Corporate Sales Engineer, East Africa

About the Company

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company focused on stopping breaches with an AI-native security platform. Since 2011, it has supported organizations across industries in protecting their people, systems, and operations while building a culture centered on ownership, innovation, and customer commitment.

About the Role

This position sits with the Corporate team and focuses on helping prospective customers understand, deploy, configure, and evaluate CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform. The role blends pre-sales engineering, technical storytelling, and customer advisory work across East Africa while being based in the United Arab Emirates.

The successful candidate will work closely with sales, prospects, partners, product management, and support teams to guide evaluations, run demonstrations, shape requirements, and help close technical gaps during the sales cycle. Continuous learning across cybersecurity, hacking techniques, product knowledge, and commercial awareness is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and influence the technical champion within target opportunities.
• Present and demonstrate CrowdStrike products in a clear, compelling way.
• Translate the technical value of the platform for both customer and internal audiences.
• Use discovery questions to uncover pain points and define solution requirements.
• Plan and manage proof-of-value engagements against agreed success criteria.
• Partner with Product Management to relay account-level technical needs and feedback.
• Study and test cyberattack methods against the Falcon platform to strengthen product understanding.
• Train Corporate team members on CrowdStrike technologies and competitor positioning.
• Act as a point of contact for customer feedback and issues that need Support involvement.

Requirements

• Background in a technical customer-facing role such as support, consulting, or systems engineering.
• Strong independence, organization, and ability to manage work effectively.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for both technical and business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and solve difficult technical problems under pressure.
• Ability to review complex environments quickly and identify security risks and improvement opportunities.
• Strong curiosity, competitive drive, and a commitment to ongoing learning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Fluent native-level communication and business-level English.
• Experience using AI tools to improve decisions, workflows, efficiency, and business results.
• Technical understanding of incident response, digital forensics, network administration, endpoint security, and antivirus solutions is a plus.
• Malware analysis and broader cybersecurity experience are advantageous.
• Familiarity with MEDDIC or value-selling approaches is a bonus.

Benefits

• Market-leading compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive wellness support for physical and mental health.
• Competitive vacation and holiday time.
• Paid parental and adoption leave.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee networks, neighborhood groups, and volunteering opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with high-quality amenities.
• Great Place to Work Certified worldwide.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role open to candidates in the United Arab Emirates to support East Africa.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. It also supports veterans and individuals with disabilities through its affirmative action program.

If you need help accessing the application process or require an accommodation, you can contact the recruiting team for assistance.