Inside Sales Engineer

Location: Austin, TX (On Site)
Department: Sales Engineering
Reports To: SVP, Sales Engineering

About Us

We are a next-generation Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) company redefining how enterprises securely connect users, apps, and data. Our cloud-native platform converges networking and security into a unified, scalable service, helping organizations simplify operations and elevate performance across their digital infrastructure.

Job Summary

We are looking for a driven and customer-focused Inside Sales Engineer to support our Inside Sales and SMB go-to-market team from our Austin office. In this role, you’ll serve as a critical technical advisor to prospective customers—explaining our platform, addressing technical questions, and demonstrating how our SASE solution aligns with business needs.

You’ll work alongside Inside Sales Representatives and Channel Partners to help close business faster and smarter, all while deepening your knowledge in the fast-evolving SASE space.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Inside Sales and Account Executives to provide pre-sales technical support and guidance throughout the sales cycle.
• Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and proofs of concept tailored to customer use cases.
• Qualify customer needs and translate technical requirements into solution designs that align with our platform’s capabilities.
• Respond to RFPs/RFIs and assist with technical documentation or configuration details as needed.
• Build strong relationships with prospects by acting as a trusted technical advisor.
• Stay current on SASE trends, competitive landscape, and product updates.
• Assist in onboarding and educating channel partners on solution positioning and technical capabilities.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in a technical pre-sales, sales engineering, or solution consulting role—preferably in security, networking, or cloud services.
• Working knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN, ZTNA, and cloud/SaaS architectures.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and customer-facing skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability and technical curiosity.
• Experience in supporting SMB or mid-market sales cycles is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred. Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+, AWS, or security-related) are a plus.

What Sets Us Apart

• Work at the intersection of innovation and growth in the booming SASE market
• Collaborate with a passionate team and gain cross-functional exposure
• Expand your technical skills while making a tangible business impact
• Competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits
• A culture of learning, ownership, and advancement

More About Us - Aryaka is the leader in delivering Unified SASE as a Service, a fully integrated solution combining networking, security, and observability. Built for the demands of Generative AI as well as today’s multi-cloud hybrid world, Aryaka enables enterprises to transform their secure networking to deliver uncompromised performance, agility, simplicity, and security. Aryaka’s flexible delivery options empower businesses to choose their preferred approach for implementation and management. Hundreds of global enterprises, including several in the Fortune 100, depend on Aryaka for their secure networking solutions. For more on Aryaka, please visit www.aryaka.com.

Why Aryaka – We have won “Great Places to Work” World-Wide because we have an amazing company culture that is inviting, collaborative, supportive, and inclusive to our employees.  We encourage our employees to expand their knowledge base and provide the tools to help them get there.  We are always innovating and looking at ways to improve and expand, and we listen to our employees and their ideas.  We have an amazing group of very respected “Thought Leaders” who are always open to mentoring.  Our Benefits are World-Class, and we have a flexible work structure to allow you to maximize on your work/life balance.   

Aryaka Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and supporter of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. All candidates from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and gender identities are strongly encouraged to apply. Aryaka considers the "whole person" without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. 

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