Senior Sales Engineer - South West

Arctic Wolf; Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Swindon; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to cover the South West region, including Bristol, Cheltenham, and Exeter. This role involves providing technical sales expertise and supporting the sales process by demonstrating business value to prospective clients. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in security technology with strong communication skills, and is passionate about driving new business acquisition. The firm offers competitive compensation and a culture focused on inclusion and support.

Benefits

Equity for all employees

28 days annual leave

Pension plan employer match

Comprehensive medical benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a customer-facing security technology role.
• Minimum of 2 years experience working with channel/partner community.
• Experience designing enterprise IT systems with a focus on security.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise through presentations and demos.
• Engage in discovery conversations to assess customer needs.
• Demonstrate key security differentiators and drive territory growth.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of infrastructure components

Technical understanding of security tools

Ability to articulate business application of technology

Hands-on solution demo capability

Excellent communication skills

Education

Minimum of 5 years in pre-sales engineering

Channel/partner community experience

Tools

SFDC

Business Application Experience

Job description

At Arctic Wolf, we're not just navigating the cybersecurity landscape - we're redefining it. Our global team of dedicated Pack members is driving innovation and setting new industry standards every day. Our impact speaks for itself: we've earned recognition on the **Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, Fortune Future 50, and Fortune Cyber 60** lists, and we recently took home the **2024 CRN Products of the Year** award. We’re proud to be named a **Leader** in the **IDC MarketScape** for Worldwide Managed Detection and Response Services and earning a **Customers' Choice** distinction from **Gartner Peer Insights**. Our **Aurora Platform** also received **CRN’s Products of the Year** award in the inaugural **Security Operations Platform** category. We proudly are a **UK Great Place To Work** multiple times – 2023, 2024, 2025. Join a company that’s not only leading - but also shaping - the future of security operations.Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a **Senior Sales Engineer** to cover the South West England region, including the M4 Corridor (Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Swindon, and Newbury), and help make this happen.The Sales Engineer is the technical backbone of the new business sales organisation and works alongside territory sales executives to evangelise, architect, propose, and demonstrate business value to acquisition customers and partners throughout the sales process. In this position you will be responsible for a newly defined London-area territory paired together with a new business Account Executive.**Primary Responsibilities and Duties*** Provide technical expertise in the form of presentations, demos, POVs and dialog that educates and drives the Arctic Wolf value proposition for prospective customers.* Have a passion for new-business acquisition sales and obtaining the technical win throughout the buyer’s journey.* Be an active participant in discovery conversations with prospective customers to understand their needs and validate alignment with Arctic Wolf solutions.* Thoroughly understand and document customer environments including security tooling, network design, authentication, and cloud services.* Effectively demonstrate key differentiators by understanding the competitive landscape across endpoint protection, security operations, vulnerability management and cloud security.* Be present and have strong contacts in the reseller and MSP channel communities.* Participate in activities that drive growth within the territory including webinars, channel enablement, and field marketing events.* Mentor new hires in a variety of domains including technical knowledge transfer, demo and presentation best practices, and sales processes.* Help foster a culture of knowledge sharing by taking lead and being a highly active participant in communication channels such as Slack, team meetings, and broader enablement efforts.* Volunteer for and execute upon company or team-wide initiatives such as process improvement, training, content creation, etc.**Key Skills*** In depth knowledge of infrastructure components including Networking, Identity Management, Cloud Services, Private Cloud and OS Windows/Linux/Mac.* Technical understanding of security tools and strategies. E.g., security frameworks, security operations, incident response, SIEM, XDR, EDR/EPP, IPS/IDS/NDR, etc.* Ability to articulate and demonstrate the business application and value of the Arctic Wolf technology to all audiences, ranging from technical to executive-level decision makers.* Hands-on solution demo & POV capability for endpoint and XDR solutions.* Excellent written, verbal, presentation, time management, and attention to detail.* Understanding of the entire sales process from qualification to closure through the channel partner experience, with the ability to manage via SFDC and other tools* Knowledge and training in MEDDPICC & Technical Win processes.* Business Application Experience (e.g., Slack, Salesforce, M365/Office).* Ability to publicly speak on behalf of Arctic Wolf in larger forums like tradeshows, webinars, channel enablement sessions.* Knowledge in modern application deployment technologies including container and cloud based models.**Key Competencies*** Drive for Results* Communication* Problem Solving**Minimum Qualifications*** Minimum of 5 years in a customer-facing security technology or service pre-sales engineering role* Minimum of 2 years in a role that has experience working with the channel/partner community or worked for a channel/partner* Minimum of 3 years supporting, delivering, or designing enterprise IT systems, security focused systems desired* Has built and maintained long term relationships with channel and alliance partner resources.**Preferred Qualifications*** CISSP, GCIH, CISA, CISM or other security focused certification(s)* AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure AZ-900, VMware VCP/VCAP or other public/private cloud focused certification(s)* Demonstrated consistent quota overachievement in previous pre-sales engineering role(s)**Our offer:**All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:* Equity for all employees* 28 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and paid volunteering days off* Pension plan employer match* Training and career development programs* Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health service* Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical insurance, virtual GP, optical and dental cashback, life insurance (4x basic salary) and group income protection.* Fertility support and paid parental leaveWe celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity .**Our Values**Arctic Wolf recognises that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible.**On-Camera Policy** To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity .**Security Requirements** Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with