About the role
Help customers understand their security challenges and turn technical requirements into practical solutions. As a Cybersecurity Pre-Sales Engineer, you will partner with sales and technical teams to guide prospects from discovery through technical evaluation and a clear handover to delivery.
What you will do
• Lead technical discovery calls to understand customer environments, security priorities, risks, and buying requirements.
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations and presentations for technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Scope and coordinate proofs of concept, agree success criteria, and document results.
• Translate customer needs into solution designs, proposals, statements of work, and responses to RFPs and security questionnaires.
• Explain security capabilities, limitations, integration requirements, and business value clearly and accurately.
• Work with sales to qualify opportunities, address technical objections, and support the sales cycle.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to validate feasibility and ensure a smooth customer handover.
• Keep up with cybersecurity threats, technologies, and customer needs.
What you bring
• Practical knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, networking, cloud security, identity and access management, and vulnerability management.
• Experience in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, security consulting, or a related customer-facing technical role.
• The ability to explain technical concepts clearly, run engaging demos, and write concise proposals.
• Strong discovery, problem-solving, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to manage several opportunities at once.
Nice to have
• Experience with penetration testing, SIEM/SOC workflows, endpoint security, or application security.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as ISO 27001 or NIST.
• Relevant security, cloud, or vendor certifications.
How to apply
Apply through Rooster with your CV and a short note describing a technical demo, customer evaluation, or security project you have supported.
Full-time
Colombo, Sri Lanka