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Sr. Sales Engineer

Illumio· Sales
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Remote€97k - €121kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior pre-sales engineer position in the Netherlands focusing on cybersecurity solutions, customer engagement, and revenue-driven outcomes within Illumio’s sales organization.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and nurture relationships with customers across the region, presenting Illumio's solutions through live presentations, webinars, and trade shows.
  • Create mutually valuable deals by enlisting discovery skills and tailoring technology proofing activities such as demos and POVs throughout the sales cycle.
  • Develop and nurture both technical and executive relationships across the territory to influence preference for Illumio’s solutions.
  • Effectively present solutions via live presentations and remote webinars and assist with trade shows, expos, and symposiums.
  • Uncover the customer’s desired business outcomes and orient all activities in the sales process to these outcomes.
  • Deliver powerful demos driven by use cases and customer stories.
  • Support deal progression and POVs as needed via in-person or remote meetings.
  • Author blog posts, white papers and other thought leading pieces on behalf of Illumio for the security industry.
  • Assist partners in their enablement pursuits and on deals to maximize mutual benefit.
  • Advocate for customers on future feature development and support.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industry experience with at least 2 years in a pre-sales capacity handling enterprise accounts.
  • Working knowledge in cloud migration strategies, CSP offerings, cloud native development, containers and orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Awareness of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and tooling, especially for cloud native applications.
  • Development or scripting experience preferred. Knowledge of how to use APIs and methods a plus.
  • Industry certifications preferred (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CCIE, AWS Certified Security Specialty Certification, Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, etc.).
  • Knowledge of risk-based security assessments and frameworks.
  • Experience administering Windows and Linux.
  • Outstanding presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences.
  • Ability to connect a customer’s specific business problems to Illumio’s solutions.
  • University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred.

Skills

Required:Pre-sales experience with enterprise accountsCloud migration strategiesCloud provider environments (CSPs)Cloud native developmentInfrastructure as CodePresentation skillsWindows and Linux administration
Nice to have:APIs usage

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage – Health and Dependent Savings Accounts – Life and Disability Programs – Paid Parental Leave – Voluntary Benefit Programs – Company Sponsored Wellness Program – Wellness Reimbursement Program - Retirement Savings – Equity Opportunities – Paid time off and Paid Holidays – Employee Incentive Program.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Illumio

The Breach Containment Company

Explore Illumio, the world's first breach containment platform. Stop cyber attacks before they spread with cloud detection and microsegmentation.

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