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Network Security Sales Engineer
2026-06-05T07:37:58+00:00
tana
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Information Technology
Computer & IT, Sales & Retail, Science & Engineering
KES
MONTH
2026-06-12T17:00:00+00:00
TELECOMMUTE
8

Position Overview:

Join a leading global cybersecurity company helping enterprises automate security operations, improve visibility across complex environments, and manage network security at scale.

This is a highly hands-on, customer-facing engineering role combining deployment, technical consulting, troubleshooting, and solution delivery. You'll work directly with enterprise customers across cloud and on-premise environments, helping them successfully evaluate, deploy, and adopt industry-leading security software.

The role is ideal for someone with a strong network security foundation who enjoys both technical problem-solving and working directly with customers. You'll gain exposure to real-world enterprise security environments, collaborate with global engineering and product teams, and develop expertise across networking, firewalls, cloud infrastructure, and security operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Install and configure network security software for proof-of-concept and customer deployments.
  • Support customer implementations across cloud and on-premise environments.
  • Manage and maintain demo environments to ensure they remain stable, up to date, and aligned with current product capabilities.
  • Lead technical onboarding activities and guide customers through setup and early product adoption.
  • Participate in remote customer calls to understand technical requirements, advise on deployment approaches, and troubleshoot issues.
  • Investigate and resolve technical problems through debugging, log analysis, and collaboration with internal teams.
  • Work closely with Sales, Product Management, Delivery, and Engineering teams to ensure successful customer outcomes.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience managing networks, with a focus on network security.
  • Professional experience in a customer-facing sales, customer success or account management role, working directly with customers or clients.
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, Browser-server communication, Routing and firewall concepts, Security policies.
  • Hands-on experience working with firewall technologies and security policies from vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Check Point.
  • CCNA or equivalent networking/security certification strongly preferred (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Huawei HCIA, Juniper JNCIA, or similar).
  • Ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and manage technical discussions professionally.

Nice to haves:

  • Linux experience (e.g., able to spin up and configure a Linux server from scratch, set date/time and networking, install and manage packages, do basic disk configuration and administration)
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals
  • Experience with Python/bash scripting
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and GraphQL
  • Install and configure network security software for proof-of-concept and customer deployments.
  • Support customer implementations across cloud and on-premise environments.
  • Manage and maintain demo environments to ensure they remain stable, up to date, and aligned with current product capabilities.
  • Lead technical onboarding activities and guide customers through setup and early product adoption.
  • Participate in remote customer calls to understand technical requirements, advise on deployment approaches, and troubleshoot issues.
  • Investigate and resolve technical problems through debugging, log analysis, and collaboration with internal teams.
  • Work closely with Sales, Product Management, Delivery, and Engineering teams to ensure successful customer outcomes.
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, Browser-server communication, Routing and firewall concepts, Security policies.
  • Hands-on experience working with firewall technologies and security policies from vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Check Point.
  • Ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and manage technical discussions professionally.
  • Linux experience (e.g., able to spin up and configure a Linux server from scratch, set date/time and networking, install and manage packages, do basic disk configuration and administration)
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals
  • Experience with Python/bash scripting
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and GraphQL
  • CCNA or equivalent networking/security certification strongly preferred (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Huawei HCIA, Juniper JNCIA, or similar).
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Network Security Sales Engineer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Information Technology, Category: Computer & IT, Sales & Retail, Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
tana

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 12 2026

Duty Station:
This Job is Remote

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 5 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Position Overview:

Join a leading global cybersecurity company helping enterprises automate security operations, improve visibility across complex environments, and manage network security at scale.

This is a highly hands-on, customer-facing engineering role combining deployment, technical consulting, troubleshooting, and solution delivery. You'll work directly with enterprise customers across cloud and on-premise environments, helping them successfully evaluate, deploy, and adopt industry-leading security software.

The role is ideal for someone with a strong network security foundation who enjoys both technical problem-solving and working directly with customers. You'll gain exposure to real-world enterprise security environments, collaborate with global engineering and product teams, and develop expertise across networking, firewalls, cloud infrastructure, and security operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Install and configure network security software for proof-of-concept and customer deployments.
  • Support customer implementations across cloud and on-premise environments.
  • Manage and maintain demo environments to ensure they remain stable, up to date, and aligned with current product capabilities.
  • Lead technical onboarding activities and guide customers through setup and early product adoption.
  • Participate in remote customer calls to understand technical requirements, advise on deployment approaches, and troubleshoot issues.
  • Investigate and resolve technical problems through debugging, log analysis, and collaboration with internal teams.
  • Work closely with Sales, Product Management, Delivery, and Engineering teams to ensure successful customer outcomes.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience managing networks, with a focus on network security.
  • Professional experience in a customer-facing sales, customer success or account management role, working directly with customers or clients.
  • Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, Browser-server communication, Routing and firewall concepts, Security policies.
  • Hands-on experience working with firewall technologies and security policies from vendors such as Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Check Point.
  • CCNA or equivalent networking/security certification strongly preferred (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Huawei HCIA, Juniper JNCIA, or similar).
  • Ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and manage technical discussions professionally.

Nice to haves:

  • Linux experience (e.g., able to spin up and configure a Linux server from scratch, set date/time and networking, install and manage packages, do basic disk configuration and administration)
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes fundamentals
  • Experience with Python/bash scripting
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and GraphQL

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Category: Sales jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, June 12 2026
Duty Station: This Job is Remote
Posted: 05-06-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 05-06-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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