Darktrace

Senior Solutions Engineer, Enterprise Accounts

Darktrace$200K — $230K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in Solutions Engineering or a similar technical role
  • Experience in cybersecurity, AI, or cloud security preferred
  • Ability to engage with technical and executive stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of enterprise networking and cloud platforms
  • Experience with channel partners and alliance organizations
  • Success in supporting complex sales cycles
  • Strong presentation and relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients and partners
  • Lead technical discovery and solution design sessions
  • Drive technical strategy to maximize customer value
  • Guide Proof of Value engagements with measurable success criteria
  • Support large-scale customer deployments in varied environments
  • Collaborate with teams to enhance customer success
  • Deliver technical responses to RFPs and security questionnaires
  • Leverage MEDDPICC methodologies to qualify opportunities

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Pet insurance discount
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401(k) plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Senior Solutions Engineer is a trusted technical advisor who partners with Enterprise customers, prospects, sales teams, and channel partners throughout the customer lifecycle. This role combines technical expertise, business acumen, and consultative selling skills to drive customer outcomes, influence technical strategy, and accelerate revenue growth.

The ideal candidate is a customer-focused cybersecurity professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can navigate complex sales cycles, and is passionate about helping organizations solve their most critical security challenges.

Key Responsibilities
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Enterprise prospects, customers, and strategic partners.
  • Lead technical discovery, solution design, demonstrations, and executive-level presentations.
  • Drive technical strategy and influence deal progression to maximize customer value and business outcomes.
  • Scope, lead, and guide Proof of Value (POV) engagements, ensuring clear success criteria and measurable outcomes.
  • Support complex and large-scale customer deployments across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Partner closely with Account Executives, Customer Success, Professional Services, and Technical Account Managers to drive customer success.
  • Collaborate with channel resellers, strategic partners, and alliance teams to identify opportunities, provide technical enablement, and support joint account growth.
  • Deliver technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires.
  • Leverage MEDDPICC methodologies to effectively qualify opportunities and align solutions to customer business priorities.
  • Contribute to technical projects, process improvements, and knowledge-sharing efforts beyond day-to-day sales activities.
  • Travel as needed to support customers, partners, events, and internal meetings.
Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or a similar customer-facing technical role.
  • Experience in cybersecurity, AI, cloud security, networking, or related technology fields preferred.
  • Proven ability to engage technical and executive stakeholders, including C-level audiences.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise networking, cloud platforms, and modern security architectures.
  • Experience working with channel partners, resellers, and alliance organizations.
  • Demonstrated success supporting complex enterprise sales cycles and driving technical wins.
  • Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
  • Passion for learning emerging technologies and staying current on cybersecurity trends.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • OTE range $200,000-$230,000

Benefits:
  • 100% medical, dental and vision insurance, plus dependents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Pet insurance Discount
  • Life insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401(k)
  • Employee Assistance Program

As a growing business strengthening its governance and controls, this role plays a part in supporting high standards of integrity and accountability.

About Darktrace

Darktrace is a cybersecurity company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and respond to cyber threats in real-time. The company was founded in 2013 by a group of mathematicians and former intelligence experts from MI5 and GCHQ. Darktrace's flagship product, the Enterprise Immune System, is a self-learning AI that can detect and respond to cyber threats across a range of industries, including finance, healthcare, and energy. The company has received numerous awards for its innovative approach to cybersecurity, and has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe.
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1,200 employees
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Founded
2013

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