Senior Security Pre-Sales Engineer

Senior Security Pre-Sales Engineer

Recruiter

PlaceTalent

Job Ref

JHB000500/Casey

Date posted

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Location

Centurion, South Africa

SUMMARY

Our client, a leading cybersecurity solutions provider, is looking for a Senior Security Pre-Sales Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies, partner with enterprise clients, lead technical demonstrations and POCs, and play a key role in delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions that help organisations strengthen their security posture.

POSITION INFO

Requirements Minimum 7 years' experience in a Cybersecurity Pre-Sales role. Proven experience engaging with enterprise customers. Exceptional presentation and communication skills. Strong commercial acumen with the ability to align technical solutions to business outcomes. Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously. Customer-focused with a passion for building trusted relationships. Key Responsibilities Design and architect tailored cybersecurity solutions for enterprise and mid-market clients. Deliver compelling presentations to executive stakeholders, technical teams, and industry audiences. Lead detailed technical engagements with security architects, SOC analysts, and engineers. Scope, plan, and execute product demonstrations and Proof of Concepts (POCs). Support RFI and RFP responses with accurate technical content. Position and articulate Managed Detection and Response (MDR), threat intelligence, and SOC capabilities. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and SOC teams to drive successful customer outcomes. Represent the business at industry events, customer engagements, and vendor sessions. Strong understanding of network security, endpoint security, email security, identity and access management, and data protection. Solid knowledge of SOC operations, SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, MDR, incident response, and threat hunting methodologies. Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and detection engineering Experience with SSO, MFA, passwordless authentication, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PAM, and identity governance. Understanding of vulnerability management, CVSS scoring, Attack Surface Management (ASM), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), and breach and attack simulation concepts. Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Defender. Working knowledge of Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security principles. Please apply directly by clicking on the Apply button or visit If you have not had any response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your CV will be kept on file for any further suitable positions.