About the Role

Verkada is seeking the first Enterprise Field Solutions Engineer in South Europe with expert experience in Cloud Security, IoT Systems, Networking, Linux systems, Security Surveillance and Access Control. 

This individual will partner directly with their field account executives to expand the Verkada footprint upmarket into Fortune 500 companies. 

Responsibilities include directly interfacing with customers/partners throughout the sales process, overcoming technical objections, helping with local compliance, assisting customers in designing deployments with Verkada Products and providing technical assistance to territory account reps. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, able to learn quickly and work independently while making impactful results for the company remotely.

What You'll Do

• Be the subject matter authority on the full Verkada suite of products and offerings and articulate the value added benefits to customers throughout the sales process.
• Act as a trusted advisor for Verkada Customers and overcome objections while securing the technical win for Verkada.
• Help build the region and assist with enabling local partners.
• Effectively present the Verkada solution to all levels of customer, from C-level executives to loss prevention managers and directors of IT.
• Work directly with Account Executives and the Head of South Europe to develop a territory strategy for Verkada.
• Design Verkada solutions that range from: Network Security recommendations/bandwidth requirements, choosing proper Verkada products for Physical Security and deployment. Cloud Security RFP's/Documents, LTE deployments.
• Stay up to date on the security and IoT industry by attending and presenting at strategic conferences and providing thought leadership within the market
• Be a Product Technical Evangelist in training/educating partners, customers, and internal employees on the latest Verkada product offerings.
• Write White Papers and Knowledge Base articles about Verkada Products, features, and integrations.
• This role requires regular travel, estimated to be more than 50% of the time, including both domestic and international destinations as needed. The successful candidate must be comfortable with frequent travel to support business operations, customer and partner engagements and team collaboration. 

What You Bring

• Being based in Milano (or ready to relocate)
• Fluent in English, Italian and Spanish are a must, any additional language will be ideal
• 5+ years of experience as a Sales Engineer, with a proven track record of working with Fortune 500 companies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information and Computer Technology, Networking, IT Security from an accredited university.
• A Strong background in Networking: Experience with HTTPS/SSL, VLANs, TCP/IP, DNS, NAT devices, DHCP servers, Firewalls and software systems.
• Outstanding written and verbal English, Italian and Spanish communication skills in order to clearly and efficiently articulate technical matters with customers and partners.
• Industry certifications (ideally): AWS, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, MCSE, CEH, Security+, A+, Network+, Microsoft Azure, CISSP, CSP.
• Experience working with API's, Python, and other coding languages and although not essential is a plus.
• Experience working with Linux systems (ideal not a requirement).
• Previous startup experience (ideal not a requirement).

Additional Information

• We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.