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Netskope

Solutions Architect

Netskope, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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About Netskope Today, there is more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security.

Since 2012, we have built the market‑leading cloud security company and an award‑winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork.

About the position We are looking for a highly technical team member to join our team, able to articulate high‑level business benefits to the various target audience, who is creative, innovative and results‑oriented willing to go the extra mile in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

Work directly with North America field teams, customers and technology partners to map business and technical requirements to expertly design technology solutions that help meet or exceed customer needs

Help drive technical assessment, qualification and engagement

Build, manage and maintain global solution labs to assist field teams with POCs, demos, solution validations and testing

Manage all aspects of our Innovation solutions lab used for customer demos, partners, and proof‑of‑conceptions

In‑depth product presentations, demonstrations, and management of prospect evaluations

Design interoperability/integration solutions with adjacent technology partners

Help raise awareness with the technical communities (SE, support, customer success) at technology partner, systems integration and services partners by training and collaboration

Work closely with various Netskope teams to build solutions, collateral, and demos that can be leveraged by Netskope, channels, technology and SI partners

Author blogs, whitepaper and solution guides

Articulate high‑level benefits of the Netskope solution to a target audience (Including Senior Security Management, CISO, CSO, and CIOs)

Represent Netskope at partner and industry events as an SME and User Groups when needed

What you offer

10+ years of deployment experience in a similar role or experience in a technical leadership role

Previous experience as a solution architect, consultant or technical marketing engineer building, architecting or deploying security solutions

Proven track record using it to help drive revenue

Working knowledge of the broader threat landscape and the ability to distill technology trends, and explain complex behaviors in simple terms

Proven experience working with customers and partners in successful design and deployment of solutions

Ability to juggle and successfully drive projects with customers, prospects, and partners

Experience with cloud computing solutions implementations including Microsoft Office 365 and Azure, Google, AWS, Box, and Salesforce, etc.

Proven hands‑on experience with information security solutions such as Web Proxy, NGFW, Security Gateways, SIEMs, SAML/SSO, DLP, Data security and protection technologies such as HSM, Tokenization & encryption gateways

Experience working with Active Directory Services including ADFS, working knowledge of Azure AD is desired

Knowledge of web application programming XML, REST/SOAP API’s, REST, JSON

Strong knowledge of LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, RBAC

Experience in cloud computing based services architecture, technical design and implementations including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery models

Strong knowledge of Security Architecture, Design and Operations

Knowledge of security and cryptography

Knowledge of cloud/virtualization technologies, such as VMware vSphere, EC2, Xen, KVM, OpenStack

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect)

Job Requirements

Self‑starter that can work independently and exercise judgment on a regular basis with minimal oversight along with a ‘can do’ attitude with a willingness to take a hands‑on approach

Strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, both internally and externally

Strong problem‑solving skills

Must be willing and able to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Netskope is committed to implementing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Netskope does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on religion, race, color, sex, marital or veteran statues, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate.

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