German-speaking Cloud Sales Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Sales Engineer to support complex cloud sales opportunities with deep technical expertise and consultative sales skills. In this hybrid role, you will help partners and sales teams understand complex customer technical requirements, evaluate advanced cloud solutions, and design scalable enterprise architectures while utilizing your fluent German language skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners and sales representatives to define technical requirements, identify blockers to cloud adoption, and recommend scalable architectures.

• Support solution evaluations throughout all sales stages by building prototypes, technical demonstrations, and integration examples.

• Serve as the core technical authority for sales engagements, answering technical questions and addressing product objections.

• Provide best-practice guidance on enterprise architecture, integration strategies, platform deployment, and application infrastructure.

• Prepare and deliver technical briefings, whiteboards, and product messaging communicating core value propositions.

• Maintain precise Salesforce opportunity records and ensure all technical-win criteria are fully satisfied.

Requirements

• Fluent/native-level German language proficiency.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• At least 5 years of experience in technical sales engineering within cloud computing, professional services, or systems engineering.

• Hands-on experience with Big Data, PaaS, IaaS technologies, and database management.

• Working knowledge of Linux, web technologies, and enterprise networking concepts (DNS, TCP, firewalls, proxies).

• Experience with web application development and integration (Python, JavaScript, REST, SOAP, PHP, or similar).

• Outstanding communication, presentation, and proactive problem-solving skills.