Vanta

Solutions Engineer – Commercial

Vanta

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $243,000 per year

About the role

  • Lead technical discovery with prospects to understand their security, compliance, cloud infrastructure, and development workflows.
  • Partner closely with Account Executives to develop deal strategy, identify technical champions, and guide prospects through evaluation, proof-of-value, and purchase decisions.
  • Deliver tailored product demonstrations, walkthroughs, and integration deep dives aligned to customer use cases and success criteria.
  • Act as the primary technical advisor during the evaluation process, addressing technical objections, competitive comparisons, and solution fit.
  • Develop and maintain deep expertise in our product capabilities, integrations, configurations, APIs, partner ecosystem, and competitive landscape.
  • Design and explain how our solution integrates with customers’ cloud providers, identity systems, version control platforms, and security tooling.
  • Ensure a clean technical handoff to Customer Success and Implementation teams post-sale.
  • Support revenue growth by responding quickly and effectively to inbound technical questions from Sales and prospects.
  • Help qualify opportunities by identifying technical fit, risks, and dependencies early in the sales cycle.
  • Participate in account planning, QBRs, and expansion conversations by demonstrating ongoing technical value.
  • Capture and communicate structured customer feedback to Product, helping influence roadmap priorities for the Upmarket segment.
  • Build reusable demos, technical documentation, reference architectures, and enablement materials in partnership with Product, Success, and Marketing.
  • Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive Solutions Engineering culture focused on continuous improvement, technical excellence, and customer empathy.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of pre-sales customer-facing, technical experience as a Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer or equivalent title
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure & Operating Systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux) and cloud application architecture
  • Strong project management skills with a proven ability to operate effectively in uncertain environments.
  • General knowledge with a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Bash, and JavaScript) and a desire to expand those skills
  • Familiarity with REST API development and service integrations is a plus
  • Ideally has prior B2B SaaS experience
  • Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
  • 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
  • Health & wellness stipend
  • Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
  • Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
  • Family planning benefits
  • Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
  • Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
  • 11 company-paid holidays
  • Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud platformsAWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureOperating SystemsWindowsMacOSLinuxscripting languagesPython
Soft Skills
project managementcustomer empathycollaborationcuriositywillingness to learnsound judgment