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Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! Qualys Security Solutions Architect - Enterprise Post-Sales – Southeast Collaborate closely with field sellers (Technical Account Managers or TAMs) within the enterprise customer segment to drive both local and corporate growth initiatives by delivering advanced technical expertise on the Qualys Platform. Utilize a comprehensive understanding of Qualys technologies to design and propose solutions that align with customer requirements and business objectives. As a Qualys Security Solutions Architect, serve as a trusted advisor to customers by providing critical insights and education on asset and vulnerability management, patching, threat detection and response, compliance, and cloud and application security, leveraging the world-class capabilities of the Qualys Platform to effectively mitigate risks in both cloud and on-premise environments. This senior technical role involves close coordination with sales teams, Chief Technical Security Officers, product management, marketing, and strategic partners. It is a highly visible and strategic position within the organization, providing significant opportunities for career advancement and the potential to make a meaningful impact. Typical Duties : Support complex deals in the pre-sales stage alongside Qualys sellers and take ownership for driving the technical engagements and securing the technical win. Understand and document customers' compliance and security requirements and develop end-to-end solutions based on Qualys security solutions and partner integrations. Uncover new use cases for the Qualys platform by identifying technical and business value gaps between the customer’s desired state versus existing capabilities and demonstrate how to fill those gaps. Regularly engage with new prospects and existing customers and take ownership for driving the technical win for new opportunities. Execute standardized and high-quality proof-of-concepts / proof-of-value engagements as needed to secure the technical win for strategic pursuits within assigned areas. Establish a trusted advisory relationship with customer technical decision-makers. Work with field sellers on the development and delivery of proposals that clearly demonstrate the differentiated value of the Qualys platform. Interface with product management to help prioritize the most impactful feature requests from customers and to share ideas for new products and integrations. Develop and deliver a variety of technical engagements including workshops, whiteboarding architecture design sessions, and post-sale deployment health checks. Understand customers' future needs, brainstorm solutions with them, and work closely with product managers to ensure those requirements are included in product release planning and help in the reassessment of the product roadmap. Constantly learn and stay updated on the latest developments in the Qualys portfolio and in the broader security and compliance ecosystem. Contribute to the development of sales enablement materials and product messaging. Assist in the training of field sales teams. Document and share business and technical insights to area and corporate leadership to improve customer outcomes and support company goals. Author blogs, whitepapers, and solution guides and represent Qualys at industry events. This is a technical, hands-on individual contributor role that involves travel to customer locations as needed (at least 30% travel, post-COVID restrictions). Desired Skills : Highly motivated self-starter with a proactive approach and a strong passion for leveraging technology to solve security and compliance challenges. Proficiency in public cloud infrastructure services, with professional certifications in AWS, Azure, and GCP. Extensive experience with Qualys and other security and compliance platforms in various roles, including practitioner, technical seller, sales engineer, or customer success architect. Strong hands-on expertise in asset management, patching, vulnerability management, policy compliance, configuration management, cloud and application security, and threat detection. Ability to design and understand complex architectures that address security and compliance from identification to remediation and recovery. Knowledge of key industry standards and compliance frameworks relevant to security programs. Experience interacting with customers in similar roles, ensuring effective communication and solution delivery. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills for engaging stakeholders at all levels. Preferred candidates residing in Southeast U.S. Qualys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please see our EEO policy . #J-18808-Ljbffr

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