Cohesity

Channel Sales Engineer - Federal

Cohesity$190K — $238K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Washington, DC
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience with channel partners, VARs, systems integrators, distributors, or MSPs.
  • Strong technical expertise in enterprise infrastructure, data protection, storage, cybersecurity, and hybrid cloud architectures.
  • Demonstrated success in leading technical evaluations, POCs, or pilot deployments.
  • Experience in selling, architecting, or implementing enterprise software or cloud platforms.
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills for engaging technical and executive audiences.
  • Proven ability to translate customer requirements into technical solutions.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Build technical relationships with channel partners to enable successful implementation of products.
  • Drive technical wins by aligning solutions to customer needs and challenges.
  • Deliver product demonstrations and architecture reviews to showcase technical capabilities.
  • Lead Proof of Concepts and validation activities for demonstrating product value.
  • Collaborate with sales teams and customers to develop strategies for driving revenue growth.
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor for data protection and cybersecurity solutions.
  • Provide field feedback and advocacy to Product Management and Engineering teams.
  • Support customers throughout the sales lifecycle, assisting in planning and implementation.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits including vacation and paid holidays.
  • Comprehensive 401(k) retirement plan and life insurance coverage.
  • Eligibility for bonus compensation, commission, and/or equity grants.
  • Opportunity to participate in partner enablement activities.
  • Remote work flexibility with expectations for occasional office presence.
Full Job Description
Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location.

We are currently seeking a passionate and driven Channel Sales Engineer to join our exceptional Federal Channel team. As a Channel Sales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving partner engagement and enablement by integrating our world-class products into their portfolio of offerings. This is an ambitious opportunity to showcase your expertise and make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company.

The Channel Sales Engineer (SE) is a partner-facing technical sales professional responsible for enabling channel partners to successfully position, sell, and implement Cohesity solutions. The role combines:
  • Pre-sales technical consulting
  • Partner enablement and training
  • Solution architecture
  • Proof of Concept (POC) leadership
  • Strategic customer engagement
  • Product feedback and field advocacy


The position serves as the bridge between Cohesity, its channel ecosystem, and end customers.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE
  • Build and strengthen technical relationships with channel partners, enabling them to successfully position, demonstrate, and implement Cohesity solutions.
  • Drive technical wins by uncovering customer business challenges, conducting discovery, and aligning Cohesity solutions to customer requirements.
  • Deliver compelling product demonstrations, workshops, architecture reviews, and executive briefings that communicate both technical capabilities and business value.
  • Design and lead Proof of Concepts (POCs), evaluations, and validation activities that showcase the value of Cohesity's cyber resilience and data security portfolio.
  • Collaborate with Account Executives, channel partners, and customers to develop solution strategies that accelerate opportunities and drive revenue growth.
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners, providing guidance on data protection, cyber recovery, cloud, virtualization, and hybrid infrastructure architectures.
  • Advocate for customers by partnering with Product Management and Engineering teams, conveying field feedback, feature requests, competitive insights, and market trends.
  • Support customers throughout the sales lifecycle, including planning, implementation guidance, and post-sales technical engagement as needed.
  • Develop and execute partner enablement plans that increase technical proficiency and help partners independently position and sell Cohesity solutions.


WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING
  • Experience working with channel partners, VARs, systems integrators, distributors, MSPs, or strategic technology alliances.
  • Strong technical expertise in enterprise infrastructure, data protection, storage, cybersecurity, virtualization, cloud platforms, and hybrid cloud architectures.
  • Demonstrated success designing and leading technical evaluations, Proof of Concepts (POCs), Proof of Value (POVs), or pilot deployments.
  • Experience selling, architecting, or implementing enterprise software, cloud platforms, infrastructure solutions, or data management technologies.
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical practitioners and executive decision-makers.
  • Proven ability to conduct discovery sessions, identify customer business requirements, and translate them into technical solution designs.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with customers, partners, sales teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Experience communicating business value, differentiating against competitors, and supporting complex enterprise sales cycles.
  • Self-motivated and capable of operating independently in a remote, fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements, partner enablement activities, and strategic business initiatives.


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Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate's skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay Range :

$190,400.00-$238,000.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

Current pay transparency shows the OTE (On-Target Earnings) for commission-based roles.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

About Cohesity

Cohesity is a data management company that provides a web-scale platform for consolidating secondary storage silos onto a single, easy-to-manage solution. The company's products include Cohesity DataProtect, Cohesity DataPlatform, Cohesity Helios, and Cohesity SmartFiles. Cohesity was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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Size
1,600 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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