Principal Sales Engineer - CA

We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. We are currently seeking a passionate and driven Sales Engineer to join our exceptional team. As a Sales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving new customer opportunities and integrating Cohesity’s AI‑powered data security and management platform into enterprise environments. This is an ambitious opportunity to showcase your expertise and make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company. ​ ​ You will operate as a revenue‑driving technical partner at the center of Cohesity’s enterprise go‑to‑market motion, partnering directly with Account Executives to win complex, strategic deals. You will engage C‑level executives, shape technical strategy inside large enterprise environments, and position Cohesity as mission‑critical infrastructure for cyber resilience and data security. ​ HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE: ​ Drive new customer and expansion opportunities by articulating Cohesity’s Data Cloud portfolio—backup, recovery, cyber resilience, and data security—to executive, business, and technical audiences. ​ Co‑own enterprise technical strategy with the Account Executive, supporting opportunities end‑to‑end and accelerating deal velocity across complex sales cycles. ​ Lead deep technical discovery to uncover customer risk, competitive displacement opportunities, and expansion pathways within enterprise accounts. ​ Architect and defend differentiated solutions, supporting evaluations and positioning Cohesity as the strategic platform for ransomware recovery, cyber vaulting, disaster recovery, and modern data management. ​ Deliver high‑impact technical engagements, including demos, workshops, proposals, white papers, and proofs of concept across on‑prem, hybrid, and multi‑cloud environments. ​ Drive partner and channel co‑sell motions to increase win rates and expand market reach. ​ Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the customer lifecycle—resolving technical challenges, ensuring successful deployments, shaping long‑term platform adoption, and feeding real‑world insights back to Product and Engineering. ​ WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING: ​ Proven success in enterprise pre‑sales (Sales Engineering or Solutions Consulting) supporting infrastructure, data protection, security, or cloud platforms in complex customer environments. ​ Experience selling or implementing cybersecurity, data protection, backup, storage, or cyber recovery solutions, including on‑prem and cloud architectures. ​ Strong knowledge of data security architectures, ransomware resilience, and the competitive landscape. ​ Familiarity with Cohesity solutions ( DataProtect ,  DataHawk ,  SmartFiles ) strongly preferred  ​ Experience with encryption standards, HSM integrations, and compliance frameworks  ​ Hands‑on experience with NetBackup, Backup Exec, and  InfoScale , including immutable storage, hardened media servers, ACL‑based controls, and encryption ​ Ability to