Sr. Sales Engineer, Federal

About Team & About Role: Ready for an opportunity to make a substantial impact with a disruptive tech company while building your pre-sales career? Rubrik, Inc. has an amazing product, a supercharged team and the financial backing of Lightspeed Ventures, Greylock Partners and Khosla Ventures. Bottom line, if you have limitless drive and like to win, we want to talk to you! Rubrik is looking for a Federal Sales Engineer on our Civilian/FSI Federal team to provide technical direction and business guidance to the regional sales team. As a Sales Engineer, you will be accountable for regional revenue goals by driving innovative technical programs and overseeing day‑to‑day account‑level activities. You will be responsible for evangelizing, positioning, and architecting the industry's first hyper‑converged hybrid cloud data management platform for a mix of enterprise, mid‑market, and small business customers throughout your region. What You'll Do: Provides technical leadership and direction to Federal customers and internal staff in the development of fully integrated technology solutions in support of pre‑sales activities in the assigned market. Assists in the analysis, design and development of fully integrated technology solutions. Demonstrates technical leadership and subject matter expertise on Rubrik’s products, distributed architectures, file systems, and competitive storage offerings in the SAN product space. Acts as technical expert and consultant to develop and propose solutions that meet the technology and business requirements of assigned customers. Makes technical and sales presentations to customer's technical staff and senior management. Serves as a trusted technology advisor to customers and serves as an internal resource on technical issues or specific business applications within an assigned market segment. Successfully builds relationships with the account team, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives and engages and leverages corporate resources, abilities, budgets and personnel as appropriate. Leads technical sales calls Qualifies sales opportunities in the terms of customer technical requirements, competition, decision making process and funding. Preferred Qualifications: 5‑7 years of sales engineering experience preferably in a software or data center environment. The successful candidate must have a fundamental breadth of technical knowledge in cloud data management, backup and disaster recovery and data analytics. Entrepreneurial - willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful, “get it done” attitude Strives in moving in a fast‑paced environment; including handling multiple calls/demos per day with immediate follow up. A high level of business acumen and experience working with Cx0 level personnel, bringing technology solutions to solve business challenges. Smart, adaptable and open‑minded Security and Privacy Responsibilities This position carries special Security and Privacy Responsibilities for protecting the U.S. Federal Government’s interests: Know, acknowledge, and follow system‑specific security policies and procedures; Protect data and individual privacy per requirements and regulations; Perform ongoing activities in compliance with service and contractual obligations; Participate in role‑based training, completing assignments on a timely basis; Report security issues promptly, and aid investigation when needed; Support controlled changes and vulnerability remediation activities; and Work collaboratively with Information Security in designing, implementing, assessing or enhancing system‑specific security and privacy controls. Position Risk Designation section: This position carries duties and responsibilities involving the U.S. Federal Government’s interests. The selected incumbent may be subject to one or both of the additional background checks with periodic re‑screening as noted below: Position Risk Designation: Non‑Sensitive, Low Risk, Tier 1 Incumbents without access to U.S. Government data may be required to complete Standard Form 85 and undergo a Tier 1 Investigation (T1) for non‑sensitive positions of Low Risk. (Baseline screening; formerly National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI)). Position Risk Designation: Non‑Sensitive, Moderate Risk, Tier 2 (Public Trust) Incumbents with access to U.S. Government data may be required to complete Standard Form 85P and undergo Tier 2 (T2) Investigation for non‑sensitive positions designated Moderate Risk. Position Risk Designation:Moderate Risk Law Enforcement (CJIS) When hired for a position where access to Moderate Risk criminal justice information is required, the employee must complete a fingerprint‑based national criminal history background check within 30 days after the employee’s start date. #LI-AC2 #LI-Remote The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; this role is also eligible to earn commissions pursuant to the Company’s written Incentive Compensation Plan. Additionally, the role is eligible for equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US (SF Bay Area, DC Metro, NYC) Pay Range $136,220—$175,000 USD US2 (all other US offices/remote) Pay Range $129,430—$175,000 USD Join Us in Securing the World's Data Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration. Rubrik Security Cloud delivers complete cyber resilience by securing, monitoring, and recovering data, identities, and workloads across clouds. Rubrik Agent Cloud accelerates trusted AI agent deployments at scale by monitoring and auditing agentic actions, enforcing real‑time guardrails, fine‑tuning for accuracy and undoing agentic mistakes. Linkedin ( | X (formerly Twitter) ( | Instagram ( | Rubrik.com Inclusion @ Rubrik At Rubrik, we are dedicated to fostering a culture where people from all backgrounds are valued, feel they belong, and believe they can succeed. Our commitment to inclusion is at the heart of our mission to secure the world’s data. Our goal is to hire and promote the best talent, regardless of background. We continually review our hiring practices to ensure fairness and strive to create an environment where every employee has equal access to opportunities for growth and excellence. We believe in empowering everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and achieve their fullest potential. Our inclusion strategy focuses on three core areas of our business and culture: Our Company: We are committed to building a merit‑based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally. Your potential is limitless here. Our Culture: We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere where individuals from all backgrounds feel a strong sense of belonging, can thrive, and do their best work. Your contributions help us innovate and break boundaries. 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