Senior Sales System Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Sunnyvale, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

HPE Networking is a leading provider of AI driven next-generation networking solutions. We advance the way people live and work. We bring together curious minds to create breakthrough technology solutions, helping our customers make their mark on the world. HPE Networking is redefining the Edge and creating new customer experiences by building intelligent spaces and digital workspaces - leading next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. We are focused on campus, branch, mobility and the IoT to transform businesses with the combined power of compute, context, control, analytics, automation and secure connectivity. We help some of the largest and most exciting companies globally to modernize their networks to meet the demands of a digital future.

Requirements

• Minimum of 9 years’ experience in a technical/pre-sales role as a Sales or Systems Engineer.
• Bachelor's and/or master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, and or related field or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in designing/engineering/consulting on LAN/WAN, Campus, Data Center, Security, and Cloud technology solutions.
• Extensive experience in implementing and operating small-mid-large-scale Campus and branch networks utilizing enterprise Networking and Security solutions.
• Extensive experience and depth of knowledge around the Juniper product line, key competitors’ products, solutions, and vertical market use cases.
• Long-established experience and hands-on expertise with networking industry technologies across routing, switching, and security technology domains from a pre-sale, operational or engineering point of view
• Solid interpersonal, relationship, and communication skills with extensive experience in customer-facing sales activities (presenting, whiteboarding etc.) and Exec/C-level engagements.
• Recognized technical capability, ability to learn quickly, and apply skills in new protocols and applications and their context to customers.
• Deep understanding of Routing Protocols (IGPs, EGPs, Layer-2/3 VPN’s)
• Extensive experience of datacenter network design (EVPN/VXLAN, Clos architectures, underlay fabric)
• Extensive experience of MPLS and WAN network design (LDP, RSVP, SR-TE, SRv6 etc.)
• Experience of network security (NGFW, UTM, DDoS, IPSec, MACSec, SIEM)
• Experience with management solutions such as Paragon, MIST, Apstra or equivalent competitive products is an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with either Juniper or other vendors solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of emerging technology areas. This includes Virtualization, VMWare, OpenStack, VNF, and Container solutions.
• DevOps experience in automation using Python, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, YANG, JSON, Netconf and Ansible.
• Experience with cloud-based technologies such as AWS, GCP and Azure
• JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNP, CCIE, etc. or other industry certification is desired
• Positive attitude, a desire to learn new technologies, and the ability to handle competing priorities in a very challenging environment.
• Embraces HPE culture and values and acts as an advocate and role model for the brand
• Must be willing and able to travel as required to meet business and customer demands

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales technical consultation in the design, engineering, sale, and implementation of sophisticated products, applications, and solutions.
• Working in partnership with sales teams, strategic and industry partners in assessing the potential application of our products ensuring that optimum systems solutions are provided to new and existing customers.
• Proven experience of process, tools, and techniques for responding to a customer’s proposals (RFP, RFQ, RFI) and create viable proposals that grow Juniper's business in a driven and opportunity-filled sales environment.
• Experience and knowledge in developing and consulting on architecture designs, engineering bill of materials, and implementation specifications for next-generation networks and solutions.
• Use your industry and product knowledge to engage and influence customer technology strategies through showcasing Juniper technologies during technical sales presentations, product demonstrations, proof of concept, and trial engagements.
• Build, develop, and maintain strong professional relationships with customer IT decision-makers and industry partner community
• Deliver training and support to our industry partners and customer engineers.
• Continuously learn and stay ahead of the industry and competitive solutions, products, and services.
• Enjoy the personal growth career opportunity that comes from exposure to the latest technological innovations and apply these capabilities to address the real-world challenges of our customers.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees