Jannis Utz

Jannis Utz has extensive work experience in the field of sales engineering and IT security. Jannis currently holds the position of VP Global Sales Engineering at Pentera, a company specializing in automated penetration testing. Prior to this, they served as the AVP - Head of Sales Engineering for EMEA & APAC at Pentera. Jannis also held the role of Senior Director and Head of Sales Engineering for EMEA at Pentera. Before joining Pentera, they worked as a Sales Engineer at Recorded Future and as a Senior Security Engineer at Tenable. In addition, Jannis has experience as a Technical Account Manager at Qualys and as a Regional Office Manager and Senior Consultant at indevis IT-Consulting and Solutions GmbH. Jannis started their career as an IT Support professional at Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG and Technik at Deutsches Herzzentrum München.

Jannis Utz has a background in bioinformatics. Between 2000 and 2003, they attended Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the Technical University of Munich, where they studied bioinformatics. In 2003 to 2005, they continued their studies in bioinformatics, although the specific institution is not provided. Before their university education, they attended Leibniz Kolleg from 1998 to 1999, focusing on studium generale. They also have a certification in K1 Advanced Management Program from K1 Investment Management, although the obtained year is not provided. In 2015, they obtained a certification in Juniper Networks Certified Specialist, FWV (JNCIS-FWV) from Juniper Networks.