Commercial Sales Engineer - Dallas/Houston

About this role

Zscaler seeks a Commercial Sales Engineer to support field sales in the Dallas/Houston region by delivering technical product presentations, gathering customer requirements, and guiding product evaluations for their Zero Trust security platform. You'll bridge technical expertise with customer needs to drive successful deal outcomes in a fast-paced, customer-obsessed environment.

What you'll do

• Create and deliver technical product presentations to prospective customers
• Gather and document customer technical requirements and map to solutions
• Lead product evaluations and design custom configurations
• Develop and guide evaluation test plans with customers
• Collaborate with sales team to advance opportunities
• Support customer success through technical problem-solving

What they're looking for

• Cybersecurity and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VPN, firewalls)
• Technical presentation and communication skills
• Customer requirements gathering and analysis
• Zero Trust or cloud security platform knowledge
• Sales engineering and systems integration experience
• Problem-solving and technical troubleshooting
• Ability to simplify complex concepts
• Collaboration and cross-functional teamwork

Benefits

• Remote position based in south region (Dallas/Houston area)
• Work with AI-forward security technology
• Customer-obsessed culture with emphasis on impact
• High-performing team environment
• Opportunity to influence enterprise cybersecurity decisions

Likely interview questions

• Walk us through your experience with network fundamentals—which technologies have you hands-on experience configuring and why?
• Describe a time you had to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders during a sales cycle.