Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Pre-Sales Systems Engineer – HPE Networking

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Iowa • Minnesota • United States

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Salary

💰 $120,500 - $284,000 per year

About the role

  • Own the technical strategy for assigned accounts and opportunities.
  • Qualify and advance opportunities with your Territory Manager.
  • Deliver compelling technical engagements: product presentations, solution demos, whiteboarding, and deep technical Q&A.
  • Design and document solutions and proposals that map directly to customer business requirements and desired outcomes.
  • Lead proof of concepts and evaluations.
  • Win in competitive deal cycles by understanding competitive offerings and positioning HPE differentiators.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with partners, product marketing, and engineering.
  • Enable and grow through the channel by building relationships with partners.
  • Be present in the community—industry meetups, conferences, and technical events.
  • Secure the technical win and build long-term customer trust.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in a manufacturer or partner Sales Engineer role, or equivalent experience as a Network Engineer/Architect designing, deploying, and operating full-stack enterprise networks.
  • Customer-facing excellence: you communicate clearly, present confidently, and translate technical capabilities into business outcomes.
  • Consultative selling: you gather the right customer inputs, tailor solutions, and anticipate what will work best for a given environment.
  • Operating rhythm: strong organization, ability to multitask, set priorities, and manage multiple high-velocity opportunities simultaneously.
  • Travel: ability to travel up to ~50%.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred certifications: HPE Aruba Networking Professional, JNCIS or higher, comparable certifications from Cisco, Arista Networks, Extreme, etc.
Benefits
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Personal & Professional Development
  • Unconditional Inclusion
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Sales EngineerNetwork EngineerNetwork Architectdesigning enterprise networksdeploying enterprise networksoperating enterprise networksconsultative sellingsolution designtechnical presentationsproof of concepts
Soft Skills
customer-facing excellenceclear communicationconfident presentationrelationship buildingorganizational skillsmultitaskingprioritizationtrust buildingcollaborationanticipation of customer needs
Certifications
HPE Aruba Networking ProfessionalJNCISCisco certificationsArista Networks certificationsExtreme Networks certifications