Senior Sales Engineer, DACH Channel

What You’ll Do

The Channel Sales Engineer is responsible for supporting Horizon3’s channel ecosystem by enabling managed service partners to design, demonstrate, and deliver NodeZero-powered offerings to their customers. This role is partner-focused, requiring a balance of technical expertise, pre-sales support, and enablement skills. The Sales Engineer will ensure that MSP/MSSP partners are technically capable, strategically aligned, and empowered to independently deliver and expand Horizon3’s value within their customer base. This role will focus on our partners in the DACH region.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner Enablement

  • Deliver technical training, workshops, and certifications to ensure MSP/MSSP partners can independently position and deliver NodeZero

  • Assist partners in building repeatable service offerings around continuous pentesting, compliance validation, and attack surface management

  • Develop technical collateral, playbooks, and best practices to support partner go-to-market strategies

• Pre-Sales & Technical Advisory

  • Support MSP/MSSP partners in customer-facing opportunities by delivering demos, presentations, and POVs

  • Collaborate with Horizon3’s channel sales managers to align partner capabilities with customer requirements

  • Provide guidance on solution design, service integration, and technical scoping for partner-driven opportunities

• Collaboration & Feedback

  • Act as a trusted advisor to partners on offensive security and evolving threat landscapes

  • Gather partner and customer insights to inform Horizon3’s product roadmap and enablement strategies

  • Build strong working relationships with Sales, Product, and Customer Success to ensure partner success

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years in a pre-sales, technical consulting, SOC, or red team role; MSP/MSSP or cybersecurity services experience highly preferred

• Strong knowledge of offensive and defensive security, penetration testing methodologies, vulnerability management, and security operations

• Familiarity with managed services delivery models, SOC workflows, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, PTaaS and MDR

• Proficiency with cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), identity systems (AD/AAD), and networking fundamentals

• Excellent communication and presentation skills across technical and business stakeholders

• Experience in partner enablement or channel ecosystems

• Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or cloud security certifications are desirable

• Fluent in German and English

Core Competencies

• Partner Enablement – ability to upskill partners and develop scalable enablement programs.

• Technical Depth – expertise in offensive security and managed security operations.

• Collaboration – works effectively with internal teams and external partners.

• Business Acumen – aligns technical solutions with partner and customer business goals.

• Proactive Mindset – anticipates partner needs and drives adoption without requiring direction.

Performance Indicators

• Partner technical readiness (training completions, certifications, enablement metrics)

• Increase in independent partner-led NodeZero opportunities

• Growth in MSP/MSSP revenue contribution

• Partner satisfaction and engagement scores

• Contribution of partner feedback to product and service improvements

Travel Required

This role is fully remote, and this job may require up to 50% of travel to be successful. Job-related travel expenses are reviewed and must be approved by your manager.

Perks of Horizon3

• Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

• Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity and benefits.

• Depending on experience, the compensation range for this position is: €160,000 - €190,000 OTE 70/30 split annually. The exact salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s location, qualifications, experience, and relevant skills.