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Wiz is a fast-growing cloud and AI security platform trusted by over 65% of the Fortune 100. The company has achieved 100M ARR in 18 months and is now backed by Google, leveraging Google's Threat Intelligence and Security Operations to help customers detect, prevent, and respond to threats across all environments.
As Principal Solutions Engineer, you will serve as the company's top field expert in application and cloud-native security. You will work closely with Wiz's CTO, Field CTO, Customer Success, Product Management, and R&D organizations to maintain alignment across the sales process and strategic customer engagements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as the company's top field expert in application and cloud-native security, providing technical and business feedback to Product Management based on field engagements to improve Wiz's positioning and value messaging
- Collaborate with sales teams on strategic opportunities to demonstrate the business and technical value of the Wiz platform
- Assist Solutions Engineers and prospects during POC processes with advanced use cases, installation, deployment, and troubleshooting
- Lead regular thought leadership sessions with field teams, sharing insights and approaches from customer engagement to improve messaging and value delivery effectiveness
- Assist in messaging and selling Wiz platform capabilities to prospects and customers
You will directly influence product development with field insights and represent the brand at the highest levels with executive stakeholders (CISO, CTO level).
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
- Strong technical background with solid understanding of core IT, InfoSec, Cloud, and DevOps concepts
- Proven experience and career path focused on public cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience coding and understanding developer workflows (Git, CI/CD, Helm, Terraform, etc.)
- Exceptional ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences—from deeply technical developer teams to executive-level stakeholders
Preferred qualifications:
- Deep, practical knowledge of AppSec landscape, including Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), SAST, DAST, SCA, and operational use of SBOMs (SPDX/CycloneDX) for vulnerability and license management
- Demonstrable proficiency in one or more high-level languages (Python, Go, Rust) and/or advanced shell scripting
- SME-level knowledge of Kubernetes and containers with ability to architect and troubleshoot complex environments
- Passion for continuous self-improvement and learning to maintain technical leadership
- Full professional fluency in Dutch (written and verbal)
Note: Applicants must have legal right to work in the Netherlands without visa sponsorship.
