Hybrid Systems Engineer

at PartnerOne

• Job title: Systems Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security, Linux, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cairo, Egypt

About the role

• NetWitness Presales Engineer specializing in cybersecurity solutions. Engaging with clients to provide technical guidance and drive solution adoption across Africa.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact throughout the sales cycle.
• Partner with the sales team to develop and execute winning sales strategies.
• Lead in-depth technical presentations and product demonstrations, effectively communicating both technical depth and business value.
• Respond to RFPs and RFIs, crafting compelling technical proposals and solution architectures.
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with key technical and executive stakeholders.
• Conduct discovery sessions to understand customer security challenges, infrastructure, and strategic goals, then design tailored NetWitness solutions.
• Design, deploy, and manage Proof-of-Concept (POC) evaluations, ensuring measurable, documented outcomes.
• Deliver health-checks, workshops, and technical roadmap sessions for existing customers to retain and expand their NetWitness footprint.
• Own and develop the technical partner relationships within the assigned territory, including enablement and joint POC support.
• Provide technical training and mentoring to sales team members and channel partners.
• Represent NetWitness at industry events, trade shows, conferences, and seminars — delivering presentations and generating pipeline.
• Maintain deep, current knowledge of the NetWitness platform, competitive landscape, and adjacent security technologies.
• Stay ahead of emerging threats, attack techniques, and industry trends to deliver relevant, credible technical discussions.
• Serve as the voice of the customer to product management and engineering, relaying field insights, feature gaps, and competitive intelligence to influence the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a presales, sales engineering, security consulting, or similar customer-facing technical role within the cybersecurity industry.
• Demonstrable experience working with the Government, Enterprise, and Financial sectors in Egypt and Africa.
• Deep understanding of networking protocols, network security architectures, and packet-level analysis.
• Strong knowledge of threat detection methodologies, MITRE ATT&CK framework, incident response processes, and common attack techniques (living-off-the-land, lateral movement, C2, etc.).
• Exposure to threat hunting, detection engineering, or SOC operations.
• Industry certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, GCIH, GCIA, GDAT, or equivalent SANS/GIAC credentials.
• Hands-on experience with one or more Threat Detection & Response platforms: SIEM, NDR, EDR.
• Proven ability to design and execute effective POCs, including success criteria definition and executive-level readout.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to adapt messaging for both CISO-level executives and SOC analysts.
• Familiarity with Linux CLI, basic scripting (Python/Bash), and log/packet analysis workflows.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% across the territory.
• Full professional fluency in English and Arabic is a must, both written and spoken. Fluency in French is a plus.