
Solutions Engineer – Commercial
Vanta
full-time
Posted on:
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
cloud platformsAWSGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureOperating SystemsWindowsMacOSLinuxscripting languagesPython
Soft Skills
project managementcustomer empathycollaborationcuriositywillingness to learnsound judgment