Consulting Sales Engineer - Expert(e) Avant Vente Ingénieur(e) Systèmes H/F

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Puteaux; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Networking is seeking a seasoned Consulting Sales Engineer to lead the technical relationship with a Global Service Provider. You will work with Sales Engineers and Account Managers to shape solution strategy and accelerate adoption of HPE Networking technologies.

Fluent in French and English, you will guide partner engagements, craft technical plays, and help build, monetize and present managed services and technology solutions that drive customer value.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English (two working languages).
• 8+ years of experience in pre-sales engineering, consulting, solution architecture, or technical business development.
• Strong knowledge of HPE networking technologies and competitive solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical relationship with a Global Service Provider partner.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Account Managers to shape solution strategy.
• Develop reference architectures, playbooks, and technical training for partners.
• Support large strategic bids (RFPs/RFIs) and provide technical Q&A guidance.
• Deliver solution presentations, roadmaps and competitive updates to partners and customers.

Skills

Languages: French & English

Pre-sales experience

Solution architecture

Technical sales

Job description

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise Networking we put customers and their experience first by challenging the old rules of networking. We actively work to solve their toughest challenges by connecting the dots between business and IT priorities. If you want to be in the forefront of innovation, advocate an easy-to-consume and ecosystem ready portfolio, HPE Networking is the place to be. HPE Networking is a fast-moving, customer-focused environment where technology and business needs constantly intersect. We are seeking a seasoned and highly motivated Consulting Sales Engineer to lead the technical relationship with a strategic Global Service Provider (GSP) partner. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor, business enabler, and technical strategist, helping the partner build, expand, and monetize innovative managed services and technology solutions. You will work closely with Sales Engineers and Account Managers in the Global Service Provider team. Your focus will be to elevate partner capabilities, shape solution strategy, and accelerate adoption of modern networking technologies that power digital transformation and AI automation.

What You’ll Do

• Technical Leadership & Solution Expertise
  • Develop deep expertise across the HPE Networking portfolio
  • Architect and position solutions spanning:
  • Wired and wireless campus & branch networking
  • Data Center networking
  • Routing and SD-WAN
  • Security
  • Automation and AI driven operations
  • Stay ahead of the trends through certifications and advanced training across networking, cloud, security, automation, AI-driven operations, and service provider architectures.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product management teams to address partner’s requirements and influence product direction.
• Partner Engagement
  • Understand the partner's business priorities, service portfolio, operating model, and growth objectives.
  • Influence partner technology strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Enable partners through technical training, workshops, and hands‑on coaching.
  • Deliver solution presentations, product roadmaps and competitive updates
  • Build reusable reference architectures, best practices, and solution playbooks.
  • Support joint customer engagements, industry events, executive briefings, and partner conferences
  • Provide guidance on large strategic bids (RFPs, RFIs…) and technical support for product and solution Q&A

If you…

• Are Fluent in French and English which are the 2 working languages
• Have 8+ years of experience in pre-sales engineering, consulting, solution architecture, or technical business development mainly acquired with a vendor and/or an integrator
• Have strong knowledge of HPE networking latest technologies and solutions, as well as competitive solutions
• Are able to understand technical innovations and trends, customer value chains and business requirements
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills

Join us and make your mark!

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.

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