Senior SOlutions Engineer

Keysight Technologies; Bagneux; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eggplant Software, a Keysight company, seeks a Senior Solution Engineer to lead the technical sales cycle across enterprise customers. You will design solutions, demonstrate value through proofs of concept, and guide deployment and governance discussions.

The role emphasizes DevOps, test automation, AI capabilities, and collaboration with product teams and partners. You will build trusted relationships with stakeholders and drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in solution engineering or pre-sales consulting.
• Experience with enterprise customers and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and architecture planning across cloud, network, security, and governance.
• Deliver demos, workshops, and proofs of concept showing ROI.
• Own technical qualification and closure with account executives.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Advise on test automation, DevOps, CI/CD, and deployment best practices.
• Position AI/LMM capabilities, addressing value, limits, and governance.
• Share customer insights with Product and Engineering; represent Keysight at events.

Skills

Solution engineering

Enterprise architecture

DevOps practices

Technical demonstrations

Communication skills

Pre-sales experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Networking concepts

Job description

Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

About the Role

Eggplant Software, a Keysight company, is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer to support enterprise customers evaluating and deploying the Eggplant Software Suite. You will lead the technical sales cycle - from discovery and solution design through demonstrations, proof of concept, and technical closure. The role combines enterprise architecture, testing and test automation, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise technical discovery, solution design, and architecture planning across cloud, network, security, integration, and governance.
• Deliver demonstrations, workshops, technical proposals, and proofs of concept that demonstrate business value and ROI.
• Own technical qualification and closure in partnership with account executives.
• Build trusted relationships with customer, partner, and internal stakeholders.
• Advise customers on test automation, DevOps, CI/CD, and deployment best practices.
• Position AI and LLM capabilities, addressing value, limitations, security, and governance.
• Share customer insights with Product and Engineering, support partners, and represent Keysight at industry events.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in solution engineering, pre-sales engineering, technical consulting, or a comparable customer-facing role.
• Experience working with complex enterprise customers and senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, including network, cloud, security, integration, and governance.
• Practical knowledge of software testing and test automation.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles, DevOps practices, and enterprise deployment models.
• Experience delivering technical demonstrations, workshops, and proofs of concept.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.

Desired Qualifications

• French Speaking and located in France.
• EU passport is required, French passport is preferred, based on involvment with defense customers.
• Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure or other Cloud Providers.
• Experience with at least one PLM platform: Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE, or PTC Windchill
• Development, scripting, networking, or CI/CD integration experience.
• Previous exposure to positioning AI-enabled solutions, generative AI, or large language model tools.
• Experience working with channel partners or system integrators.

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