Enrique Espin
Sr. Client Solutions Engineer
10+ years bridging enterprise technology and real business outcomes — currently helping Public Sector organizations build secure, future-ready infrastructure at Ahead.
About
Customer-facing technical leader with a decade-plus of experience spanning enterprise infrastructure, endpoint security, and cloud architecture. I own the full technical lifecycle of strategic sales campaigns — from architecture design and opportunity qualification to executive briefings and delivery. Currently focused on modernizing IT for California's public sector at Ahead, where I serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor at the intersection of business objectives and enterprise-grade solutions.
Focus Areas
Cloud & Infrastructure
Enterprise cloud frameworks, hybrid & public cloud architectures, data center modernization.
Security & Compliance
Endpoint management, ransomware resilience, vulnerability remediation, risk conversations.
Public Sector
Helping government agencies build resilient, future-ready environments for critical services.
Solution Engineering
Technical discovery, POV leadership, executive storytelling, value-based solution design.
Experience
Sr. Client Solutions Engineer Current
Ahead
Technical strategist and enterprise architect for Public Sector and State of California organizations. Own full technical lifecycle of strategic sales campaigns. Presenting at executive briefings, technical labs, and industry forums as a subject matter expert on cloud, security, and data center infrastructure.
Mar 2026 – Present
Sacramento, CA · Remote
Sacramento, CA · Remote
Director, Technical Account Management
Tanium
Owned technical strategy for Tanium's most strategic enterprise customers. Led executive architecture reviews, platform health checks, and mentored TAMs across security, compliance, asset management, and IT operations use cases.
Jun 2023 – Mar 2026
Emeryville, CA
Emeryville, CA
Enterprise Systems / Solutions Engineer / TAM
Tanium
Highly technical SE supporting Fortune 10–100 customers and Latin America go-to-market. Led technical validations, POC engagements, and solution architecture design influencing major purchase decisions.
Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
Systems Architect
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Led enterprise-scale SAN & storage infrastructure across four CA data centers. Drove automation-first operations with Python, Ansible, and REST APIs. Introduced ransomware-resilient architecture patterns.
Dec 2019 – Jul 2021
Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Principal Systems Engineer
ProfitSolv
Designed and operated HA web & application infrastructure for 1,000+ customer-facing sites. Built the company's first technical operations team and led DDoS incident response.
Apr 2016 – Jul 2021
Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Services
California Franchise Tax Board
Aug 2016 – Dec 2019
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Skills & Tools
CloudMulti-cloud Architectures
CloudCloud Management & Ops
SecurityEndpoint Management
SecurityIncident Response
InfraVMware · SAN/NAS
InfraHigh Availability & DR
AutomationPython · Ansible
AutomationREST APIs
ObservabilityPrometheus · Splunk
Pre-SalesPOV Leadership
Pre-SalesExecutive Storytelling
Pre-SalesTechnical Discovery