We're looking for a Head of Solution Architecture / Sales Engineering to lead a world-class solution architecture team and architect enterprise solutions that meet complex security requirements. The ideal candidate will have a rare combination of security architecture expertise, team leadership, and technical thought leadership.
Requirements
- 10+ years in enterprise security with deep knowledge of security architecture, zero trust, threat modeling, and compliance frameworks
- Hands-on experience with SaaS security models, API security, and cloud-native architectures
- Strong understanding of emerging GenAI security challenges: prompt injection, data leakage, model poisoning, and adversarial attacks
- Familiarity with gateway architectures, proxy technologies, and protocol-level security (MCP/Model Context Protocol experience a major plus)
- Experience with endpoint security, including agent deployment, telemetry collection, and EDR/XDR concepts, and real-time threat detection
- Proven track record of closing complex, enterprise-level security deals through technical influence
- Experience building technical teams from the ground up in startup or high-growth environments
- Exceptional demo skills and ability to translate technical complexity into business value
- Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining top technical talent
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills with a focus on career development
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Meaningful equity with a direct stake in Harmonic's success
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and 401k matching
- Annual global offsites
- The chance to directly shape both our product and our culture as we build a category-defining company
