Director, Cyber Security Solutions Sales Specialist

Cognizant

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
Salary: $200,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 41 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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The Director, Cyber Security Solutions Sales Specialist joins the Cybersecurity Service Line to drive revenue growth across diverse cybersecurity platforms and services. This role involves partnering with vertical sales teams to identify opportunities, craft differentiated solutions, and execute complex deals. The specialist acts as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders, leading strategic discussions on security transformation and risk posture. Key responsibilities include developing scalable offerings for network security, cloud security, identity management, and security operations. The candidate will utilize expertise in SIEM, XDR, SOAR, SASE, CNAPP, and Zero Trust. They must collaborate with partners like Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Wiz, and SailPoint to build joint go-to-market strategies. The role solves complex business challenges by translating them into technology-led, outcome-based security propositions.

Skills

Network Security Cloud Security Identity and Access Management SIEM SOAR XDR SASE Zero Trust CNAPP CSPM CWPP Endpoint Security Data Security Palo Alto Networks Zscaler CrowdStrike Wiz SailPoint Managed Security Services CISSP CISM CISA

What you'll do

Drive cybersecurity revenue growth and pipeline generation across various industries and accounts.
Own the end-to-end pursuit lifecycle including qualification, solutioning, proposal development, and closure.
Translate client business challenges into technology-led security solutions and outcome-based propositions.
Engage with CISOs and security stakeholders to lead strategic discussions on security transformation and risk posture.
Develop and execute scalable cybersecurity offerings across cloud, network, identity, and data security.
Design innovative commercial structures including outcome-based pricing and risk-sharing models.
Collaborate with cybersecurity platform providers to build joint pipelines and go-to-market strategies.
Train and enable internal sales teams on the cybersecurity portfolio and partner ecosystems.

What we're looking for

15+ years of overall experience.
10+ years in cybersecurity solutions, service sales, program management, or solution-centric presales.
Strong experience across leading cybersecurity platforms such as Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Wiz, SailPoint, or equivalent.
Hands-on experience in security consulting, professional services, and managed security services.
Strong background in SIEM/XDR/SOAR, network security, SASE, cloud security (CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP), endpoint security, and IAM.
Experience building client-facing proposals, pricing models, and commercial constructs.
Demonstrated success engaging C-level stakeholders in large enterprise accounts.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA (preferred).
Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Networking, or related field (preferred).

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