Industry Background: 

As more companies move key parts of their business to the cloud, it's critical to ensure that data and information are secure. Two functions that play a key role are developers and security teams. To date, innovation has been focused on development teams – who can now do more, faster. The security teams are not able to keep up and that creates risk for the organization. 

The Company: 

The oak9 platform analyzes infrastructure-as-code and builds security into cloud native applications so they are secure and compliant by design. 

We are passionate about removing the friction between development and security so businesses can achieve velocity & agility without compromising on security.

We're looking for smart, motivated, and talented individuals to join our growing team. You will be an integral part of oak9’s success, and this is a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast-paced environment with a team full of passionate, committed people who are excited to transform how security integrates into modern development.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with a top-tier leadership team to reshape the security landscape. We are growing fast and are looking for talented individuals to help in our mission. 

The Challenge:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Pre-sales Engineer to join us and ensure that our prospective and current customers are thrilled with our platform. This is a role for someone who is deeply comfortable working with SaaS platforms and understands how to communicate with the right level of technicality to their audience. You’ll be working closely with our Sales and Engineering teams to present unique demos for our prospective customers. Additionally, you will work with our Customer Success team to ensure a smooth hand-off from sales.

The Skillset

• 5+ years of sales or pre-sales engineering experience in a business-to-business, large/strategic customer segment 

In 30 days, you will...

• Get to know oak9! Learn about our systems, processes, people, and vision
• Become intimately familiar with cloud service provider offerings and security considerations associated with them
• Participate in sales and business development activities
• Shadow and contribute to customer sales calls

In 60 days, you will...

• Develop and deliver high quality product demos by identifying the customer needs and adapting your presentation
• Present and articulate advanced product features and benefits as well as future product direction
• Speak knowledgeably about oak9’s key differentiators with third party vendor technology
• Communicate the value proposition that oak9 specifically offers our customer 

In 90 days, you will...

• Contribute to the successful onboarding of new customers and transitioning customers to their Customer Success Manager
• Develop and maintain training materials to keep customer up today on important feature development
• Create communication channels to deliver direct customer feedback to the engineering, marketing, and customer success team
• Grow your career with oak9! 

What we offer: 

- Competitive salary and equity 

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits 

- 401k plan + company match

- Paid Parental Leave

- Unlimited vacation policy (2-week minimum!)

- Continuous Education Budget

- Flexible work arrangements

- Career development to pave your own path 

- An exciting and fun startup environment

Wait! Did you know that women and minorities are less likely to apply to a position if they don’t match 100% of the stated “job qualifications”? Don’t let that be you and miss out on this opportunity! We want to encourage you to apply even if you may not think you are 100% of the way there right now. Don’t count yourself out! Give yourself a shot. We'll be in touch.

At this time, oak9 does not sponsor work visas.