Senior Presales Systems Engineer - HPE Networking

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•San Diego, CA

4d•$172,000 - $355,000•Remote

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is 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. The role is a senior technical leadership position, engaging stakeholders from engineers to executives while driving architecture strategy, customer success, and technical sales execution. The successful candidate will bring multi-vendor networking and security experience, strong automation and cloud skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business outcomes. The position is designated Remote/Teleworker, meaning the employee will primarily work from home. The engineer will act as a trusted technical advisor, architect secure and scalable solutions across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, and lead customer-facing technical engagements. The role also involves collaborating with sales teams and partners, communicating with technical and non-technical audiences, providing field feedback to product teams, and mentoring junior engineers.

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

Advanced degree.
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.
Strong experience with networking and infrastructure platforms such as Juniper, Cisco, Arista, VMware NSX, or Palo Alto Networks.
Experience with routing and switching, EVPN/VXLAN, MPLS, SDWAN, overlay networking, data center architectures, or hybrid cloud networking.
Experience with security technologies including NAC/802.1X, AAA/RADIUS, IPSec/SSL VPN, IDS/IPS, firewalls, SIEM/SOAR, segmentation, or microsegmentation.
Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Infrastructure as Code, Python, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, or automation and orchestration frameworks.

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, network virtualization, Zero Trust architectures, NAC/802.1X, IPSec/SSL VPN, microsegmentation, and 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 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.