Sales Engineer at Tenable

Compensation

$114,500 – $152,500/yr

Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: mid
Posted: Sep 2, 2026

Description

Tenable is hiring a Sales Engineer for its Public Sector team focused on the west region. The role delivers technical demonstrations, supports enterprise software trials and Proof of Value evaluations, translates cybersecurity findings into business risk, advises government agencies, and partners with sales representatives and technical partners to achieve revenue targets. Candidates should have public-sector and cybersecurity experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with relevant compliance frameworks; the role is based in or near Austin, Texas, with up to 25% travel, and offers a US base pay range of $114,500 to $152,500 plus variable compensation.

Required Skills

Vulnerability Management
Exposure Management
Attack Surface Management
Patch Management
CMDB
EDR
IDAM
NIST
Python
AWS

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Meaningful public-sector experience understanding government operations, compliance, procurement, and budget realities
Hands-on cybersecurity fundamentals experience, including vulnerability, exposure, attack surface, patch, CMDB, EDR, or IDAM
Previous sales or presales engineering experience is helpful but not required
Preferred Qualifications: Tenable or ACAS product experience
Diverse public-sector or government-security technical background
Presales engineering experience
Cloud and infrastructure knowledge
Scripting and automation interest

About Tenable

Tenable

cybersecurity

Tenable, Inc. is the leading exposure management and AI security company that enables organizations to monitor, prioritize, and reduce cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities across the entire attack surface, including IT, cloud, OT, and hybrid environments.