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Security Engineer

Sales Engineer

from 🇲🇾 Malaysia

About the Position  

The Sales Engineer – Southeast Asia(Malaysia/Indonesia)reports to the Manager of APAC Sales Engineering andis responsible for driving technical sales success andsupportingrevenuegrowthwithin an assigned geographic area. Theyare responsible for directly engaging end users to stimulate business through indirect sales channels such as value-added resellers (VARs),resellers and distributors, and to serve as liaisons to channel partners with regards to any sales-related service and support issues.   

   

A Day in the Life  

The main responsibilities of the role include forging strategic relationships with channel partners to help them develop,support, and sell our solutions. Additionally, they are the primary technical contact for end users interested inpurchasing the WatchGuard product lines. SEs train and support partners, provide demos to both partners and customers,assist in customer evaluations & Proof of Concepts (POCs), as well as deliver technical enablement and help answer questions from their customers relating to our solutions. SEs help answer RFPquestions and provide customer and partner feedback to our Product Management team, helping torepresent the needs of our customers,partners and field teams. In addition to these responsibilities, the Sales Engineerservesas a trusted cybersecurity advisor to partners,customers and the sales organization,working closely with the sales teams during salescalls andmeetingsto help evangelize WatchGuard solutions. 

Position Responsibilities 

  • Must be based in the assigned Southeast Asia(Malaysia/Indonesia)territory, with the ability to travel regionally asrequired to support customer,partner and company events. 

  • Identify,develop and expand technical relationships with keydistributors,resellers and MSSP partners in territory 

  • Drive revenue growth through reseller partners to end customers by providing pre-sales technical support and technical training. 

  • Assist field sales with technical pre-sales activities andappropriate post-sales escalation support 

  • Assist in increasing reseller, partner, and end user adoption of WatchGuard’s products through tradeshows and training (seminars, webinars, technical training, etc.) 

  • Drive coordination of inter-departmental technical resources as needed to close prospective opportunities 

  • Escalate and resolve partner and customer issues when appropriate 

  • Assist evaluation customers with the setup and configuration of WatchGuardnetwork security, endpointsecurity and cloud security solutions 

  • Identify and report on competitive trends (products, promotions, etc.) 

  • Create technical content to present to various audiences including end users and partners 

Required Skills 

  • Deliver compelling, energetic demonstrations,workshops, and presentations on security products and technologies, with the ability to handle customer objections andinquiries 

  • Strong networkingand network securitybackground 

  • Pre-sales, solution consulting, technicalenablement or equivalent customer-facing technical experience 

  • Strong written and verbal communication, listening, and negotiation skills.   

  • Ability to present and discuss technical concepts in English and local languages,e.g. Bahasa, Mandarin/Cantonese. 

  • Ability tocreateend-to-endsecuritysolutionsforcustomer environments 

  • Ability to work independently, be self-motivated, proactiveandresultsorientedin a remote environment 

  • Ability to balance competing priorities 

Preferred Skills  

 
  • WatchGuard or key competitor product knowledge 

  • Experience with network security, endpoint security, MDR, XDR, cloud security or managed security platforms isadvantageous 

  • Wireless networking knowledgeor experience 

  • Regional SEA channel or distributor experience 

Experience & Education

  • 2+ years in networksecurity, cybersecurity, solution engineering,technical consulting, partnerenablement or customer-facingtechnicalroles. 

  • Prior pre-sales technical experience is preferred. 

  • BS/BA or equivalentpractical experience 

  • Relevant industry certifications such as networking, security, cloud, endpoint,firewall or vendor-specific certifications areadvantageous. 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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