ABOUT US

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

READY TO JOIN US?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don’t let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Sales Engineer will be responsible for providing deep subject matter expertise on advisory services remotely and in person, scoping and growing the managed services & integrations business, closing incident response engagements, and presenting the advisory services portfolio. This role involves collaboration with Sophos Sales, Sales Engineers, Channel Partners, insurance carriers, brokers, and law firms, with a focus on new logo customers.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

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• Serve as a subject matter expert on Sophos services, supporting the sales organization and driving new customer acquisitions.

• Provide pre-sales support and scope advisory services engagements through remote and onsite interactions with account teams, partners, and customers, with up to 30% travel.
• Demonstrate service value through trials, proof of concepts, demonstrations, and enablement activities for partners, resellers, MSPs, and customers, in person and remote, with up to 30% travel.
• Collaborate with Channel and Marketing teams to position advisory services, participate in public relations/marketing events, and lead generation campaigns.
• Present current cyber threat landscapes and trends to position services for various security assessments and exercises.
• Offer light weekend and holiday availability for on-call rotations supporting Digital Forensics and Incident Response services.
• Consult, architect, deploy, configure, and troubleshoot solutions within customer environments, ensuring technical requirements are met.
• Conduct research on competitive differentiators and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of the Sophos services portfolio.