Consulting Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, Service Provider

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a highly motivated and results-driven Consulting Systems Engineer for our Service Provider team to support one of our existing strategic accounts.

This role reports within the Systems Engineering organization and works collaboratively with System Engineering Leadership, Sales Leadership, Support, Engineering, Customer Success, Product Marketing, Marketing, Strategy and Alliances to drive large/strategic deals to closure at our Service Provider accounts.

In this role, you are accountable for crafting and disseminating a strategic vision for how Everpure and our technology can create better business outcomes for the customer. You are responsible for shaping the technical approach that wins share in your assigned Service Provider account, from building the solution to enabling its adoption.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Work alongside SE Management to provide technical leadership and support

• Develop an exhaustive understanding of what drives a customer’s business and what motivates their decision making

• Connect the dots from technology solutions, inclusive of the Everpure portfolio and others from the ecosystem, to measurable customer business outcomes

• Partner closely with account managers, specialists and channel partners to create a seamless and holistic customer experience and strategy to drive revenue growth and net new business

• Refine sales strategy and tactics, taking command of technical responsibilities

• Delight customers and teammates with your technical leadership and domain expertise on storage products, distributed storage architectures, file systems, object storage, and competitive storage offerings in the DAS, NAS and SAN product spaces

• Undertake presentations, solution demonstrations and Executive Briefing Center (EBC) sessions

• Capture requirements and translate Customer’s business needs into innovative solutions to accelerate their growth and capacity

• Author responses to RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and related proposal requests

• Seek out and spur new opportunities for interoperability, functional, and performance testing/validation

• Promote mutual roadmap and planning exchanges

• Stay current with market trends and the competition, ensuring that materials accurately reflect the latest, differentiated solution positioning

• Act as role model and mentor for other Systems Engineers

• Be seen as the solution expert in complex POC and TCO calculations

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 8 or more years of relevant experience, mixed among technology, design, and communications required. Experience supporting the sales of enterprise storage, networking, systems, cloud, or software to enterprise/Telco accounts preferred

• Previous pre-sale experience required

• Creativity, empathy, an open mind, curiosity and a desire for continuous learning

• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills

• A “roll up your sleeves” mentality, including a willingness to learn by experimenting

• Prior experience in targeting new prospects and converting them into clients

• Knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures: NVMe / NVMe-oF (incl. NVMe/TCP), Fibre Channel and Ethernet/IP storage networking; block, file (NAS) and object (S3); and scale-out, software-defined and disaggregated designs needed

• Strong knowledge of digital transformation to a Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers

• Previous experience with Linux, NFS file systems and Linux distributed network environment

• Experience with distributed computing, multiprocessing, shared memory architectures, and cache architectures

• Familiarity with AWS and Azure cloud (public and on-prem), containers, kubernetes and microservices architectures is highly desirable

• Previous experience with storage-intensive applications and their requirements such as structured databases (SQL, Oracle) is highly desirable

• Experience with 5G architecture and the underlying data layer, telco cloud, network functions virtualization (NFV), and containerized network functions (CNFs) preferred

• Knowledge of VMware, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking is a plus

• Experience with large-scale network telemetry, observability data, and analytics or AI data pipelines is strongly preferred

• Awareness of public-sector and regulated workloads and their associated security and compliance requirements is a plus

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Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

The annual base salary range is:

$171,500—$257,600 USD

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.

• Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!

• Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

Join us and bring your best.

Bring your bold.

Pure and simple.