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Senior Presales Systems Engineer - DC / MD / VA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Senior Presales Systems Engineer - DC / MD / VA   

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

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Senior Presales Systems Engineer – DC / MD / VA Clients Location: Maryland

HPE Networking is a leader in AI-native, next-generation networking solutions that help organizations modernize infrastructure, simplify operations, and securely connect people, devices, and applications. We are seeking a Systems Engineer (SE) to support our State, Local Government, and K-12 customers throughout the Eastern Pennsylvania territory.

This is a highly customer-facing, pre-sales role where you'll partner with Territory Managers to design innovative networking solutions, build trusted customer relationships, and help drive successful business outcomes. The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with strong consultative and solution-selling skills.

What You'll Do As a Systems Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle by: • Partnering with Territory Managers to identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities.

• Designing end-to-end networking solutions that address customer business and technical requirements.

• Delivering technical presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).

• Developing technical proposals, solution architectures, and implementation recommendations.

• Positioning HPE Networking solutions against competitive offerings by clearly articulating technical advantages and business value.

• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.

• Supporting channel partners and demand-generation activities within the territory.

• Maintaining a strong understanding of emerging networking technologies and competitive market trends.

• Managing a healthy sales pipeline while supporting complex enterprise opportunities from discovery through deployment.

Basic Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 5 years of infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or pre-sales experience supporting enterprise networking environments.

• Strong customer-facing communication, presentation, and consultative selling skills.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, business-focused solutions.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, partners, sales teams, and executive stakeholders.

• Campus and branch networking

• Routing & Switching

• Enterprise Wireless

• Network Security

• Network Access Control (NAC)

• Cloud-managed networking platforms

• Solution architecture and technical design

• Technical demonstrations and customer Proofs of Concept

• Industry certifications such as HPE Aruba, Juniper, Cisco, or equivalent.

• Experience supporting State, Local Government, or Education (SLED) customers.

• Strong understanding of enterprise networking trends and competitive technologies.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience mentoring junior Systems Engineers

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.

Let's Stay Connected:

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Job: 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 146,000 - 343,000 in District of Columbia & Maryland & Virginia 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%."

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Empl

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