
Senior Solutions Architect – Sales
Thales
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Illinois • Kansas • United States
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Salary
💰 $141,000 - $235,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Use consultative selling skills with customers to understand technical requirements, provide solutions using Thales products
- Prepare and deliver solution Presentations, Demonstrations, Proof of Concepts for Thales Solutions
- Provide high-level consultation and enablement on company’s products and capabilities to Partners, End-Users and other departments as part of the sales cycle
- Work closely with Product Management and Business Development to identify, evaluate, and make technical recommendations regarding strategic product enhancements based on market initiatives, new technology, partnerships or customer requirements.
- Work together with the Customer Success and Technical Support teams to ensure overall customer satisfaction
- Prepare workflows, answers to Requests for Proposals, Request for Information and project proposals
- Maintain a high degree of technical awareness of relevant products, competitors, and trends in the marketplace
- Any other duties or tasks as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical subject (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering) or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of experience pre-sales working experience for an enterprise software, networking or security company
- Proven track record and demonstrable skills at presenting technical information at the business executive level or at the architect level
- Ability to position, discuss and counter solution validation, using objection-handling skills
- High aptitude for creative problem solving
- Ability to prioritize and effectively manage time spent on each customer
- Proficient with and understanding the foundation concepts of cryptography
- Experience implementing and managing TDE database encryption , storage encryption with external key managers using KMIP protocol
- App-Level Encryption or Tokenization using Rest APIs, and languages such as C++, Java, python, etc.
- Networking and Security infrastructure experience e.g. firewalls, IPS/IDS, VPN, Networking (on-prem, hybrid, cloud), DLPs, CASB, DevOps/DevSecOps specially in Secrets Management, CI/CD, Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience securing data in the cloud using Public Cloud Native security solutions (Key Managers, Encryption services, etc).
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.
Benefits
- Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period
- Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off
- Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
cryptographyTDE database encryptionstorage encryptionKMIP protocolApp-Level EncryptionTokenizationC++JavaPythonnetworking
Soft Skills
consultative sellingpresentation skillsobjection-handlingcreative problem solvingtime managementcustomer satisfactiontechnical consultationcollaborationcommunicationstrategic thinking