Presales Engineer France & Southern Europe
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Qevlar AI. Paris.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Support account executives through technical deal strategy, customer evaluation, and sales-cycle conversations
- Deliver tailored Qevlar demonstrations using customer SIEM, XDR, EDR, identity, email, and cloud environments
- Lead Proof of Value projects independently, proving impact through MTTR, accuracy, analyst time, and auto-closure measures
- Analyze SOC architectures, connect integrations to workflows, and resolve technical blockers before they stall deals
- Run API, investigation, and architecture sessions while feeding field insights into product and engineering
What you bring
- At least two years of cybersecurity experience, ideally in a SOC or presales role covering SIEM, XDR, or SOAR
- Practical knowledge of alert triage, incident response, and SOC processes across enterprise or MSSP settings
- Hands-on familiarity with SIEM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, APIs, JSON, Postman, scripting, cloud, and basic networking
- Fluency in both French and English, with another European language considered an advantage
Who this fits
You’ll suit a customer-facing technical role that combines presales, demonstrations, Proof of Value delivery, workshops, and troubleshooting. You should be able to explain complex security and AI topics to analysts, managers, and CISOs while building technical champions. The role covers France and Southern Europe and is described as truly hybrid.
From the employer
About Qevlar AI
Qevlar is a B2B SaaS scale-up on a mission to boost the productivity of cybersecurity teams with Artificial Intelligence. We build an AI platform that transitions Security Operations Centers from reactive to proactive units through autonomous security alert investigations.
In just three years, we have:
Raised a total of $44m in series-A & seed rounds from EQT Ventures, Forgepoint Capital and Partech
Deployed our solution with major Enterprises such as Sodexo and GlobalConnect, and leading MSSPs like Orange Cyberdefense
Expanded to the US market with a growing North American presence
Ended 2025 with a strong multi-million dollar ARR and ambitious goals for 2026
What will you do
Be the technical partner to the sales team
Support AEs throughout the entire sales cycle.
Shape technical deal strategy and articulate how Qevlar fits into the customer’s SOC.
Build strong relationships with technical evaluators and decision-makers.
Run impactful, tailored demos
Deliver clear, story-driven demonstrations of Qevlar’s AI SOC agent.
Adapt demos to customer environments (SIEM, XDR, EDR, identity, email, cloud).
Highlight real investigation flows and show measurable value.
Own Proof of Value (POV) projects
Scope, execute, and deliver POVs autonomously.
Demonstrate quantifiable impact: MTTR reduction, accuracy uplift, analyst-hours saved, auto-closure coverage.
Coach and empower technical champions inside customer teams.
Ensure smooth handover from POV to production.
Understand customer architectures
Analyse SOC tool stacks: SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, identity, network, cloud.
Map Qevlar’s capabilities and integrations to customer workflows.
Identify technical blockers early and propose clear paths to resolution.
Solve technical challenges & build trust
Respond confidently to questions around AI explainability, data privacy, deployment models and compliance.
Run hands-on sessions: API integration, investigation flows, architecture deep dives.
Own the technical narrative and drive customer confidence.
Stay close to product & the market
Track new threats, SOC trends, and AI advancements.
Act as the voice of the field for Product and Engineering.
Contribute to demo assets, playbooks, integration guides, and reusable templates.
Regions covered
France & Southern Europe
Who you are
Experience & Skills
At least 2 years in cybersecurity, ideally inside a SOC or in presales for SIEM/XDR/SOAR
Strong understanding of alert triage, incident response, and SOC workflows.
Comfortable working with enterprise and MSSP environments.
Experience with technical customer interactions (workshops, troubleshooting, POVs).
Strong communication skills and the ability to build technical champions.
Technical Background
SIEM platforms
EDR/XDR stacks (CrowdStrike, Defender, SentinelOne, etc.)
SOAR / IR workflows
APIs, JSON, Postman, basic scripting (bash, Python, or PowerShell)
Cloud concepts (GCP, Azure, AWS) and basic networking
Mindset
Curious, structured, and customer-obsessed.
Able to simplify complex ideas and tell a clear technical story.
Comfortable presenting to analysts, managers, and CISOs.
Ownership and problem-solving.
Languages
Fluency in English and French
Fluency in another European language is a bonus.
Why join us
Work on meaningful problems with real-world impact in cybersecurity
A high-impact role in a small, international, fast-moving team where your contributions directly shape the company and its success
Shape the future of a product already making noise in AI + security circles
A company culture that values autonomy and creativity
Opportunity for equity and early ownership
A truly hybrid working culture.
If you’re excited about helping security teams adopt cutting-edge AI, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s build the future of cybersecurity together!
Hiring process
Intro Call
Hiring Manager Interview
Case Study/Workshop
Culture fit interview
Reference check
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