Solutions Engineering Lead - Security

You could be progressing your career, working on cutting edge security / encryption products at a successful and expanding software house that provide cyber security products to a range of finance, government, defence, law enforcement and pharmaceutical companies.

As a Solutions Engineering Lead you’ll lead the technical relationship with customers and partners, bridging the gap between product engineering, technical delivery and customer success. You’ll take ownership of technical engagements from pre-sales through to implementation, designing solutions, leading demonstrations, pilots and proof of concepts and providing consultancy, training and ongoing support.

Collaborating with software engineering and product management, you’ll develop an in-depth understanding of the product suite, advise on solution architecture and help shape future product development through customer feedback and market insights.

You’ll also have two direct reports and be responsible for managing and developing the Solutions Engineering team, overseeing recruitment, coaching and technical development while establishing best practices and improving processes.

With involvement in sales, business development and product planning, this is a varied leadership role combining technical expertise, customer engagement and strategic influence.

Location / WFH:

You’ll be primarily working from home but must be flexible to travel to client sites, mainly London and M4 corridor although sometimes further afield for example once a year to Australia, US or Canada.

You have experience in a Lead Solutions Engineer role, with strong customer facing and presentation skills

You have experience of managing and developing others

You have a broad, up-to-date technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies, cloud platforms and security solutions

You have a strong understanding of information security, including data protection, risk analysis and threat modelling

You have experience of installing and configuring security products, virtual desktop environments (VMware / Omnissa or Citrix) and Linux systems

You have a good knowledge of Linux networking, firewalls, VPNs, Docker and microservices orchestration

You have strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills, with the ability to design creative solutions to customer and partner challenges

You’re commercially minded, with a track record of supporting sales targets and customer growth

You must be eligible to achieve DV Clearance (i.e. British citizen or resident for a minimum of 10 years)

London, Greater London | £90k - £100k per year Solutions Engineering Lead (DV Clearance) to £100k

Do you have strong Solutions Engineering experience combined with leadership skills?