Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
Since 1983, Thales has been present in the Republic of Korea and have been supporting the country’s ambitions and local industry in the defence, civil aviation, and digital identity and space sectors. Headquartered in Seoul, Thales engages in providing solutions that help customers make critical decisions for domains such as air traffic management, in-flight entertainment, space and digital security. With a strategy of strong collaboration with key industrial players, Thales is helping to build local expertise in Korea by engaging in transfer of knowledge, technology and production.As a Sales Engineer based in South Korea, you will be responsible for providing pre-sales technical support related to all Thales CSP Application Security products within the assigned territory.
KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Participate in sales conference calls and prospect visits, effectively position Thales Imperva solutions through the strategic and value-based lens, providing relevant and tailored product demonstrations in person and via Zoom, and working with prospects at both a technical and business level to clearly demonstrate how Imperva's solutions can provide value to them.
• Participate as a technical resource at trade shows and conferences when required.
• Work with the sales team to strategize on sales approaches to develop and grow the business.
• Ensure successful on-site product evaluations and post-sale installations when necessary.
• Be the primary customer technical liaison to assist customers with optimizing the value of their investments in Imperva solutions and expanding their use cases.
• Plan, manage, and execute customer product proof of values.
Requirements
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field
• 7 or more years of experience in technology, cyber security or pre-sales consulting, complex solution architecture and design, risk & governance, program and project management, or combinations thereof. Prior experience in the Big 4 consultancies will be viewed favorably.
• Exposure in IAM, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline and practices, cloud security, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP), risks and controls frameworks and design, government and industry regulations (APP, GDPR, CPS, PCI, SOX, HIPAA), network security, database administration & engineering, application development, or combinations thereof will be advantageous.
• A strong interest in expanding your career in Pre-sales consulting with a leading Cyber Security vendor and supporting organizations to protect their applications and data.
• Understanding of the South Korea market trend and experience in working with customers.
• Deep appreciation in the role of technology in business, how technology tooling fits into operating models, and can effectively deal with business and IT stakeholders.
• Knowledge in the following areas is desirable: Web Application & API Protection, Advanced Bot Protection, Client-Side Protection, DNS, RASP, Network and Application DDoS protection, Data Activity Monitoring, Database Firewalls, Data Privacy, scripting/automation languages.
• Holding relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CompTIA Security+ can be a significant advantage.
• Fluent in spoken Korean and English
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