Sebastian Patrick

IT Security Boff

cv@seb.rest07746477643Swindon, Wiltshire, UKseb.restLinkedIn

A Zero Trust strategist with over 10+ years experience in IT Security with a well-proven network security background and a vast skillset covering networking, Unix platforms, and platform automation. Known for high attention to detail, the ability to communicate complexities effectively, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. Driven by the unknown and passionate about discovering innovative solutions.

Experience

Senior Solutions Consultant, Majors - Pursuit Accounts

Zscaler
Aug 2024 - Present

FY26 - Creatively engaging with key decision makers in order to effectively build pipe and sell value. Majors longer deal cycles proves this to be a strategtic role requiring collaboration from cross-functional teams and wider ecosystem (partners, marketing events, management consulting).

  • 5 Target "Net New" Accounts
  • 1:1 Account Manager mapping
  • Target: New and Upsell Busines ACV - $650K
  • Achieved: $484K [H1] (74.50%)

Senior Solutions Consultant, Majors

Zscaler
Aug 2024 - Jul 2025

FY25 - Personal objective to improve how I can best support the local team and the global team. Owning and leading training sessions for GTM EMEA new hires (SDRs/AEs/PBMs + SC) on competitive differentiators and how to deal with objection handling - keeping a balance of "tech speak" to suit audience.

  • 20K+ Employee Count
  • 1:1 Account Manager mapping
  • Target: New and Upsell Busines ACV - $1.7M
  • Achieved: $1.89M (111.49%)

Sales Engineer, Majors

Zscaler
Aug 2023 - Sep 2024

FY24 - Improving on previous year. Expanding mentorship to a wider reach: product and industry specific sessions with UK SE org in conjunction with day-to-day operations. Join EMEA ZIA TAG team as tech contributor.

  • 15K+ Employees
  • 1:1 Account Manager mapping
  • Target: New and Upsell Busines ACV - $1.95M, Prof Services ACV $214K
  • Achieved: $1.77M (91.1%), $545K (255.71%)

Sales Engineer, Large Enterprise

Zscaler
Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

FY23 - Contuniation of driving business growth by delivering product demos, executing POCs/POVs, building customer relationships, providing feedback for product development, and maintaining expertise in Zscaler solutions. Take up mentoring role for all UK SE new hires.

  • 7k+ Employee Count up to Named Accounts (Majors)
  • 2:1 Account Manager mapping
  • Target: New and Upsell Busines ACV - $2M, Renewal ACV - $2.4M
  • Achieved: $2.67M (131.14%), $2.8M (115.82%)
  • President's Club FY23

Sales Engineer, Enterprise

Zscaler
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

FY22 - Building out the UK&I pre-sales function for the Enterprise segment of a team of 3 SEs. New leadership for the Enterprise segment.

  • 3k-7k Employee Count
  • 2:1 Account Manager mapping
  • Target: $- M
  • Achieved: $- M (Above Quota %)

Technical Account Manager, Majors & Strategic

Zscaler
Sep 2019 - Aug 2021

Post-Sales Consultant to Global 500 and Public Sector organisations advising them on how to best adopt and utilise their Zscaler investment. Post-sales technical escalation point for both tactical and strategic initiatives.

  • Managed deployments for ZIA and ZPA for prolific UK-based and globally known multinational organisations.
  • Led transformation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic at an accelerated rate.
  • Hosted Quarterly Business Reviews, Weekly Meetings, and Architecture Workshops.
  • Delivered projects such as ZIA Deployment, ZPA Deployment, and Security Posture Reviews.

Infrastructure Support Specialist Lead

Nationwide Building Society
Mar 2018 - Sep 2019

Technical Lead for the NBS Tooling team, overseeing project delivery and BAU functions.

  • Led the migration of DNS zones from on-premise to CSP.
  • Implemented security controls and RPZ feeds for outbound DNS migration.
  • Delivered SIEM for Corporate Wide Area Network delivery using HP NOM Suite.
  • Managed Firewall Vulnerability projects using Skybox Security.
  • Modelled RBAC for network devices using Cisco ISE.
  • Reviewed and approved detailed infrastructure designs and IT run documentation.
  • Supported security devices such as Cisco ASA, Juniper SRX, and Forcepoint.

Education

CISSP (in progress) - The Knowledge Academy

Mar 2026 - Jun 2026

A Levels - Cirencester College

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

Skills

Networking

Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Digital Experience, Cisco ASA, Cisco SourceFire, Juniper SRX, Forcepoint, Cisco ISE, BluecoatSG

Security

Zscaler Zero Trust, Zscaler UVM, Zscaler Risk360, Zscaler DLP, Skybox, Cisco ISE, Splunk, NIST, CIS, SOC II TYPE 2

Automation

Nagios, Cron, Python, Perl, bash, REST APIs, Terraform, AI Workflows

Projects

Various Deployments

Zero Trust, Deception, CNAPP, CSPM, SSPM, Vulnerability Management, DNS, IPAM, SD-WAN, NAC, TACACS+

Technical Advisory Board - ZIA Tech Lead

Internal TAG team advisor to global audience. Content creation, internal consulting, escalation path to PM, global reach.

Awards

GTM Quarterly Impact Award

Jan 2026

Thought leadership and execution recognition

President's Club FY23

Jan 2023

Mexico (some stories available upon request)

GTM - Win Presentation - All Hands

Jan 2022

Presented alongside AE globally to thousands internally, live (from Cyprus!). How we increased initial opp size by 30%, the techniques we used to do it, and how we aligned to MEDDIC and SCIPAB frameworks to deliver value, gain executive sponsorship and signoff.

References

Available upon request