HPE Networking Federal Presales, System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of HIre
About The Position
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to support Federal and National Security accounts aligned to customers in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The position supports a Federal customer and requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire. The role is designated Remote/Teleworker, with the employee primarily working from home, and may require travel to customer locations, approximately up to 25% of the time. The engineer will provide technical leadership for strategic accounts and serve as an advisor on advanced networking architectures and technologies. The work spans campus, branch, WAN, data center, cloud connectivity, and mission-critical environments, with a focus on secure, scalable networking and network modernization. The engineer partners with account managers and internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to develop and deliver solutions, guide opportunities through closure, and support long-term territory growth.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking experience.
- At least 3 years of experience working with Federal, DoD, IC, or classified customers.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Expertise in routing, switching, security, and data center networking.
- Strong understanding of enterprise, WAN, data center, and service-provider networking architectures.
- Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, Segment Routing, multicast, and network automation frameworks.
- Experience designing, positioning, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking solutions in complex customer environments.
- Ability to discuss networking design, resiliency, scalability, segmentation, and security best practices with technical and executive audiences.
- Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technologies in business terms.
- Proven success in relationship-driven customer environments.
- Ability to ramp quickly, work independently, and operate as a self-starter.
- Ability to travel approximately up to 25% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- CI Poly.
- Knowledge of HPE, Juniper, Cisco, or comparable technologies.
- Experience supporting or discussing technologies across campus, branch, data center, WAN, cloud connectivity, and mission-critical environments.
- Bachelor’s degree; equivalent experience will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre-sales technical leadership for strategic Federal and National Security customers.
- Design and position secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data center, and mission-critical environments.
- Lead customer presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements.
- Partner with Account Managers to qualify opportunities and drive technical strategy through closure.
- Build trusted-advisor relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure environments.
- Translate customer requirements into scalable HPE Networking solutions.
- Collaborate with internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to deliver winning solutions.
- Maintain competitive knowledge of networking vendors and market trends.
- Support account planning, pipeline development, and long-term territory growth.
- Travel to customer locations as business needs require.
- Serve as a technical advisor on advanced networking architectures and technologies, including routing, WAN, data center, automation, and network modernization initiatives.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits intended to support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
- Career-development programs to help employees pursue their career goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
