Sales Engineer $350K OTE + Uncapped

_{28th July, 2026}

Following sustained global growth, a leading global enterprise software vendor is expanding its ANZ pre-sales team and has created a mandate for a Senior Sales Engineer to drive technical excellence across the Federal Government market in Canberra.

Working alongside an experienced Enterprise Account Executive, you’ll become the trusted technical advisor to Federal Government customers, helping shape complex cyber resilience, data protection and cloud transformation initiatives across one of Australia’s most strategic territories.

About the Organisation

• $800M+ global vendor with strong growth trajectory
• 100,000+ customers globally across Enterprise, Government and BFSI
• Consistent Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader
• Market-leading platform in cyber resilience and data security
• Rapid growth across SaaS and multi-cloud offerings
• Deep ecosystem across Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud and Global System Integrators
• Strong ANZ footprint with significant untapped Federal Government opportunity
• Increasing strategic relevance across cyber resilience, enterprise risk and data governance

The Opportunity

Working alongside an experienced Enterprise Account Executive, you’ll take ownership of the technical pre-sales function across the ACT Federal Government market, partnering with customers to solve complex business challenges through cyber resilience, data protection and cloud technologies.
The focus is leading technical discovery, solution design, demonstrations, workshops and proof of concepts while building trusted relationships with customers, partners and system integrators.

This is a growth-critical role at the intersection of cyber, cloud and data, working directly with CIOs, CISOs and senior technical stakeholders across Australia’s most strategic government agencies.

What You Bring

• Proven Sales Engineering or Pre-Sales experience within enterprise software, cyber security, storage or cloud
• Strong expertise across data protection, backup & recovery, cyber resilience or enterprise infrastructure
• Experience supporting Federal Government or other highly regulated environments
• Strong understanding of AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift or modern infrastructure technologies
• Excellent customer presentation, solution design and technical workshop capability
• Experience working alongside enterprise sales teams to win complex opportunities
• NV1 Security Clearance preferred

Why Make the Move

• Own one of Australia’s most strategic Federal Government territories
• Work alongside an experienced Enterprise Account Executive within a high-performing ANZ team
• Backed by a globally recognised, category-leading cyber resilience vendor
• Aligned to long-term growth markets: cyber, cloud and data
• Exposure to leading enterprise customers, government agencies and strategic partners
• Clear pathway into broader ANZ and APAC technical leadership opportunities

A rare opportunity to step into a growth-critical pre-sales role, working alongside an experienced Enterprise Account Executive while owning technical engagement for a global technology leader at a pivotal stage of ANZ expansion.

Confidential discussions welcome.

To apply for this outstanding opportunity, send your CV to elena@xtendrecruitment.com.au or call (03) 9069 8143 for more information.