About the role
Company Background Censys’ mission is to be the one place to understand everything on the internet. Frustrated by the lack of trustworthy Internet intelligence, we set out to create the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date map of the Internet. Today, Censys delivers real-time Internet intelligence and actionable threat insights to global governments, over 50% of the Fortune 500, and leading threat intelligence providers worldwide. We’re looking for a Solutions Engineer to support our growing presence in Japan who can technically assist and enable our prospects. As a Solutions Engineer, you’ll be a product expert, who loves solving problems and is customer oriented. In this role, you’ll be responsible for working with prospects and partners across a variety of industries and a variety of tools to better understand their workflows. You will position the value of Censys solutions against a highly competitive landscape, prove the technology with prospects and achieve technical wins by showing how Censys adds value to their organization. As a SE at Censys, you will be involved in all phases of a sales opportunity from discovery to close! As the ideal candidate, you have both a technical and consulting services background that enables you to quickly assess and offer value to Censys’s prospects. Comprehensive understanding of and SOC and AI are highly desirable. We’re looking for someone who is curious, loves to learn, empathizes with the security practitioner, and who is excited by a fast-paced startup environments.
What you'll do: Drive the sales discovery process, helping design solutions that align to their key objectives and technical
requirements Design and present in-depth product demonstrations and technical briefings Provide security leaders with best practices to maximize usage of the Censys Search and Exposure Management products Drive success with the prospect’s validation of Censys technology and products Help prospects deploy, test, troubleshoot, and advise on Censys supported integrations to prove Censys technology. You will provide analysis of Censys solutions against incumbent or competitive solutions to highlight the value for the prospect. Maintain up-to-date technical and functional knowledge of the Censys products You will serve as a customer advocate in influencing product roadmap and improvements Work closely with the Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering organizations to provide a world class customer experience What you'll bring: 5+ years of experience in a Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, Security Consulting, Security Operations, or related customer-facing technical role. Fluent in Japanese and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical practitioners and executive stakeholders. Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including attack surface management, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, security operations, incident response, or related disciplines. Experience conducting technical discovery, solution design, product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and technical evaluations. Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for security leaders and executive audiences. Experience supporting enterprise sales cycles and partnering closely with Account Executives to drive technical wins. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly understand customer environments and workflows. Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills. Self-motivated and comfortable operating independently in a remote, fast-paced environment. Located in Japan
