Senior Pre-Sales Network Security Engineer at Arcadia Talent Advisory in Seattle, Washington, United States
- Company: Arcadia Talent Advisory
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Posted: Sep 18, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 6+ years
Overview
Locations: Seattle WA, Boston Mass, and Chicago Illinois (applicants must reside in one of these 3 states to be considered) These roles support enterprise sales efforts by combining deep network engineering expertise with strong customer-facing presentation and demonstration skills. The position par…
Job description
- Locations: Seattle WA, Boston Mass, and Chicago Illinois (applicants must reside in one of these 3 states to be considered)
- These roles support enterprise sales efforts by combining deep network engineering expertise with strong customer-facing presentation and demonstration skills. The position partners with sales teams to articulate, demonstrate, and position network security and observability solutions—both software and hardware—to complex enterprise customers.
Responsibilities
- Partner with enterprise sales teams to support pre-sales activities, including discovery, solution positioning, and technical validation
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations tailored to customer environments and use cases
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, translating network and security challenges into effective solution architectures
- Demonstrate and explain network performance monitoring, application performance monitoring, and observability capabilities
- Support the sales cycle by designing proofs of concept, pilots, and technical evaluations
- Communicate the value of both software and hardware-based solutions to enterprise customers
- Engage with customer network teams to discuss architecture, topology, and operational requirements
- Present confidently to technical and executive audiences, adapting messaging as needed
- Support opportunities across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments
- Stay current on industry trends in network security, observability, and service assurance
Requirements
- Pre-Sales & Customer Engagement
- Proven experience in Pre-Sales / Sales Engineering or Solutions Engineering
- Strong ability to present, demonstrate, and explain technology to enterprise customers
- Comfortable leading technical discussions, demos, and customer workshops
- Vendor-side experience selling software, hardware, or combined solutions strongly preferred
- Network Engineering & Security Expertise
- Strong background in network engineering and network security
- Routing and switching
- TCP/IP
- BGP
- SNMP
- NetFlow
- VoIP
- Layer 4–7 networking concepts
- Experience working with Juniper products
- Solid understanding of Cisco routing, switching, gateways, and network applications
- Familiarity with packet-switched networks and network infrastructure concepts
- Observability, Monitoring & Analysis
- Experience with Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)
- Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
- Knowledge of service assurance and network observability platforms
- Hands-on exposure to packet analysis tools, including Wireshark or similar sniffers
- Infrastructure & Platforms
- Working knowledge of Linux operating systems
- AWS
- VMware
- MPLS
- Frame Relay
- ATM
- Professional Skills
- Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong ability to explain complex technical topics clearly
- Confident, customer-focused, and collaborative approach
Skills
Required
- Pre-Sales / Sales Engineering
- Solutions Engineering
- Network engineering
- Network security
- Routing and switching
- TCP/IP
- BGP
- SNMP
- NetFlow
- VoIP
- Layer 4–7 networking concepts
- Juniper products