Senior Solution Engineer - META (Middle East, Turkey, and Africa regions)

SimSpace serves as an AI Proving Ground where organizations can confidently train, test, and outmaneuver adversaries in any environment. Trusted by allied governments, militaries, enterprises, and research institutions worldwide, SimSpace enables adaptive, AI-ready defenses that stay ahead of evolving threats. Founded in 2015 by experts from U.S. Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the platform unifies training, testing, and validation in a realistic, live-fire simulation—helping teams evaluate security investments, optimize performance, and compress cyber readiness cycles from months to days.

Why join SimSpace? We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere every day which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.

How Do We Work? We believe that people are at the center of everything we do. SimSpace fosters a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional growth. That belief shows up in action: in-house training, internal and external learning platforms, cyber conferences, industry events, and dedicated time for skill development. Our people are empowered to shape their careers - and it shows. Year over year, SimSpace consistently outperforms industry benchmarks in internal mobility, promotions, and total rewards growth.

Who Thrives Here? We are a team of innovators, protectors, and problem-solvers. We believe diversity of thought and experience fuels better solutions, and we’re committed to building teams that reflect the communities we serve. Whether you’re remote or office-based, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues across departments and time zones, united by the mission to create a safer digital world.

We invite you to apply today!

A Senior META Solution Engineer to help drive SimSpace’s growth across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region by serving as a trusted technical advisor to customers, prospects, partners, resellers, and system integrators. Must also be capable of traveling to and from the European region to manage European operations.

This role requires a technically credible, commercially minded professional who understands the cybersecurity priorities, buying culture, partner ecosystem, and client expectations across META and Europe. The ideal candidate can translate SimSpace’s advanced cyber range capabilities into clear mission value for government, defense, critical infrastructure, energy, financial services, telecommunications, aviation, and large enterprise customers.

You will partner closely with regional sales, product, customer success, professional services, and partner teams to lead technical discovery, deliver tailored demonstrations, shape evaluations, support RFI/RFP responses, and help customers understand how SimSpace can improve cyber readiness, validate security capabilities, train teams, test technologies, and emulate real-world threats.

The ideal candidate is fluent in business English and Arabic, with the ability to engage both executive and technical stakeholders across the region. Familiarity with Turkish, French, or additional regional languages is a plus. This individual should be comfortable operating across cultures, engaging senior government and enterprise stakeholders, and representing SimSpace as a regional thought leader through webinars, conferences, executive briefings, and partner-led events.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING AS A SENIOR META SOLUTION ENGINEER AT SIMSPACE?

• Partner with META sales executives to identify customer needs, shape technical strategy, and articulate SimSpace’s value through tailored demonstrations, technical consultation, and outcome-based discovery.
• Lead technical sales cycles across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region, including discovery, solution mapping, pilot planning, evaluation design, success criteria definition, and technical close support.
• Lead technical sales cycles across Europe, including discovery, solution mapping, pilot planning, evaluation design, success criteria definition, and technical close support.
• Translate SimSpace capabilities into regionally relevant customer outcomes across national cyber readiness, sovereign cyber range modernization, adversary emulation, detection engineering, AI security testing, security tool validation, OT/ICS security, and team training.
• Build credibility with government, defense, energy, oil and gas, financial services, telecommunications, aviation, and critical infrastructure stakeholders by understanding their operating environments, security priorities, and procurement cultures.
• Work directly with regional resellers, system integrators, MSSPs, consulting partners, and strategic channel partners to support joint opportunities, partner enablement, customer demonstrations, and go-to-market execution.
• Design and deliver compelling technical demonstrations that show how SimSpace can replicate realistic enterprise, cloud, OT, IT, and hybrid environments for training, testing, validation, and operational readiness.
• Support RFI/RFP responses by helping create persuasive technical narratives, solution architectures, capability mappings, and value-based responses tailored to META customer requirements.
• Serve as a regional thought leader by supporting webinars, conferences, executive briefings, partner events, and customer-facing content focused on cyber ranges, AI-enabled security, adversary emulation, national cyber resilience, and cyber readiness.
• Act as a feedback bridge between META customers, European customers, regional partners, SimSpace product teams, and professional services to ensure customer requirements and market needs are captured and communicated clearly.
• Support renewals, expansions, and long-term customer success by helping customers understand additional use cases, broader platform value, and paths to operational maturity.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 4+ years in cybersecurity solution engineering, pre-sales, technical consulting, cyber range operations, security architecture, or related customer-facing technical roles.
• Strong familiarity with the META cybersecurity market, including regional buying patterns, customer expectations, partner dynamics, and public/private sector security priorities.
• General familiarity with the European cybersecurity market, including regional buying patterns, customer expectations, partner dynamics, and public/private sector security priorities.
• Fluent business English and Arabic communication skills, with the ability to brief senior executives, technical practitioners, and partner teams clearly and credibly.
• Familiarity with Turkish, French, or other regionally relevant languages is a plus.Ability to travel up to 25% across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region, with the ability to travel freely and efficiently for customer meetings, partner engagements, conferences, and regional events.
• Existing familiarity with META reseller, European reseller, system integrator, MSSP, consulting, and channel partner communities.
• Ability to operate effectively across cultures and engage customers in a regionally appropriate, trusted, and commercially mature way.
• Technical understanding of AI agent operations, cybersecurity operations, security tooling, threat intelligence, adversary emulation, detection engineering, incident response, cloud security, enterprise architecture, and/or OT/ICS security.
• Proven ability to define measurable success criteria and lead technical evaluations, pilots, proof-of-concepts, or enterprise platform demonstrations.
• Self-driven, collaborative, and mission-oriented, with a passion for helping customers strengthen cyber resilience against advanced threats.

We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success:

• Compensation. Base salary range: $135,000 - $190,000 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for commission tied to company performance and individual contributions.
• Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!
• Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.
• Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.
• Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.
• Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.
• Ownership Opportunities. Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.
• Referral Rewards. Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.
• Peloton Interactive Wellness Program. Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.
• Continuous Learning. Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.
• Social Connections. Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.
• Extra Perks. Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.

Join SimSpace and enjoy benefits that enhance your career, health, and happiness!

SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application!

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact careers@simspace.com.

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Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.