Principal Solutions Experience Engineer – Platform Delivery

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Design, scale, and maintain robust cloud and virtualized lab environments for global go-to-market teams.

• Develop automated, real-world security scenarios, including simulated malware attacks, exploit paths, and detection workflows.

• Spearhead the strategy and implementation to unify distributed lab requests into a self-service web interface and tooling platform.

• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to stage, test, and integrate product launches, platform features, and acquired technologies into demonstration frameworks.

• Take ownership of technical readiness, architecture, and live operational stability for security conferences and major technical evaluations.

• Provide technical guidance and resolve root causes for infrastructure outages and performance issues.

• Set project execution standards, establish delegation frameworks, and implement task tracking mechanisms.

• Collaborate with Information Security and Platform Engineering stakeholders on security governance and compliance standards.

• Equip Rapid7’s pre-sales engineers and technical advocates with dependable, on-demand lab environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive technical knowledge in architecting and managing public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) alongside virtualized infrastructure.

• Previous experience in sales engineering or solutions engineering is a plus.

• Past experience collaborating with pre-sales to enhance the demonstration experience.

• Advanced skills in Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and modern CI/CD deployment pipelines.

• Proficient in systems scripting and software development using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or modern web frameworks.

• Strong background in systems administration and networking across Linux, Unix, and Windows Server platforms.

• Hands-on experience with cybersecurity operations, adversary techniques, and simulating offensive security scenarios within secure, contained architectures.

• Familiarity with enterprise security platforms, exposure management solutions, and detection and response workflows.

• Capability to decompose complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives into achievable milestones.

• Ability to establish technical ownership, mentor team members, and foster alignment across distributed teams.

• Proven ability to navigate ambiguous technical requirements and build consensus with security governance teams.

• Skill in translating infrastructure and engineering concepts into actionable technical plans.

• Embody Rapid7’s core values.

• Eligibility to work in the United States or Northern Ireland, depending on the selected posting location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable/incentive compensation (not included in the stated salary range).

• Equity (where applicable/eligible).

• Benefits (where applicable/eligible).

• Fair and equitable compensation practices.