Solutions Engineer, Acceleration

Riverbed Technology; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 201,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in AI observability is looking for a Solutions Engineer in Dubai. This role involves pre-sales activities, technical presentations, and strong collaboration with the sales team to optimize customer experiences. Ideal candidates have extensive IT knowledge and experience in enterprise sales cycles, helping drive technical sales towards success.

Benefits

Flexible workplace policies

Learning and development resources

Career progression pathways

Employee wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in a pre-sales role with a deep understanding of enterprise sales cycles.
• Strong knowledge of WAN Optimization, Application Acceleration, Networking and/or Virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical subject matter expert throughout the sales process.
• Collaborate with the Sales team on pre-sales activities, including technical presentations and demonstrations.
• Understand and document customer requirements to create value-based proposals.

Skills

WAN Optimization

Application Acceleration

Networking

Virtualization

Problem Solving

Education

Advanced industry certifications (CCIE/CCDP, VTSP, AWS)

Job description

Riverbed, the leader in AI observability, helps organizations optimize their user’s experiences by leveraging AI automation forthe prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues.With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improves IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences.

Position

Title : Solutions Engineer

Location : Office – Dubai

Technology Specialization :

What you will do

• Serve as the technical subject matter expert throughout the sales process. Owning and managing various pre-sales activities – including technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof of concept projects.
• Collaborate with the Sales team, jointly owning the sales cycle and account plan.
• Help to drive deeper & wider into the account – identifying requirements for additional resources from other departments within the customer, customer alternatives (. other means of handling their current requirements), and potential internal sponsors.
• Understand and document customer business & technical requirements and use them to create value based proposals, addressing business drivers & pain points – guiding the technical sales cycle towards a technical close & a business win.
• Build and increase Riverbed’s relevance with customers by qualifying customer’s needs, desired outcomes & benefits and positioning the breadth of the Riverbed Solution portfolio in context to it.
• Cross-sell / Up-sell : Identify and execute relevant sales plays, pipeline development initiatives and PS offerings.
• Interface with Product Management to relay market demands from prospects / customers.
• Build strong relationships with key contacts in the partner ecosystem. Work with Acceleration Channels team to build and strengthen technical relationships and competency with partners.

What makes you an ideal candidate

• Experience in a pre-sales role, with a deep understanding of enterprise sales cycles and various selling strategies.
• Extensive IT experience; Strong knowledge in the following : WAN Optimization, Application Acceleration, Networking and / or Virtualization. Depth of operating knowledge across these areas may vary, but successful candidates will be able to describe and differentiate Riverbed solutions across the portfolio.
• Riverbed product experience plus relevant experience and / or in key competitor offerings in technological area of emphasis.

Proven technical knowledge and consultative skills.

• Ability to understand complex technical and selling situations and the ability to solve the problem.
• Demonstrated ability to implement, drive and track IT projects to successful closure.
• Relevant competitive knowledge, including : industry, technologies and product offerings, evolving technologies, and threats.
• Understanding of Microsoft / Amazon cloud based platforms.
• Knowledge of hypervisor platforms (Hyper-V, VMWare, KVM) a plus.
• Advanced industry certifications (. CCIE / CCDP, VTSP, AWS) desired.

What we offer

Our employee benefits including flexible workplace policies, employee resource groups, learning and development resources, career progression pathways, and community engagement initiatives are some of the reasons why we have had great success in bringing in new talent. In addition, our global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees.

Benefits & Perks vary by Country.

With a 20-year history of innovation, Riverbed is agile, yet proven, and we are disrupting the market with differentiated solutions that enable our customers to deliver secure, seamless digital experiences and accelerate enterprise performance While we are a ‘customer-first’ company, we are all about our people with a shared commitment to creating a global impact. We bring our best selves to work and pursue excellence, trust, and respect for one another. We welcome and encourage transparency and open communication throughout the company. We strive to be an inclusive, fair, and enjoyable workplace for our people globally and care about their wellbeing. We are committed to our people, partners, and customers while supporting the communities where we work and live. It’s the Power of WE that binds us together.