Principal Solutions Engineer

Wiz
Summary
Join Wiz, a rapidly growing cloud security company, and become a Principal Solutions Engineer. Collaborate with various teams (CTO, Field CTO, Customer Success, Product Management, and R&D) to ensure coordinated sales efforts. Provide technical and business feedback to improve Wiz's value messaging. Work with sales teams on strategic opportunities, assist with POC processes, and lead thought leadership sessions. Share insights from customer engagement to enhance messaging and value delivery. Assist in selling Wiz platform capabilities. This role requires a strong technical background in IT, InfoSec, Cloud, and DevOps, along with public cloud architecture experience (AWS, Azure, GCP). Expertise in Kubernetes and containers is essential, as is the ability to lead conversations with diverse audiences. Passion for continuous learning and coding experience are also necessary. Visa sponsorship is not offered.
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
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and business-relevant feedback into Product Management based on field engagements to improve Wizβs 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