Senior Sales Engineer
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📍 Japan
📅 Posted 2026-07-01 · via Himalayas
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Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.
Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.
Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at .
Role Summary
当社は、高い実績を誇るプリセールスチームに加わっていただける、意欲的で経験豊富なシニアセールスエンジニアを募集しています。この役職は、担当地域における戦略的リード顧客、既存顧客、チャネルパートナーに対し顧客の成功を支援し、収益拡大を加速する上で重要な役割を担います。
シニアテクニカルリーダーとして、ソリューション戦略を推進し、ビジネス価値の明確に伝え、経営幹部レベルの購買決定に影響を与えていただきます。ファイアウォール、MDR、EDR/XDR、リスク管理、インシデント対応といったサイバーセキュリティに関する確かな知識を活かし、技術的な対話を主導し、ソフォスを信頼できるアドバイザー、そして長期的な戦略的パートナーとして位置づけていただきます。
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Sales Engineer to join our high-performing presales team. This role will be instrumental in enabling customer success and accelerating revenue across a defined regional territory of strategic prospects, existing customers, and channel partners.
As a senior technical leader, you will drive solution strategy, articulate business value, and influence executive-level buying decisions. With a strong foundation in cybersecurity including Firewall, MDR, EDR/XDR, risk management, and incident response, you will lead technical conversations and position Sophos as a trusted advisor and long-term strategic partner.
Key Responsibilities - Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership
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エンタープライズおよび戦略的アカウントのシニアテクニカルアドバイザーとして、技術的な調査と適格性評価からソリューション設計、検証、そして技術的な勝利に至るまで、プリセールスライフサイクル全体を統括
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複雑なセキュリティに関する議論を主導し、ビジネスリスクを Sophos プラットフォームを活用した成果重視のアーキテクチャへ変換。特にMDR、XDR、ファイアウォール、インシデント対応準備、そして積極的なリスク低減に重点を置く
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顧客のセキュリティ体制と成熟度評価を支援し、測定可能な改善点、脅威検知の成熟度、セキュリティ投資対効果を明確に提示
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技術関係者から経営幹部に至るまで、あらゆるレベルのステークホルダーと強固な関係を構築・維持し、 Sophos ソリューションを長期的なセキュリティおよびビジネス目標に合致させる
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経営幹部向けブリーフィング、ワークショップ、デモンストレーション、概念実証(POC)を主導し、 Sophos ソリューションに対する合意形成と技術的な信頼関係の構築を促進する
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技術的な専門知識とビジネス感覚、戦略的洞察力をバランスよく活用することで、顧客の意思決定に影響を与える
- Act as the senior technical advisor for enterprise and strategic accounts, owning the full presales lifecycle, from technical discovery and qualification through solution design, validation and technical win
- Lead complex security discussions, translating business risk into outcome driven architectures using Sophos ’ platform, with emphasis on MDR, XDR, Firewall, incident response readiness and proactive risk reduction
- Facilitate customer security posture and maturity assessments, clearly articulating measurable improvements, threat detection maturity and return on security investment
- ·Build and sustain strong relationships with technical stakeholders through to C-suite executives, aligning Sophos solutions to long term security and business objectives
- Lead executive briefings, workshops, demonstrations and proof of concepts (POCs) that accelerate consensus and technical confidence in Sophos solutions
- Influence customer decision making by balancing technical depth with commercial awareness and strategic insi