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Alex Berndt

// PreSales Engineer · Munich

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PreSales Engineer with 8+ years turning complex infrastructure into closed deals. I help enterprises understand and secure complex cloud-native environments, connecting deep technical systems with real business outcomes — from early discovery through to technical evaluation.


I get involved early, quickly understand what actually matters to the customer, and shape both the technical approach and how it’s communicated. I build things to understand them — production-grade homelabs, integrations, and proofs of concept that hold up under scrutiny. Currently exploring what comes next after my time at Sysdig.

[DONE]
Dec 2025 — May 2026

Senior Sales Engineer

@ Sysdig

Primary Sales Engineer for selected DACH enterprise accounts. Full ownership of technical discovery, architecture workshops, and proof-of-value processes in cloud-native security and CNAPP. Supported multi-million euro pipeline through technical evaluations at large enterprises.

[DONE]
2024

Principal Sales Engineer

@ N-able

Owned Cove Backup and Adlumin MDR growth in DACH. Built EMEA-wide SDR training program that increased pipeline by 30%. Transformed the sales team into a value-based motion.

[DONE]
2021—2024

Field Systems Engineer

@ Veeam

On-site pre-sales, webinars, and events. Led the EMEA Hands-on-Lab project for 50+ SEs. Consulted MSPs on REST API integrations. Contributed to multi-million euro deals through technical workshops and partner enablement.

[DONE]
2019—2021

Inside Systems Engineer

@ Veeam

First PreSales role. Ran webinars, POCs, and Europe-wide event deployments. Mentored international sales teams across cultural boundaries.

# Core StrengthsDISCOVERY  = "deep technical + business understanding"COMMUNICATION = "translating complexity into outcomes"EXECUTION  = "hands-on labs, integrations, PoCs"

# DomainsSECURITY   = ["Runtime Protection", "CNAPP", "Cloud Workload Security"]INFRA      = ["Kubernetes", "Docker", "Linux", "Multi-Cloud"]GOVERNANCE = ["Policy-as-Code", "AI Security & Governance", "Compliance & Posture"]

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