Senior Sales Engineer

Cato Networks is hiring a Senior Sales Engineer. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cato Networks.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this sales role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AI agents, sales engineering and network security.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
Level lists 105 other open roles at Cato Networks.
The role was posted within the past two weeks.

AI in this role

Senior Sales Engineer driving technology evaluations and presenting network and cloud security solutions to prospects in France.

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Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.

As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.

Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.

We are looking for a Sales Engineer to be a technical resource for Cato Network’s field sales force in France. In this role, you will actively drive and manage the technology evaluation stage of the sales process, working in conjunction with the sales team as the key technical advisor and product advocate for our solutions. You should be skilled at building relationships and explaining technology and product positioning to both business and technical users as well as passionate about understanding technical issues to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process. Responsibilities

Provide technical validation of Cato Networks solutions to prospects
Development and delivery of product demonstrations
Presenting the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.
Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
Convey customer requirements to Product Management teams
Travel throughout sales territory

Requirements

4+ years of Pre-Sales or Consulting experience working with network and/or cloud security products in a customer-facing role
Proven track record in software sales
Comprehensive understanding of networking technology, including:
LAN and WAN technologies
Switching and routing
Security (Firewalls and Filtering technologies)
Cloud
Strong presentation skills and written communication in emails, RFPs, and reports
Organised, analytical, creative and adaptive in approach and finding solutions

How we rate this

Senior Sales Engineer at Cato Networks rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Sales Engineer is an open job at Cato Networks.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in France.
The job was posted on October 13, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Cato Networks. Apply on Cato Networks

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Pay

Typical sales job: $140k

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