Security Solutions Architect

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012,

Elastic is a distributed company

with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at

elastic.co .
Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012,

Elastic is a distributed company

with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at

elastic.co .
As a Senior Solutions Architect at Elastic you will serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor to our sales team, customers, partners and community. You will understand and tackle our customer's business issues with the Elastic Stack, engage the regional Elastic community through events and programs, and enable sales through our Partners. A successful SA at Elastic will be passionate about perfection; taking the initiative to improve both themselves and the team through continuous learning and questioning the status quo.
Technology Experience:

Hands on SIEM Experience (Legacy or Next Gen Solutions see above) and understands pros and cons of most of these solutions
Experience with technology solutions that most customers have made investments in over the last 5-10 years
Understands what gets audited in these data sources in order to drive use cases and success criteria related to data source
Understands how most security solutions integrate with SIEM and logging platforms
Deploy and troubleshoot solutions based on Linux based network appliances
Windows Authentication and Admin knowledge
Active Directory/LDAP knowledge
Behavioral Analytics and Machine Learning expertise and can speak to the added value of what anomaly detection could bring to their existing incident response process that may be tied to traditional correlation based alerting.
Knowledge of Network and Security Solutions, DLP, IAM and other leading security products in most enterprise environments
Cloud, SaaS, Hybrid Architecture experience can talk to the value of disparate deployment methodologies
REST API, python, perl, shell, bash or other scripting/text processing, SQL, regex (nice to have)
Can speak to integrations with 3rd party solutions that would leverage API's or scripting
Has core knowledge of SOAR, and 3rd Party Solutions that are leveraged today in Day to Day incident response
Security Experience:

10+ years of successful network and security engineering experience
Has a good understanding of the current threat landscape and the challenges that most organizations are facing
Has knowledge of Red and Blue Team exercises and tools used (mimikatz, Metasploit, bloodhound etc...)
Experience with network and security forensic analysis is a plus
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, Network Analysis and Troubleshooting, Network Security and threat mitigation
Experience with network & security architecture, and network & security operations
SOC Operations background/experience
Selling Experience:

Identify and qualify technical opportunities independently
Familiar with consultative selling principles, understands how to apply those principles as they engage with prospects
Has performed discovery sessions with customers and capture deliverables to develop an engagement plan that outlines use cases that map to success criteria
Has an understanding of the various roles within a security team and the additional stakeholders that impact decisions on technology investments
Understands SOC Process and Procedures and has an understanding of workflow processes
Has some insight into the challenges that security teams face on a day to day basis
Understands the business stakeholders that are involved in the decision
making process and what is key for them when deciding on a security solution
Helps influence sales strategy and determine viability of an opportunity and help map out political structure
Has sector based knowledge that could be leveraged to help drive our story telling and produce anecdotes that could be leveraged during the sales cycle
Provide ideas on a quarterly basis ways to help generate pipeline and is proactive in their region on a quarter by quarter basis
Tells a compelling story when presenting (slides) or demoing a solution
Shows leadership within their role via mentoring, creating content that can be leveraged by the primary specialist team as well as the regional SA teams
demonstrations to both small and large audiences
Experience with responding to RFI and RFP's for technical solutions
Participate in trade shows and conferences
Manage successful remote and onsite product evaluations
Work hand in hand with partner/channel and/or internal channel/partner team
Other Experience:

Excellent written and interpersonal skills
Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently or in a team environment
Must be able to work in a high-pressure environment, must be able to multitask and keep up with the pace of a start-up
Ability to travel 50-75% of the time
Experience working in a remote office and/or multiple customer locations
Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, statistics or another technical field is a plus
Leading Security Certification preferred including CISSP, CEH, or GIAC related certifications a plus
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component, that together comprise the On-Target Earnings (OTE).

On-Target Earnings (OTE) are based on a 70/30 pay mix (base salary / target variable).
The typical starting OTE range for new hires in this role is listed below.

This range represents

the lowest to highest OTE we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.

We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the OTE range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program.

Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$107,500

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$170,100 USD

The typical starting Target Variable range for this role is:

$46,000

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$72,800 USD

The typical starting On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is:

$153,500

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$242,900 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you're looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn't matter if you're just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
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