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Defense Technology Sales Engineer, Senior

Defense Technology Sales Engineer, SeniorThe Opportunity:

We're looking for a senior Sales Engineer to lead complex federal sales opportunities for a modeling and simulation platform that supports planning and operational analysis.

In this role, you'll lead federal sales opportunities from discovery through contract award, working directly with customers and alongside account teams. Software engineers and operational experts will support deeper technical and mission discussions.

You'll also lead user evaluation and feedback programs, work with engineering to turn customer findings into requirements and roadmap recommendations, and help establish the product's sales approach. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

What You'll Work On:

• Own the technical and commercial progression of assigned opportunities from qualification through contract award.
• Develop opportunity strategies with account teams, identify customer sponsors and decision-makers, and manage next steps and deal risks.
• Lead customer discovery and tailor demonstrations to operational and analytical needs.
• Explain the platform's capabilities and limitations to users, technical evaluators, and senior decision-makers.
• Establish funding and acquisition paths with customers, account teams, partners, and contracting specialists.
• Contribute to proposals and negotiations on requirements, scope, milestones, and commercial terms.
• Plan customer pilots and technical evaluations with clear objectives and success criteria.
• Work with engineers and operational experts to resolve questions affecting the buying decision.
• Lead user evaluation and feedback programs, including participant recruitment, onboarding, test sessions, and structured feedback collection.
• Analyze customer feedback and product usage to identify recurring needs and product gaps.
• Work with engineering to define requirements and recommend roadmap priorities based on customer value and commercial relevance.
• Develop qualification criteria, discovery guides, and sales materials.
• Coach account teams on product positioning and work alongside them on active opportunities.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in software sales, sales engineering, solutions consulting, or product-focused business development
• Experience winning software business with U.S. federal customers, including independent responsibility for opportunity strategy and execution through contract award
• Experience navigating federal acquisition and contracting processes and contributing to proposals, negotiations, or customer agreements
• Experience leading customer discovery and hands-on software demonstrations, assessing product fit, and explaining capabilities and limitations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience presenting to senior customer and company leaders, addressing objections, and building support for purchasing decisions
• Experience running customer pilots, evaluations, or structured user-feedback programs and using the findings to shape product requirements or priorities
• Experience developing sales materials and helping account teams or partners qualify opportunities, position a product, and advance software sales
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Bachelor's degree in

Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems Nice If You Have:

• Experience selling software to defense or national-security organizations
• Experience bringing a software product or new offering to market
• Experience with modeling and simulation, operational planning and analysis, or decision-support applications Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being.

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided. Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

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