Sales Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Chicago, IL, USA; based in or near Chicago with a hybrid schedule and regional customer travel

Company

hirify.global develops a cybersecurity product for enterprise customers and supports technical security evaluations during the sales process.

What you will do

• Partner with Enterprise Sales Representatives as the primary technical resource throughout assigned sales cycles.
• Run technical discovery to assess prospect environments, architectures, and security requirements.
• Deliver tailored product demonstrations and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Design and run proofs of concept, technical evaluations, and hands-on work in prospect environments.
• Respond to RFPs, RFIs, security questionnaires, and vendor security reviews.
• Build demo environments and collateral, provide customer feedback to Product and Engineering, and support technical handoff after closing.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Solutions Architect in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or technical B2B SaaS.
• Strong foundation in network security, cloud security, identity, endpoint security, or a related domain.
• Experience delivering technical demos and proofs of concept for enterprise customers.
• Ability to communicate with security engineers, IT administrators, CISOs, and VP-level IT or security stakeholders.
• Experience with security questionnaires, technical procurement, and vendor review processes.
• Must be based in or near Chicago, IL and able to work a hybrid schedule and travel regionally. Hands-on scripting and troubleshooting skills are required.

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a security engineer, network engineer, or IT administrator.
• CISSP, Security+, or cloud provider security certifications.
• Experience with regulated industries and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or NIST.
• Early-stage or high-growth startup experience building pre-sales processes and collateral.
• Python, Bash, or similar scripting experience for custom demo integrations.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-facing role embedded in a growing enterprise sales motion.
• Regular collaboration with Sales, Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Implementation teams.
• Opportunities to represent hirify.global at Chicago-area customer meetings, conferences, and events.
• Exposure to security industry trends, competitive intelligence, and enterprise technical evaluations.