Senior Presales Systems Engineer - HPE Networking
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Presales Systems Engineer with deep expertise in networking, security, cloud architecture, and automation to support enterprise and federal customers across complex hybrid environments. This role requires a highly consultative technical leader capable of engaging everyone from engineers to executive stakeholders while driving architecture strategy, customer success, and technical sales execution. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience across multi-vendor networking and security platforms, strong automation and cloud skills, and a demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business outcomes. This role is especially well suited for candidates with backgrounds spanning enterprise networking, Zero Trust architectures, SDN, cloud security, data center modernization, and advanced routing/switching technologies.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in systems engineering, network architecture, security engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
- Strong consultative and customer-facing experience.
- Experience supporting enterprise, healthcare, federal, or service provider environments.
- Demonstrated success leading technical engagements and influencing strategic customer decisions.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively.
- Experience conducting customer workshops, technical roadshows, or enablement sessions.
- Bachelor’s degree required
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Department of Defense or federal government customers.
- Experience with Zero Trust transformation initiatives.
- Advanced certifications in networking, cloud, or virtualization technologies.
- Hands-on experience with network automation and AI/ML-assisted operational workflows.
- Public speaking or presentation experience at industry or customer events.
- advanced degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical advisor for enterprise and federal customer engagements.
- Architect and deliver secure, scalable networking and security solutions across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
- Lead customer workshops, Proof of Concepts (PoCs), demonstrations, technical validations, and architecture sessions.
- Design and support solutions involving: EVPN/VXLAN, MPLS, BGP / OSPF / IS-IS, IPv6, SDN and network virtualization, Zero Trust security architectures, NAC / 802.1X, IPSec / SSL VPN, Microsegmentation, Data center and campus networking.
- Collaborate with sales teams and partners to develop technical strategy for complex opportunities.
- Develop automation workflows and tooling using technologies such as Python, Jupyter Notebooks, Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, and related DevOps frameworks.
- Deliver executive-level presentations and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Provide product feedback and field insight to engineering and product management teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical enablement initiatives.
Benefits
- Health & Wellbeing comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
- Personal & Professional Development programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have
- Unconditional Inclusion
- flexibility to manage our work and personal needs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
