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Cyber Security Solutions Sales Specialist (Canada)

Cognizant
Halifax, CAN
Full-time
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago
Cybersecurity solutions salesPipeline generationEnd-to-end sales pursuitCybersecurity servicesNetwork securityCloud security

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Role Overview

Cognizant seeks a Cyber Security Solutions Sales Specialist for its Cybersecurity Service Line.

The role drives revenue growth across cybersecurity platforms and services, partnering with vertical, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security sales teams.

Responsibilities

  • Generate cybersecurity pipeline and revenue, own pursuit execution from qualification through closure, and develop account and industry growth strategies.
  • Partner with account teams to identify and close opportunities across existing and new accounts; engage CISOs, CSOs, and security stakeholders.
  • Lead discussions about security transformation, risk, and industry trends; translate client challenges into technology-led, outcome-based solutions.
  • Define integrated offerings spanning network, cloud, endpoint, workload, identity, data, and security operations, including SIEM, SOAR, and XDR.
  • Position managed security services and large outsourcing opportunities; communicate ROI, TCO, and time-to-value.
  • Develop cybersecurity portfolio positioning, scalable offerings, thought leadership, and market differentiation.
  • Collaborate with platform providers and ecosystem partners on joint pipeline, go-to-market plans, co-selling, and client engagement.
  • Train sales teams and collaborate across practice, solution, offering, and delivery teams.
  • Develop proposals, statements of work, effort estimates, pricing models, and innovative commercial structures.
  • Build trusted CXO-level relationships and provide market feedback to inform offering evolution.
  • Travel up to approximately 30% for client and partner engagements.

Required Experience

  • 15+ years of overall experience, including 10+ years in cybersecurity solutions, service sales, program management, or solution-centric presales.
  • Strong experience across leading cybersecurity platforms.

Cybersecurity Offering Areas

  • Network security; cloud security, including CNAPP, SASE, and Zero Trust; endpoint and workload security.
  • Identity and access management; data security and governance; security operations including SIEM, SOAR, and XDR.
  • Security platforms and partners named include Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Wiz, and SailPoint.

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