Solution Engineer - South (Bangalore or Chennai)

The Position

OPSWAT is seeking a Solution Engineer to serve as a key technical advisor to our Large & Medium Enterprise accounts sales team. Based in Bangalore or Chennai this role will be instrumental in driving technical success across enterprise customers, aligning customer security challenges with OPSWAT's differentiated solutions. The position reports to the Sales Leader for India.

You will partner closely with Sales, Channel Partners, and Customers to understand business and technical requirements, and position OPSWAT's capabilities across file security, data sanitization (CDR), vulnerability detection, and critical infrastructure protection.

As a trusted advisor, you will lead technical engagements from discovery through proof-of-concept to deal closure, while effectively communicating OPSWAT's vision and value proposition.

What You Will Be Doing

Technical Sales & Deal Execution

• Partner with Sales and Channel teams to drive Large enterprise opportunities and revenue growth
• Lead technical discovery, aligning customer challenges with OPSWAT solutions
• Drive technical win strategy and secure customer buy-in throughout the sales cycle
• Support and execute proof-of-concepts (POCs), demos, and technical validations

Customer Engagement & Advisory

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders from CISO to IT administrators
• Position OPSWAT solutions with a focus on risk reduction, compliance, and operational resilience
• Understand customer environments (IT, security, and increasingly OT) and map relevant use cases

Partner Enablement & Ecosystem Support

• Train and enable resellers and system integrators to effectively position and deploy OPSWAT solutions
• Support joint account planning and partner-led opportunities

Execution Excellence

• Lead and deliver high-quality responses to RFPs/RFIs
• Present at industry conferences, seminars, and customer workshops
• Collaborate with Regional Sales Managers (RSMs) on account planning and strategy
• Provide feedback to Product and Engineering teams based on market and customer insights

What We Need From You

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity or networking pre-sales / solution engineering
• Proven track record supporting new business development and exceeding sales targets
• Strong presentation, demo, and storytelling skills
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and security architectures
• Hands-on experience installing and troubleshooting applications in Windows and Linux environments
• Ability to engage confidently across technical and executive audiences
• Self-driven, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• High level of integrity and professionalism

Nice to Have

• Experience with file security, device security, network security, or related domains
• Knowledge of sandboxing, malware analysis, and threat detection technologies
• Exposure to OT/ICS security environments
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Familiarity with APIs and integrations
• Scripting skills (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
• Experience with databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
• Network integration experience (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, etc.)
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications