Senior Network System Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • All, North Carolina, United States of America, NC

1d • $146,000 - $343,000 • Remote

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring a Senior Networking Systems Engineer to provide pre- and post-sales technical and functional support to prospective clients and customers, with a focus on customer satisfaction and articulating the capabilities and value of HPE Networking solutions. The role works with Territory Managers to qualify opportunities, convert leads into engagements, support the opportunity pipeline, and move sales through to closure. It combines advanced networking technology expertise with consultative selling and business acumen to show clients how HPE solutions deliver business value.

The position focuses particularly on campus and distributed branch networks. The engineer gathers client information, identifies suitable solution-delivery approaches, and collaborates with a team to develop tailored solutions. Responsibilities span account and partner support, solution design, technical presentations and demonstrations, proof-of-concept work, and detailed product, design, and implementation specifications.

This is a remote/teleworker position, but candidates must reside in the assigned West North Carolina territory, including Charlotte and areas west of Charlotte such as Asheville. It is customer-facing and requires travel to customer sites at least five days per week, with regular onsite client visits throughout the territory. Evening and weekend work may be required to meet customer needs.

The stated annual compensation range in North Carolina is USD 146,000–343,000 in combined base and target-level sales compensation, assuming 100% sales-plan attainment. The target compensation mix is 75% base salary and 25% target-level sales compensation.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of infrastructure engineering experience; some successful pre-sales support experience is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of Aruba Networking or Juniper Mist Networking.
• Experience with routing and switching technologies.
• Experience in networking security.
• Network Access Control (NAC) experience with ClearPass, ISE, Cloud NAC, or Juniper Access Assurance.
• Wireless design, deployment, and troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of pre- and post-deployment wireless site surveys.
• Career-level oral and written communication, organizational, presentation, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to design and manage solutions to complex technical issues.
• Ability to interface with senior-level internal and external organizations.
• Must reside in the assigned West North Carolina territory, including Charlotte and areas west of Charlotte.
• Must be able to travel to customer sites at least five days per week across the assigned territory.
• Must be open to working evenings and/or weekends when needed to meet customer needs.

Nice To Haves

• CWNA, CWDP, or CWSP knowledge level.
• Aruba Campus Access Professional certification.
• JNCIS Mist AI wired and wireless certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage account and partner responsibilities for selected accounts in the assigned territory.
• Provide an appropriate combination of hardware, software, and services to meet complex customer needs.
• Contribute to developing bids, proposals, and presentations of solutions to prospects.
• Provide solution, technology, product, technical, and sales support for accounts in the territory.
• Deliver technical presentations to customers, partners, and prospective clients.
• Manage channel partners to help drive business and deliver demand-generation events.
• Develop account relationships, advise customers, identify additional opportunities, and manage sales pipelines and forecasts against regional goals.
• Maintain competitive knowledge of solution, technology, and product offerings.
• Provide consultative support to key internal and external stakeholders in the territory.
• Use product knowledge to provide technical expertise to sales staff and customers through presentations and product demonstrations, and help assess how company products can meet customer needs.
• Prepare detailed product specifications for developing and implementing customer products, applications, and solutions.
• Create detailed design and implementation specifications for complex products, applications, and solutions.
• Build proofs of concept based on customer requirements to demonstrate feasibility, including rapid prototyping or product demonstrations when needed.
• Consult with prospective users and assess and validate product capabilities.

Benefits

• A comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Career development programs to help employees pursue career goals and build expertise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed