Sales Engineer - RSA Governance & Lifecycle (G&L) Specialist
RSA provides trusted identity and access management for 12,000 organizations around the world, managing 25 million enterprise identities and providing secure, convenient access to millions of users. RSA specializes in empowering security-first organizations in financial services, healthcare, energy, technology services, and other industries to thrive in a digital world, delivering complete capabilities for modern authentication, access, lifecycle management, and identity governance. Whether in the cloud or on-premises, RSA connects people with the digital resources they depend on everywhere they live, work, and play.
For decades, RSA has pioneered many of the encryption, authentication, and identity federation technologies that still power the internet. And now RSA is transforming the industry yet again, paving the way for the future of digital identity through the RSA Unified Identity Platform; next-generation hybrid and cloud solutions; the first ever and only multi-functional, passwordless hardware authenticator; and a frictionless, mobile-optimized experience for the modern workforce. If you are self-motivated and looking for a fast-paced challenge doing something that truly matters, come join our winning team! For more information, go to rsa.com.
RSA provides one of the industry’s most comprehensive end-to-end Identity and Access Management platform including extensive Governance and Lifecycle capabilities, NHI management and AI innovations. Using a business-driven approach, RSA’s solution integrates identity and access governance, provisioning, Multi-Factor and Passwordless Authentication, and single sign-on (SSO) in one platform. Whether on premise or in the cloud, the platform reduces risk and complexity, while improving security, visibility, and compliance.
Role Overview
This is a deeply technical, specialist Sales Engineering role focused primarily on RSA Governance & Lifecycle (G&L). This person will serve as the internal G&L Subject Matter Expert (SME), looking after complex, high-stakes technical SE engagements across the international pre-sales organization.
The role will focus (but not limited to) on Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) activities: delivering complicated Proofs-of-Concept (POCs), leading technical workshops, building advanced demonstrations and environments, engineering advanced and non-standard use cases. The role includes a degree of international travel across the EMEA and APJ regions to support key engagements, workshops, and enablement.
The Sales Engineer assists in driving new business from prospective and existing customer accounts within their respective assigned territories, and meeting and/or exceeding the sales quotas to achieve revenue goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the internal G&L SME and go-to technical authority for the pre-sales and wider field organization on Identity Governance & Administration (IGA).
- Design, build, and deliver complex, multi-phase Proofs-of-Concept (POCs) that address advanced customer requirements and edge-case scenarios. Whether remote or onsite.
- Plan and lead technical deep-dive workshops for customers, prospects, and partners, translating business governance requirements into working technical solutions.
- Leverage AI tools to build and maintain advanced, reusable demonstrations that showcase the full breadth of G&L capabilities, including sophisticated and non-standard use cases.
- Design, build, and maintain SE demo environments and reference architectures used by the broader Sales Engineering community.
- Engineer advanced use cases, custom integrations, workflows, connectors, and rules to prove complex governance, provisioning, and access certification scenarios.
- Serve as go-to person within the SE community on the most technically challenging G&L opportunities and evaluations.
- Partner with Product Management and Engineering to surface field requirements, validate roadmap capabilities, and pilot new features.
- Create and deliver technical enablement, knowledge transfer, and best-practice guidance to upskill partners on G&L.
- Travel across the EMEA and APJ regions as required to support strategic POCs, workshops, and enablement engagements.
- Work in close collaboration with the entire International pre-sales function across RSA.
- Skills and Experience Required
- 6+ years of professional experience in the IT industry.
- 4+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, ideally within Identity Security.
- Solid background in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), ideally hands-on experience with RSA Governance & Lifecycle (G&L).
- Proven ability to design and deliver complex POCs, technical workshops, and advanced demonstrations.
- Strong technical background in Linux, SQL, networking, and Oracle databases.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript and VMware is a plus.
- Proven ability to successfully navigate and relate to varying levels of functional and technical personnel at customer sites.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluent English is essential.
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally across the EMEA and APJ regions.
- CISSP, or a relevant IGA/identity certification, is highly desirable.
RSA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, and any other category protected by applicable country law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact the RSA Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]. RSA and its approved consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with RSA. RSA reserves the right to amend or withdraw any job posting at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of professional experience in the IT industry
- 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity, ideally within identity security
- Background in Identity Governance and Administration
- Hands-on experience with RSA Governance and Lifecycle
- Experience designing and delivering complex proofs of concept, technical workshops, and advanced demonstrations
- Strong technical background in Linux, SQL, networking, and Oracle databases
- Working knowledge of JavaScript and VMware
- Ability to work with varying levels of functional and technical personnel at customer sites
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Fluent English
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally across EMEA and APJ
- CISSP or relevant IGA/identity certification
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching and immediate vesting is prominently cited, with indications of a strong employer match. Retirement offerings align well with mainstream tech-industry expectations.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid parental leave, flexible PTO, and a defined holiday calendar are emphasized, with some roles noting unlimited vacation and compressed workweeks. Time-off programs are generally viewed favorably.
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