Senior Solutions Engineer

F5; Bielefeld; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

F5 is seeking a Solutions Engineer to join their sales team in Bielefeld. This role focuses on providing technical expertise and support for sales initiatives, with a strong emphasis on building relationships with customers and partners. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in IT, a strong understanding of F5 products, and the ability to communicate effectively in both German and English.

Leistungen

Competitive pay

Family-friendly benefits

Tuition assistance for professional development

Culture of giving back

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of related industry experience preferred.
• Fluent in German and English, verbal and written.
• Relevant certifications are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Support the sales team with technical skills.
• Provide technical expertise through presentations.
• Drive the sales process in partnership with the Account Manager.

Kenntnisse

Presentation Skills

Communication Skills

Account Management

Ausbildung

BS / BA or equivalent work experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Jobbeschreibung

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Our Company :

F5 technologies are at the heart of modern applications that are enabling digital transformation across the globe. We give the world’s largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands the ability to securely deliver every app, anywhere—with confidence. We do this by working collaboratively in an innovative environment, helping each other succeed. We take great pride in being trusted advisers to our customers, offering the best solutions for their interests. If our mission and culture excite you, we would love to talk with you!

Our Job Postings :

When applying for any of the roles in F5, please note, our ideal candidate is not necessarily someone who meets all the posted requirements. In fact, this is just a representative of how we know the job has been done in the past. We would love to talk to you even if you don’t check all the boxes here, but believe you bring your own unique capabilities that can be utilized to ensure the success of the role and the organization.

Our Employees :

Are valued and empowered, collaborative and team oriented, innovative in their approach and passionate about their work. They are reliable, trustworthy and open with a high level of integrity. They value diversity, are inclusive and are committed to a global mindset.

Position Summary :

The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a sales and technical role with a focus on customers / partners and is part of the sales organization. TheSE’s primary responsibility is to support the sales team with technical skills and provide technical knowledge around F5 solutions to our customers.To be effective, an SE needs to have excellent technical skills and knowledge on both F5 products and the “eco-system” that we work in. Fear not, we do provide continuous training and certification to keep abreast with these critical skills!

Thehigh-levelobjective is to achieve the allocated sales target and sell relevant F5 solutions and products to our customers’ business needs, in partnership with the Sales Account Manager.Fromourcustomer(s)perspective, the SE is a trusted adviser who proactively learns and understands their technical and business challenges andis able topropose effective solutions to mitigate their concerns / offer gainful solutions.The F5 SE not onlypresents the technical features but also business benefits in the Technical Value Proposition.

Sounds interesting? Read on!

Responsibilities :

Articulate the F5productstrategy,messaging, and positioning F5’svalue propositionand

solutionsfor customer business objectives.

Providetechnical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs, solution demonstrations,proof of conceptsbyvarious mediums – in-person / virtual presentations, white boardsetc.

Determine viability of opportunity and map out organizational structure.

Drive the sales process in partnership with the Account Manager, by identifying the TechnicalDecision Maker, getting their technical validation, support, and sponsorship.

Consistently provide world-class customer service through the customer life cycle.

Work collaboratively with internal technical and sales resources, share best practices and updates, offer and seek expertise as the need arises in various opportunities.

Qualifications :

BS / BA or equivalent work experience.

Ideally, 8 + years of related industry experience.

Strongpresentation, communication, account management (pre-sales) skills.

Comprehensive F5 solution knowledge and / or relevant experience in key competitor offerings preferred

Relevant certifications isare a plus.

Fluent verbal and written skills in German and English.

Technical Skills which you should have :

Skills with F5 Solutions / Products and / or relevant Experience in key Competitor Offerings

Expertise in Solution Designs for large Scale Environments

Experience with Data Center, Virtualization and Cloud computing environments.

Experience in secure Cloud architectures.

Experience with two or more public / private cloud vendors and automation toolsets a plus

Proficient in Ansible and / or Terraform a plus

Experience with container orchestration solutions (eg : OpenShift, Kubernetes).

Understanding of modern application development methodologies

Experience with DevOps, CI / CD, and SCM tools

Advanced experience with :

Web application security.

Denial of Service threats, trends.

Authentication and authorization.

Automated threats.

API Security / Management.

Ability to produce technical documents and diagrams that convey technical architectural concepts

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Thisrole is based in Germany and will you will work from ahome office.

While we encourage remote / virtual meetings, the nature of the role requires travel.

This is a self-driven role,so career growth and developmentareavailable at every stage of

your career.

The position reports to a DACH SE manager.

Competitive pay, family friendly benefits, and cool perks.

Tuition assistance for professional development.

Culture of giving back, strongdiversity and inclusioninterest groups

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job.