Senior Sales Engineer - Major

Tokyo, JPN. Posted 6 months ago

The role

You will give technical expertise and strategic advice to major customers. You will own the technical side of the sale and deliver sales pitches, technical demonstrations and whiteboard presentations on your own.

What you will do

Provide technical expertise and strategic advice to major customers
Take total ownership of the technical sale and associated processes
Independently deliver high-impact sales pitches, technical demonstrations, and whiteboard presentations

Required qualifications

Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
BSCS or equivalent with extensive experience as a Sales Engineer or systems integrator
7+ years of experience in Pre-Sales roles, with at least 3 years focused on selling security or networking solutions in direct or high-touch sales environments
Technical proficiency in HTTP and web-related technologies
High fluency in written and spoken Japanese

Nice to have

Experience working with routing and switching products, including complex troubleshooting
Solid understanding of SaaS-based technologies and network security frameworks
Hands-on experience with systems installation, configuration, and administration of macOS, UNIX/Linux, and Windows-based systems
Strong AI fluency by leveraging coding assistants, LLMs, and Generative AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting, solution design, automation, and customer problem-solving, while applying sound technica
Experience positioning AI-driven threat intelligence, automated policy enforcement, or AI security frameworks to enterprise clients

Benefits

Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks

Before you apply

Applicants must adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler security and privacy policies
Reasonable accommodations are offered in the recruiting process

About the company

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) provides a cloud security platform, the Zero Trust Exchange, that protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss. The company describes its platform as the world's largest in-line cloud security platform.