Associate Sales Engineer

**Company Description**
At Sectigo, we align around our mission and pride ourselves in helping thousands of customers sleep better at night.

Sectigo is a leading provider of digital identity and cybersecurity solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of products to protect online transactions and communications. Our mission is to secure the digital landscape for enterprises worldwide.

**“When people think Online trust management, they think Sectigo because we offer our customers unparalleled peace of mind.”**

How we show up with each other and our customers every day is just as important, and we win as #OneSectigo by living out our core values - **S**upport, **E**xcellence, **C**ommunication, **T**eamwork, **I**ntegrity, **G**rowth and **O**penness. We are committed to investing in our diverse teams where everyone understands their role and how they support our strategic goals, we drive operational excellence through scale and efficiency, and we strive to delight our customers and become the market leader in our industry. If you aspire to join a driven team that holds each other accountable to meeting our lofty goals and you’d like to be part of our growth story in delivering a market leading user experience, we’d like to talk to you.

We are looking for an Associate Sales Engineer to join our growing global team at Sectigo.

The Associate Sales Engineer plays a vital hybrid role, providing both direct customer engagement and critical support to Sales Engineers and Senior Sales Engineers. This position is ideal for early-career professionals with a passion for technology and a desire to grow into a full Sales Engineering role. This individual is involved in technical demonstrations, proof of concept initiatives, and strategic customer interactions - all while developing expertise in Sectigo’s industry-leading security solutions.

This is a full-time position working in the hybrid model and at least 3 days a week from our Lille office.

Here are the core functions, responsibilities, and expectations for this role:

- Support the mid-market, enterprise, and eCommerce sales teams during the sales cycle with technical input, project coordination, and customer management.
- Participate in technical demos and presentations for prospects and partners, tailored to both technical and executive-level audiences.
- Assist in planning and implementing Proof of Concept (PoC) efforts, with increasing responsibility over time.
- Provide first-level technical support during sales engagements and collaborate with Senior SEs to drive technical success.
- Assist with sales proposals, RFPs, and RFIs, contributing to technical documentation and responses.
- Collect and communicate customer feedback, product improvement ideas, and feature requests to Product Management.
- Collaborate with Sales Engineers on projects involving channel partners, customer onboarding, or technology alliances.
- Contribute to a positive team culture and participate in ongoing enablement activities to accelerate learning and growth.
- Perform solution research and competitive analysis to support the positioning of Sectigo products.
- Set up and maintain demo environments, sandbox environments, and lab infrastructure for SE use.
- Prepare customized demo content, scripts, or user flows tailored to prospect use cases.
- Shadow senior SEs during technical discovery and implementation calls to build product and customer knowledge.
- Document repeatable solutions, product tips, and internal knowledge to support team scalability.
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and Sales Enablement teams on cross-functional projects as needed.
- Contribute to a positive team culture and participate in ongoing enablement activities to accelerate learning and growth.

**Qualifications** Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering from an accredited college, or equivalent work experience is strongly recommended.

**Experience**:

- A minimum of 2+ years of relevant professional experience OR 1+ years of experience in a pre-sales, technical consulting, or solution engineering role is required.
- Exposure to scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Hands-on experience with web servers, firewalls, and load balancers.
- Understanding of basic networking, SSL/TLS, PKI, or web infrastructure concepts.
- Knowledge of private PKI a plus.
- Ability and availability to travel: Must be able to travel more than 25% of the time to the assigned regions and/or territories.
- A self-starter with a growth mindset and a desire to build a career in Sales Engineering.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong team player mentality - actively collaborates with other SEs
- Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clear business value for both engineers and executives.
- Comfortable in fast-paced, team-orien