Senior Solution Architect - Security
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Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management, helping organizations secure, protect, manage, and get value from data across data center, edge, and cloud. The role is to serve as a Senior Staff Security Solutions Engineer within the Security Center of Excellence (SCOE), bridging technology, security strategy, and field enablement. As the SCOE representative, you will lead hands-on work, drive thought leadership, build trust with customers and partners, and enable the sales teams to accelerate cyber resilience adoption. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to empower the field with the right security solutions, architectures, and best practices.
How You\'ll Spend Your Time Here Security Evangelism & Thought Leadership
Act as the primary evangelist for Cohesity\'s security strategy, solutions, and vision
Represent the SCOE at conferences, webinars, partner events, and customer briefings
Publish blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures, and thought leadership content on modern security trends and solutions
Sales Enablement & Field Support
Partner with the Worldwide Field Organization (WWFO) to drive security-focused sales plays, value drivers, and customer outcomes
Enable Account Executives, Sales Engineers, Field Technical Directors, and Partners through training, workshops, and collateral
Support strategic customer engagements, proofs of concept, and executive briefings
Create high-quality security collateral, including technical deep dives, best practice guides, and reference architectures
Security Solution Expertise
Lead conversations on threat hunting, sensitive data classification, data security posture management (DSPM), and data protection
Guide customers on cyber resilience, ransomware recovery, security integrations, backup strategies, and orchestration frameworks
Collaborate with product teams to influence the security roadmap and align with customer needs
Cross-Functional Leadership
Act as the voice of the field within the SCOE, sharing insights from customers and partners with engineering, product, and marketing
Drive the creation of security artifacts—narratives, technical deep dives, reference architectures, partner sales plays, competitive positioning, and technical content
We\'d Love to Talk to You If You Have Many of the Following Technical Expertise
Strong knowledge of data security, DSPM, data classification, threat hunting, and modern security frameworks
Experience with data protection technologies, backup & recovery, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery orchestration
Familiarity with cloud security, ransomware defenses, and zero-trust principles
Demonstrated experience as a technical evangelist, field enabler, or security SME
Strong ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to technical teams and executive leadership through storytelling
Skilled in developing sales enablement materials and leading security-centric sessions
Adept at creating security collateral to support sales teams, partners, and customers
Experience facilitating tabletop exercises, cyber resilience training, and security partner integrations
Ability to influence and lead across multiple teams—engineering, product, sales, and marketing
Strategic thinker who balances deep technical expertise with business outcomes
Preferred Qualifications 15+ years of experience in security engineering, solution architecture, or related roles
Hands-on experience with data security, DSPM, sensitive data classification, DLP, threat hunting, and ransomware defense
Deep understanding of backup & recovery, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and orchestration frameworks
Familiarity with cloud-native security architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS ecosystems
Working knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, XDR, and EDR platforms for detection and response
Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, or equivalent are a strong plus
Proven track record in customer-facing roles supporting enterprise accounts
Exceptional storytelling and evangelism skills to engage both technical and executive stakeholders
Pay and Benefits Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
Pay Range
$176,000.00-$220,000.00
The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.
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Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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- Location:
- Santa Clara, CA, United States
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT & Technology