Channel Sales Engineer
Description: Zafran is looking for a passionate, partner-obsessed Channel Sales Engineer to join our growing global Go-To-Market organization. In this role, you will be the technical face of Zafran to our channel ecosystem - resellers, MSSPs, GSIs, and service partners - educating, enabling, and elevating them into trusted Zafran experts. You will own the technical relationship with our partners across the full lifecycle: pre-sales enablement, co-selling on opportunities, MSSP service design, and post-sale services delivery readiness. If you love building partner communities, geeking out on cybersecurity, and turning partners into force multipliers, we'd love to hear from you. About Zafran: Our Mission: To stop the exploitations of vulnerabilities, everywhere. 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Preferred Qualifications
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