Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

This role has been designated as 'Remote/Teleworker', which means you will primarily work from home.

About the role

Senior Presales, System Engineer

Location (Remote): VA, MD, DC, NC & SC

HPE Networking is a leading provider of AI-driven, next-generation networking solutions that help organizations modernize infrastructure, improve user experiences, and securely connect people, applications, and data.

We are seeking a Senior Presales Systems Engineer to support our Federal Civilian Agency customers. This customer-facing role is ideal for a technical leader who enjoys partnering with customers to solve complex networking challenges and delivering innovative solutions that align with mission objectives.

As a trusted technical advisor, you will work closely with Account Managers throughout the sales cycle-from discovery and solution design to technical presentations, Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and successful deal closure. You'll leverage your expertise in enterprise networking to design scalable architectures and demonstrate the business value of HPE Networking solutions.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary pre-sales technical advisor for assigned Federal Civilian Agency accounts.
• Partner with Account Managers to identify, qualify, and advance sales opportunities.
• Lead customer discovery sessions and translate business and technical requirements into scalable solution architectures and technology roadmaps.
• Design and present enterprise networking solutions across campus, branch, WAN, wireless, security, network access control (NAC), automation, and cloud-managed environments.
• Develop and deliver technical proposals, presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Position HPE Networking solutions against competitive offerings by articulating technical differentiation and business value.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, services, and channel partners to deliver successful customer outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with customer engineers, architects, IT leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Stay current on networking technologies, market trends, and competitive solutions.
• Travel regularly to customer sites, internal meetings, and strategic events across the United States.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years of networking experience in a pre-sales, post-sales, consulting, or systems engineering role.
• Significant experience in pre-sales systems engineering, solution consulting, or other customer-facing technical roles supporting enterprise networking environments.
• Deep expertise in campus and branch networking, including:
• Routing Protocols
• DCN Switching
• Wired and Wireless Networking
• WAN Technologies
• Network Security
• Network Access Control (NAC)
• Cloud-managed networking platforms
• Experience with Aruba CX, Juniper Junos, and Juniper Mist is strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of APIs and network automation is preferred.
• Experience with SRX firewalls or technologies such as DMVPN, ADVPN, or GroupVPN is highly desirable.
• Experience with network access security platforms, including Aruba ClearPass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE, or similar solutions.
• Solid understanding of data center and WAN networking technologies, with hands-on experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and consultative selling skills with the ability to engage audiences ranging from technical engineers to executive leadership.
• Ability to translate complex technical solutions into measurable business and mission value.
• Willingness to travel throughout the United States to support customer engagements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Federal Civilian Agency customers.
• If you're passionate about enterprise networking, enjoy solving complex customer challenges, and want to help Federal Civilian Agencies modernize their networks with industry-leading technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Family Definition

• Responsible for providing technical support and/or leadership in the creation and delivery of technology solutions designed to meet a customer's business needs.
• Creates and maintains effective customer relationships to secure customer satisfaction.
• Provides the deepest level of product- and technology-specific expertise available to customers from anyone in the sales organization in deal pursuit situations.
• Aligned to specific products or product-lines.

• The Senior Systems Engineer is also a subject matter expert in their area of specialization Data Center Networking, Routing/Switching responsible for consulting customers on end to end technical designs to meet their business need.
• These jobs focus on selling to customers, typically through work that occurs outside HPE offices.

Management Level Definition

• Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable.
• Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert.
• Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
• Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives.
• May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

What We Can Offer You: 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.

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Sales

Job Level: TCP_04

"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

• United States of America: Annual Salary USD 151,500 - 355,000 in District of Columbia

This range reflects the minimum to maximum combined base and target-level sales compensation that would be paid if the hire performs at 100% of their sales plan. Of that on-target pay amount, the mix of base salary and target-level sales compensation is 75%/25%."