Principal Solutions Engineer

Summary

Join Wiz, a rapidly growing cloud security company, as a Principal Solutions Engineer. You will collaborate with various teams (CTO, Field CTO, Customer Success, Product Management, and R&D) to ensure coordinated sales efforts. Key responsibilities include providing technical feedback to product management, collaborating with sales teams on strategic opportunities, assisting with POCs, leading thought leadership sessions, and assisting in messaging and selling Wiz platform capabilities. The ideal candidate possesses a strong technical background, extensive experience with public cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), and SME-level knowledge of Kubernetes and containers. Experience with coding and developer workflows is also required. While specific benefits aren't listed, Wiz emphasizes a culture that values world-class talent and offers opportunities for significant impact and creative freedom.

Requirements

• Strong technical background with a solid understanding of core IT, InfoSec, Cloud, and DevOps concepts
• Proven skillset and experience with a career path focused on public cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• SME level knowledge of Kubernetes and containers with the ability to architect and troubleshoot complex environments
• Ability to lead conversations focused at various audiences including technical, business, and executive level
• Be passionate in regard to continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership
• Experience and ability to code and understand developer workflows. Git, CI/CD, helm, terraform etc

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and business-relevant feedback into Product Management based on field engagements to improve Wiz’s position and value messaging to prospects and clients
• Collaborate with Wiz sales teams on strategic opportunities in demonstrating the business and technical value of the Wiz platform
• Assist SEs and prospects during the POC process with advanced use cases, installation/deployment, and troubleshooting
• Lead regular thought leadership sessions with the field teams sharing insights and approaches derived through customer engagement to improve our effectiveness in messaging and delivering value to prospective clients and existing customers
• Assist in messaging and selling Wiz platform capabilities to prospects and customers