Customer Success Engineer

Veeam Software

About The Position

The ideal candidate will be naturally collaborative, articulate, extremely organized, have a solid technical understanding of Veeam products, and motivated by maximizing customer success and outcomes. Soft skills combined with technical skills are key in this role. As a Customer Success Engineer, you are the primary technical owner driving long-term customer outcomes across the Veeam Data Platform. You’ll lead onboarding, adoption, and optimization; proactively identify churn risk, migrations, and upsell opportunities; and apply deep disaster recovery and resilience (DR&R) expertise to conduct recovery simulations, DRMM assessments, and quarterly resilience reporting for measurable customer value.

Requirements

5+ years in customer-facing engineering roles focused on data backup and recovery (e.g., Technical Consulting, Pre-Sales SE, Technical Account Manager); this is a mid-level role.
Hands-on expertise across operating systems, virtualization, storage, scripting/automation, cloud platforms, and DR&R best practices.
Strong experience designing and executing protection plans, migrations, and recovery simulations; familiarity with Veeam platform capabilities is a plus.
VMCE certification required (may be completed post-hire within an agreed timeframe).
Proven ability to translate business outcomes into technical adoption roadmaps and measurable value.
Executive stakeholder engagement skills (CISO/CIO) with the ability to synthesize technical, business, and risk signals into clear recommendations.
Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Preferred industry certifications: AWS Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional), Microsoft Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect Expert

Responsibilities

Configure customer accounts; customize backup policies and storage; facilitate onboarding; orient stakeholders; walk through admin portals; introduce support channels.
Identify migration opportunities; analyze usage and environment; conduct success planning and strategy sessions; align business outcomes with product adoption.
Conduct assessments; build protection plans; recommend software products and architectures across the Veeam Data Platform.
Run recovery simulations; apply the Veeam Data Resilience Maturity Model (DRMM) to track and report resilience posture; deliver quarterly resilience reports.
Monitor signals to detect churn risk early; define mitigation plans; partner on renewal strategy with actionable technical insights.
Build business cases; define TCO; articulate value propositions for expansion; schedule checkpoint reviews with stakeholders.
Engage CISO/CIO stakeholders with clear risk, status, and opportunity updates; support context for executive discussions and roadmap alignment.
Collaborate on marketing-informed campaigns and plays to drive adoption and expansion.
Operate with a long-term account assignment model tied to ARR and growth potential, typically covering 5–50 Enterprise and Commercial-Named accounts with $100K+ ARR.
Own the technical success plan and adoption roadmap; influence pricing, commercial terms, and renewal terms in partnership with Sales and CS leadership.

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off, plus 3 global VeeaMe Days for self-care
Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
Medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one
Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via SupportLinc EAP
401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions up to annual limits
Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
Professional training and education, including courses and workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to our online learning platforms (LinkedIn Learning, Athena, O’Reilly) and mentoring through our MentorLab program