Darktrace

Solutions Engineer, Acquisition

US-Anywhere
+ 5 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of pre-sales or solutions engineering experience in cybersecurity or SaaS
  • Strong understanding of networking and cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Experience with security operations center (SOC) tools like SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR
  • Ability to design technical solutions and run effective demos/PoCs
  • Excellent consultative selling skills with strong communication
  • Familiarity with AI technologies such as LLM, ML, NLP
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred, relevant certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical aspects of new business deals from discovery to close
  • Build credibility with security, IT, and cloud stakeholders
  • Drive technical win strategies and guide solution validation
  • Align solutions to SOC workflows, identifying customer pain and urgency
  • Architect scalable solutions across Darktrace's platform
  • Deliver high-impact demos to SOC teams and executives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve blockers and accelerate deal progress

Benefits

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

Asa Solutions Engineeron the Acquisition Team, youwillpartner with Account Executives to drivenet-new business and lead the technical sales process from discovery through evaluation, solution design, and business justification.

In this customer-facing pre-sales role, youwillserve as a trusted advisor, uncovering customer challenges, align Darktraces AI-powered platform to their needs, anddemonstratemeasurablesecurity and business outcomes. Through technical discovery, solution architecture, and value-driven storytelling, youwilltranslate complex cybersecurity risks into clear impact across network, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Ownership

  • Lead all technical aspects of new business deals from discovery to close,owning momentum and progression at each stage

  • Build early credibility with Security, IT, and Cloud stakeholders

  • Drive technical win strategy and guide solution validation

Discovery & Value Alignment

  • Align solutions to SOC workflows (triage, investigation, response)

  • Lead structured discovery aligned to MEDDPICC,identifyingpain, impact, and urgency

  • Translate requirements into solution designs aligned to ROI and business outcomes

Solution Design

  • Architect scalable solutions across Darktraces platform (Network, Email, Cloud, Identity, Endpoint, ASM, PEM, IRR)

  • Advise on deployments, integrations (SIEM, SOAR, EDR), and visibility (SPAN/TAP, APIs)

  • Clearly communicate trade-offs (performance, cost, coverage)

  • Ensure solution design supports fast deployment and meaningful evaluation outcomes

Customer Engagement

  • Deliverhigh-impactdemos and technical storytelling to SOC teams, leaders, and executives

  • Translate complex cybersecurity concepts into clear, outcome-driven narratives for both technical and executive audiences

  • Handle objections and position against competitors

Deal Strategy & Collaboration

  • Partner with AEs to qualify opportunities, mitigate risks, and progress pipeline

  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Successtoresolve blockers and accelerate deals

  • Share market feedback to improve product and go-to-market strategy

Skills & Experience

Background in pre-sales/solutions engineering in cybersecurity or SaaSwitha track recordof supporting net-new business

  • Strong knowledge of networking, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), and securityarchitectures

  • Experience with SOC tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR) and hybrid environments

  • Ability to design solutions, run demos/PoCs, and influence diverse stakeholders

  • Strong communication, consultative selling, and business acumen

  • Fundamental understanding of AI technologies (LLM, ML, NLP)

  • Bachelors degree or higher preferred (or equivalent experience)

  • RelevantCloud,Security,and/orAI certifications are a plus

  • Operates with urgency, ownership, and a bias for execution

Compensation: Total on-target earnings (base salary + commission) of up to $230,000. Final compensation will be based on factors including experience, skills, and geographic location.

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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Size
1,200 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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