Torq
Sales Engineer, Chicago
United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in pre-sales/solutions engineering for a SaaS security product.
About the job
Provides pre-sales technical expertise for Torq’s security platform, helping customers assess their needs, understand the solution, and achieve value while supporting sales execution.
What you'll do
- Deliver technical presentations and guidance to customers, prospects, and the sales team; support sales processes and scoped POCs.
- Partner with sales leadership, product teams, and other functions to meet sales targets and ensure solutions are implemented to client expectations.
- Represent Torq at industry events and provide product feedback to product management.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in pre-sales/solutions engineering for a SaaS security product; security domain knowledge is required.
- Working fluency with agentic AI and hands-on use of AI tooling to build demos, POC assets, integrations, and workflows.
- Hands-on public cloud knowledge (AWS/GCP/Azure), scripting in Python, PowerShell, or bash, and experience with REST APIs, JSON, and webhooks.
- Based in the Metropolitan Chicago area with regular on-site presence; able to travel frequently and participate in events.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated success with Fortune 1000 companies.
- Prior experience selling cybersecurity solutions such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, Cloud Security, Identity, or Email Security.
Tools
AWS, GCP, Azure, Python, PowerShell, bash, REST APIs, JSON
AI focus
Works with Torq’s AI SOC platform; requirements include agentic AI, multi-agent systems, reasoning and planning, tool calling, MCP, prompt engineering, AI tooling, and addressing AI trust and governance in enterprise evaluations.
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