Sr. Presales Systems Engineer

Who We Are

We envision a world where every cyber asset is seen, secure, and compliant.

Forescout Technologies, Inc., a global cybersecurity leader, continuously identifies, protects, and helps ensure the compliance of all managed and unmanaged cyber assets – IT, IoT, IoMT, and OT. For more than 20 years, Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies have trusted Forescout to provide vendor-agnostic, automated cybersecurity at scale.

What You Will Do

Forescout has an excellent opportunity for a strategic and business-focused Sr. Presales System Engineer to join our high-energy, multi-cultural, world-changing team. As the Sr. Presales System Engineer, you will:

Participate in customer meetings and discussions to understand their business needs and identify opportunities to enhance Forescout solutions.

Travel locally within the TOLA territory to represent Forescout at conferences, engage with partners, and visit customers on-site

Maintain expertise in all areas of the Forescout platform through technical training

Clearly articulate the benefits of the Forescout Platform and its many use cases and provide technical presentations and solution demos to prospective customers

Develop Proof-of-Concept (POC) test configurations based upon requirements agreed upon with the prospect and prove out the solution within the customer environment.

Implement the designed POC with the customer by managing time, responding to configuration adjustments, and resolving any issues or questions that may arise during the testing period.

Work cross functionally with product and customer success organizations to ensure your customers’ voice is heard

Be motivated and eager to work with networking technologies. Enjoy hands-on testing and customer interaction

Work with distributed teams in a collaborative and productive manner

Have fun working with some of Forescout’s largest customers

What You Will Bring

We encourage you to apply if you meet most but not all the desired skills and experience listed in this job posting. We value competencies, aptitude, and a great attitude as supplement to experience.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience with 10+ years of experience

Excellent hands-on lab work, excellent presentation and writing skills, ability to travel, and customer awareness skills

Experience working collaboratively with distributed teams

Ambitious learner and builder with strong customer focus and with quality

Motivated to work with networking technologies, enjoy hands-on testing, and customer interaction

Experience in taking requirements and incorporating best practices to provide the optimum user experience

Thrives in a high-paced, changing work environment

Flexible and desire to take on additional responsibilities

Multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working with large accounts

Candidates must resides within the DFW metroplex.

What Forescout Offers You

Competitive compensation and benefits–we cover 80% of employee and dependents’ health care premiums, 100% company paid employee life and disability insurance premiums, 401K match, generous FTO policy (U.S. only), option to purchase voluntary life, accident and critical illness insurance, employee assistance program, maternity and parental bonding leave with supplemental pay and much more

Collaborative and innovative environment –make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology

Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development

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Our Mission - Continuously identify, protect, and ensure the compliance of all cyber assets across the modern organization.

Our Cultural Values

One Team – We all work together, and we all win together.

Cyber Obsessed – We are curious about technology, and we are innovative and passionate about solving big programs.

Customer Driven – We listen, we learn, and we make it right.

Relentless – We're smart, determined, and find a way. We figure stuff out.

Collaborative, without Ego – No one succeeds alone. We strive to be the humble person that people want to work with.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.

If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Forescout does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Forescout employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Employment Placement Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired because of the referral or through other means.