Pre-Sales Engineer, Cybersecurity

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal technical overlay authority for the HPE cybersecurity and SASE portfolio, collaborating with core DoD and Federal sales teams to drive end-to-end solution strategy.
• Design, validate, and defend large-scale SASE and SSE solutions, ensuring full alignment with NIST SP 800-207, EO 14028, and OMB M-22-09 directives.
• Assist customers in navigating the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and achieving Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Conduct high-level technical discovery sessions and architectural workshops.
• Provide technical leadership on major federal programs and procurement actions, authoring and reviewing high-impact RFI and RFP responses.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, or technical leadership within the cybersecurity or network security domains.
• Demonstrated success supporting DoD, Federal Civilian, or highly regulated industries, with a clear understanding of the federal acquisition lifecycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• DoD 8140/8570 compliance is highly desirable.
• Preferred advanced professional certifications include CISSP, CCSP, JNCIE, GIAC, or relevant vendor-specific credentials.

Hard Skills

• systems engineering
• solution architecture
• cybersecurity
• network security
• SASE solutions
• SSE solutions
• Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• NIST SP 800-207
• technical leadership
• federal acquisition lifecycle

Soft Skills

• collaboration
• technical discovery
• architectural workshops
• communication
• leadership

Certifications & Qualifications

• CISSP
• CCSP
• JNCIE
• GIAC
• DoD 8140 compliance
• DoD 8570 compliance

Industry Keywords

• DoD
• Federal Civilian
• highly regulated industries
• Authority to Operate (ATO)
• RFI
• RFP
• EO 14028
• OMB M-22-09