Delinea

Senior Sales Engineer

Delinea
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM), with a strong focus on delivering technical solutions and evaluations. Capable of leading technical discovery, developing solution designs, and effectively communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords
IAM ExpertisePAM ExpertiseTechnical Presentation SkillsSolution DesignCloud IAM Knowledge

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureCloudKubernetesLinuxMySQLPostgresPythonSQLTerraformVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as technical lead for runtime authorization in complex opportunities across Strategic, Enterprise, Commercial, and Federal and Public Sector segments
  • Partner with Account Executives and Sales Engineers to identify, qualify, and accelerate runtime authorization opportunities
  • Lead technical discovery and connect customer access challenges to business outcomes
  • Challenge customer access architecture and design demonstrably better solutions
  • Deliver demonstrations, technical presentations, and workshops for technical and executive audiences
  • Own Proofs of Value and technical evaluations from scoping through documented technical win
  • Develop solution designs, architecture diagrams, integration specifications, and deployment plans
  • Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires
  • Respond promptly to customer and account team requests and set expectations
  • Use AI tooling and demo automation to increase field leverage
  • Enable Sales Engineers and Account Executives through office hours, deal reviews, and training
  • Collaborate with Professional Services and Customer Success during onboarding and handoff
  • Troubleshoot complex evaluation issues across identity providers, networking, Kubernetes, databases, cloud IAM, and MCP
  • Stay current on Delinea products, identity security trends, and the threat landscape
  • Contribute to knowledge bases, demo environments, reusable assets, and best practices
  • Mentor newer Sales Engineering team members
  • Provide field feedback to Product Management and Engineering
  • Represent Delinea at customer events, conferences, and partner enablement sessions
  • Contribute to blogs, webinars, and demo videos

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5+ years of experience in a pre-sales Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or Sales Architecture role
  • At least 3 years focused on IAM or PAM
  • Demonstrated ownership of complex evaluations from scoping to technical win
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Hands-on expertise in IAM and PAM
  • Knowledge of zero trust, least privilege, JIT access, and ZSP
  • Strong command of SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, LDAP, Kerberos, and PKI
  • Hands-on experience with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping, or Active Directory
  • Experience with or deep working knowledge of Teleport, HashiCorp Boundary or Vault, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Okta Privileged Access, or StrongDM
  • Linux and Windows administration experience
  • Knowledge of SSH, RDP, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and networking fundamentals
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including its IAM model
  • Working familiarity with Kubernetes and containerized environments
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, Terraform, REST APIs, and Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting
  • Understanding of SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, FedRAMP, and ISO 27001
  • Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to support multiple account teams concurrently while working independently
  • Willingness to travel 25%
  • Background check, education verification, and employment verification required upon conditional offer

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Investment in growth, including training, certifications, and conference attendance
  • Competitive salaries
  • Meaningful bonus program
  • Healthcare insurance
  • Pension/retirement matching
  • Comprehensive life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Time off plans
  • Paid company holidays
  • Equity
  • Commission

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Hard Skills
SAMLOIDCOAuth 2.0SCIMLDAPKerberosPKILinux AdministrationWindows AdministrationSQL
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationRelationship BuildingIndependent WorkMentoring
Tools & Technologies
OktaMicrosoft Entra IDPingActive DirectoryAWSAzureGoogle CloudKubernetesTerraformPython
Industry Keywords
Zero TrustLeast PrivilegeJIT AccessSOXPCI DSSHIPAANISTFedRAMPISO 27001Cybersecurity