Senior Pre-Sales Consultant

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and customer engagements to understand security challenges and requirements
• Design and present end-to-end cybersecurity solutions across SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, SSE, NAC, WAF, and SOC services
• Deliver technical demos, workshops, and Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to validate solutions and drive deal progression
• Develop technical proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), HLDs/LLDs, and solution documentation
• Support SOC and managed security services pre-sales including use-case design, onboarding models, and SLA definition
• Collaborate with sales, OEM partners, and delivery teams to align solutions with customer needs and business goals
• Drive RFP/RFI responses, competitive positioning, and solution differentiation in complex deals
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers by recommending best practices and guiding security transformation initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Networking, or related field
• 6–13 years of experience in cybersecurity pre-sales, solution architecture, or security consulting roles
• Strong experience across SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, NAC, WAF, SSE, SOC operations, and managed security services
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and SD-WAN
• Proven experience in designing security architectures, delivering PoCs, and conducting customer workshops
• Experience in handling RFP/RFI responses, technical proposals, and end-to-end presales lifecycle
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CEH, Security+, CySA+, or OEM certifications (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Splunk, Elastic)
• Experience working with MSSPs, cybersecurity consulting firms, or OEM presales teams
• Strong understanding of compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, PCI-DSS
• Experience designing SOC architectures, detection use cases, or managed security service models
• Experience engaging with CXO-level stakeholders

About the Company

Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs).