HPE Networking Federal Presales, System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of HIre

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Chantilly, VA

18d•Remote

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, D.C., and Virginia. The role supports a Federal customer and requires U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire; CI Poly is preferred. The position is designated Remote/Teleworker, with work primarily performed from home, and requires travel to customer locations as business needs require, approximately up to 25% of the time. The engineer provides pre-sales technical leadership for strategic accounts, designs and positions secure networking solutions, and serves as a technical advisor on advanced networking architectures and modernization initiatives. The role partners with account managers and internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to develop and deliver solutions, while building trusted relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure environments. The expected annual compensation range is USD 151,500–355,000 for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This is combined base and target-level sales compensation at 100% of sales plan, with a 75% base and 25% target-level sales compensation mix.

Requirements

At least 5 years of pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking experience.
At least 3 years of experience working with a Federal, DoD, IC, or classified customer.
Active TS/SCI security clearance at the time of hire.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to travel approximately up to 25% of the time.
Expertise in routing, switching, security, and data center networking.
Strong understanding of enterprise, WAN, data center, and service provider networking architectures.
Working knowledge of networking protocols and technologies such as 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 simple business terms.
Proven success operating in relationship-driven customer environments.
Ability to ramp quickly and work independently.
Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Nice To Haves

CI Poly security clearance.
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.

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 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.