RSA is seeking a Federal Pre‑Sales Engineer to support our U.S. Federal business. This role is responsible for providing technical leadership throughout the federal sales cycle, partnering closely with Federal Sales, Channel partners, and government customers to design, demonstrate, and validate RSA’s identity and access security solutions.
You will act as a trusted technical advisor to federal customers, helping them solve complex identity, authentication, and access challenges while ensuring alignment with federal security standards, compliance frameworks, and mission requirements.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Partner with Federal Account Executives to support opportunities across U.S. Federal agencies
- Lead technical discovery to understand mission requirements, security constraints, and compliance needs
- Design secure, scalable architectures using RSA’s identity and access security solutions
- Support the full sales lifecycle, from early‑stage qualification through close
- Deliver technical presentations, architecture reviews, and product demonstrations to federal customers
- Lead and support:
- Proofs of Concept (POCs)
- Technical evaluations
- RFP/RFI technical responses
- Clearly articulate RSA’s value proposition and technical differentiation in federal use cases
- Ensure solutions align with federal standards and frameworks such as:
- NIST (e.g., SP 800‑53, 800‑63)
- FedRAMP
- FISMA
- Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) initiatives
- Support discussions around accreditation, authorization, and security posture as required
- Work closely with federal systems integrators, resellers, and technology partners
- Support partner‑led opportunities and joint customer engagements
- Enable partners with technical knowledge, best practices, and solution guidance
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Customer Success teams
- Provide feedback from federal customers to influence roadmap and enablement priorities
- Maintain accurate opportunity documentation and technical notes in CRM systems
Required Skills, Education & Experience:
- Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS or equivalent
- 5+ years of previous experience as Systems Engineer
- Authentication and/ or Identity Governance Access Management
- Strong experience in cybersecurity, with focus on one or more of the following:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Authentication, MFA, SSO, Passwordless
- Access governance and identity lifecycle
- Secure access in hybrid and cloud environments
- Ability to design and explain complex security architectures
- Experience supporting U.S. Federal customers in a pre‑sales, solutions engineering, or technical consulting role
- Familiarity with federal procurement processes and longer sales cycles
- Experience working with regulated and mission‑critical environments
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Comfortable engaging with technical, security, and executive stakeholders
- Strong problem‑solving mindset and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple opportunities in parallel
Security Requirements:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active or ability to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (level dependent on role and customer)
Preferred Skills:
- Prior experience with federal identity or access security programs
- Knowledge of Zero Trust initiatives within the federal government
- Experience supporting DoD, civilian agencies, or intelligence community customers
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, Security+, CCSP, vendor certifications)
Work Conditions:
- Flexibility to cover all US time zones
- Business Travel Required
Pay range: $140k -$180k
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