Principal Solutions Engineer

Summary

Join Wiz, a rapidly growing company revolutionizing cloud security, and contribute to their mission of empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As a Principal Solutions Engineer, you will play a crucial role in aligning technical and business efforts across the sales process, working closely with various teams including the CTO, Field CTO, Customer Success, Product Management, and R&D. You will provide valuable feedback based on field engagements to enhance Wiz's value proposition, collaborate with sales teams on strategic opportunities, assist with proof-of-concept processes, lead thought leadership sessions, and contribute to messaging and selling Wiz platform capabilities. This role requires a strong technical background, expertise in public cloud architecture, deep knowledge of Kubernetes and containers, and the ability to lead conversations with diverse audiences. You will also need to be passionate about continuous learning and possess coding experience and understanding of developer workflows.

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