Cohesity

Senior Sales Engineer

Cohesity$190K — $238K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Washington, DC
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of pre-sales Sales Engineering or Solutions Consulting experience in enterprise environments
  • Hands-on experience with backup, recovery, data protection, and cyber resilience technologies
  • Knowledge of data security concepts including ransomware resilience and encryption
  • Experience in supporting proof of concept and evaluations
  • Ability to articulate technical architecture into customer value and business outcomes
  • Strong communication skills to interact with technical and business audiences
  • Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

  • Drive new customer and expansion opportunities using Cohesity's Data Cloud portfolio
  • Provide tailored technical support throughout the sales cycle including demos and proofs of concept
  • Support technical strategy for enterprise opportunities with the Account Executive
  • Enable customer integration of Cohesity products into their environments
  • Lead product demonstrations, workshops, and evaluations as part of technical engagements
  • Identify customer requirements, shaping proofs of concept that highlight Cohesity's value
  • Assist with competitive conversations and positioning of Cohesity's solutions.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Vacation and paid holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life and disability insurance coverage
  • Opportunities for equity grants and bonus compensation
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're seeking a driven and technically strong Sr. Sales Engineer to support enterprise sales engagements and help customers adopt Cohesity's modern data security and management platform. This role is suited for a high-performing Sales Engineer who is building depth across security, data protection, and cloud technologies while expanding their ability to independently support complex customer engagements.

As a Sr. Sales Engineer, you will partner closely with Account Executives to drive new customer opportunities and expansions by delivering tailored technical solutions. You will support opportunity execution end-to-end, engage a wide range of technical and business stakeholders, and develop credibility as a trusted technical advisor to customers and partners.

This role emphasizes strong technical execution, collaboration, and growing ownership of account-level technical strategy, with guidance and support from Senior SEs and leadership.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
  • Drive new customer and expansion opportunities by articulating Cohesity's Data Cloud portfolio - backup, recovery, cyber resilience, and data security management capabilities to business and technical audiences.
  • Provide expert, tailored technical support throughout the sales cycle, including discovery, solution design, demos, and proofs of concept.
  • Support technical strategy for enterprise opportunities in partnership with the Account Executive, contributing to deal progression and win strategy.
  • Enable customers to integrate Cohesity products into existing production environments, responding to technical requests in a timely and professional manner.
  • Lead and support technical engagements such as product demonstrations, workshops, white papers, proposals, and evaluations.
  • Identify customer requirements and risk areas, helping shape proofs of concept that highlight Cohesity's value in cyber resilience and data security.
  • Assist with competitive displacement conversations by understanding customer environments and positioning Cohesity effectively.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, and Support to relay customer feedback and contribute to product improvements.
  • Provide post -sales technical assistance or project support when needed to ensure successful outcomes and customer satisfaction.


WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Proven experience in pre-sales Sales Engineering or Solutions Consulting supporting infrastructure, data protection, security, or cloud platforms in enterprise environments.
  • Hand-on experience with backup, recovery, data protection, storage, or cyber resilience technologies across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud architectures.
  • Working knowledge of data security concepts, including ransomware resilience, immutable storage, encryption, and access controls.
  • Familiarity with competitive technologies and an interest in developing competitive positioning skills.
  • Experience supporting proof concept, evaluations, and technical decision process.
  • Ability to translate technical architecture into clear customer value and business outcomes.
  • Experience partnering with Account Executive to support complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
  • Understanding of enterprise buying processes and deal dynamics.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, able to clearly convey technical concepts to business and technical audiences.
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to manage complex customer situations professionally and confidently.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Industry certifications in cloud, data or adjacent technologies and are a plus.
  • Must have English language proficiency (able to interact fluently when speaking, reading, and writing in a professional setting).
  • Willingness to travel as required.

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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.

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.
Learn more about Cohesity
Size
1,600 employees
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Founded
2013

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