Senior Pre-Sales Consultant - CyberSecurity
Gruve
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About Gruve
Gruve is an innovative software services startup dedicated to transforming enterprises to AI powerhouses. We specialize in cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud infrastructure, and advanced technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs). Our mission is to assist our customers in their business strategies utilizing their data to make more intelligent decisions. As a well-funded early-stage startup, Gruve offers a dynamic environment with strong customer and partner networks.
Position Summary:
We're looking for a Senior Pre-Sales Consultant to lead solution design and technical sales across enterprise security engagements. You'll translate complex customer requirements into scalable security architectures, working closely with sales, OEMs, and delivery teams to drive deal success and revenue growth. The ideal candidate is hands-on, business-savvy, and comfortable engaging both engineers and executives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead technical discovery to understand customer security challenges
- Design and present solutions across SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, SSE, NAC, WAF, and SOC services
- Run demos, workshops, and PoCs to validate solutions and progress deals
- Build SOWs, HLDs/LLDs, proposals, and solution documentation
- Support SOC/managed security pre-sales — use-case design, onboarding, SLAs
- Partner with sales, OEMs, and delivery teams to align solutions with business goals
- Lead RFP/RFI responses and competitive positioning
- Advise customers on best practices and security transformation strategy
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Security, Networking, or related field
- 4 and above years in cybersecurity pre-sales, solution architecture, or consulting
- Hands-on expertise across SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, NAC, WAF, SSE, and managed security services
- Solid networking fundamentals — routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, SD-WAN
- Proven track record designing architectures, running PoCs, and leading workshops
- Experience owning RFP/RFI responses and the end-to-end pre-sales lifecycle
- Strong communication and stakeholder management across technical and business audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CEH, Security+, CySA+, or OEM certs (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Splunk, Elastic)
- Experience with MSSPs, security consulting firms, or OEM pre-sales teams
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, or PCI-DSS
- SOC architecture or detection use-case design experience
- CXO-level stakeholder experience
- Experience mentoring junior pre-sales talent
Why Gruve
At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Gruve is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About this role
Gruve is seeking a Senior Pre-Sales Consultant to own the technical sales cycle for enterprise cybersecurity deals, translating customer security challenges into architected solutions across a broad stack including SIEM, SOAR, XDR, NDR, and managed security services. You'll lead technical discovery and design, run demos and proof-of-concepts, and build proposals and solution documentation that move deals forward. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and business—you'll need to engage both technical teams and C-suite stakeholders, partner with sales and delivery to align solutions with customer goals, and own RFP responses and competitive positioning.
The ideal candidate brings at least four years of hands-on cybersecurity pre-sales or solution architecture experience, with demonstrated expertise across the security tools and services mentioned above. You should have solid networking fundamentals, a track record of designing architectures and running workshops, and the ability to guide customers through security transformation strategy. Relevant certifications (CISSP, CCSP, Security+, or OEM credentials) and prior experience at MSSPs, consulting firms, or with OEM pre-sales teams are valued. This is an in-office role based in Mumbai, suited for someone who thrives in a dynamic early-stage environment and wants to directly influence deal outcomes and revenue growth.
How this employer is doing
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- Recently Raised Funding
- New Product/Innovation
- Recent Acquisition
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Gruve: $50 Million Follow-On Series A Raised For AI Infrastructure Platform, Pulse 2.0
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