About the role
As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We’re also a mission-driven company. We cultivate a culture that gives every CrowdStriker both the flexibility and autonomy to own their careers. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to
the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you.
About
the Role: We here at CrowdStrike have a singular mission, to stop breaches, and we are looking for a seasoned identity expert to join our pre-sales engineering team to support the sales teams in the India region. Our Next Generation Identity Security Sales Engineering team is a dynamic, global team that helps customers every day to prevent the compromise and exploitation of identities. If you’re passionate about stopping breaches and securing customer environments and you have experience with IAM, SaaS, Privileged Access Security, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and all things Identity Security then we want to hear from you. This role is open for candidates based in Mumbai/Bangalore or Delhi
What You'll Do: Deliver technical product presentations & demonstrations to a variety of external audiences up to C-level executives for India. Configure product installations and customizations in a POV engagement. Provide informal training to the India Sales team on CrowdStrike technology and support for technical sales and competitive messaging. Work as a Trusted Advisor within our prospects and customers in order to gain market share and ensure project success. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment on multiple engagements. Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Support, and Engineering; the Sales Engineer should be the technical bridge between CrowdStrike and prospects/customers. What You'll Need: 5 or more years experience as a Sales Engineer or Solution Architect in the IAM or Identity Security space Be able to speak expertly about the identity components of the attack kill chain and identity-based tactics and techniques used by attackers. Strong technical knowledge of SaaS/Cloud platforms (Salesforce, 365 etc) and security concepts (network security, endpoint security, threat detection). Understand Active Directory architecture, authentication, and attacks. Feel at ease presenting to large audiences both remotely and in-person. Proven experience managing complex enterprise/strategic sales cycles end-to-end, including discovery, workshops, architecture design, demos, and proof-of-concept delivery Demonstrated ability to "quarterback" technical workstreams - leveraging team resources effectively to coordinate internal and external experts, drive PoC execution, and ensure timely resolution of technical blockers Strong understanding of IAM principles, enterprise IT architectures, and system security measures, with broad knowledge of systems, networking, and web platforms Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with Account Executives, contributing technical insight and feedback to shape deal strategy Comfort presenting and delivering technical content to executives, architects, and technical staff, with the ability to translate technical capabilities into business impact Willingly experiment with new technologies, techniques, and approaches to understand and communicate the unique value of CrowdStrike’s solutions. Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time domestically
