  • Mobile App security
  • Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
  • Familiar with ssl /pki security
  • JWT, SAML, based authentication