Senior System Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Systems Engineer to work closely with sales teams to promote Veeam's solutions. This role involves engaging with clients to assess their needs and provide technical guidance, requiring expertise in virtualization and pre-sales functions. Candidates should be proficient in managing customer relationships and supporting lead generation efforts while being adaptable to changes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a pre-sales IT role.
• Familiarity with Veeam solutions is preferred.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V.

Responsibilities

• Engage with end users and partners to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Provide pre-sales assistance and manage technical evaluation stages.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Virtualization Technologies

Presentation Skills

Education

VMCE Certification

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office 365

Amazon AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

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At Veeam, Systems Engineers work closely with field sales teams and help to evangelize our product offerings to our partners, resellers and end users. Grow along with Veeam while gaining valuable experience in the hottest area within IT today. These positions require travel within the region of responsibility, which for this role is London and the south.

Job Functions

• Engage with end users and Veeam partners to establish and translate business objectives into technical requirements.
• Create content and deliver presentation and demonstrations to varying numbers and levels of decision makers, virtually and in person.
• Manage the technical evaluation stage of the sales process as a main technical advisor for Veeam solutions.
• Providing pre-sales assistance to customers as they evaluate Veeam software (i.e. POCs, Hands-on Labs, Bootcamps).
• Record and maintain accurate and up-to-date details of customer and partner engagement activities on the CRM platform (Salesforce)
• Working closely with Veeam’s value-added resellers on training, joint meetings and building relationships.
• Support lead generation activities such as events, webinars, user groups, etc.
• Working closely with Veeam Product Development and Engineering to provide customer feedback.
• Active participation and collaboration with cross functional teams on various strategic initiatives that increases efficiencies and add long term value to the company (i.e. TCO & ROI calculators, hands-on-labs).

Knowledge & Requirements

• Demonstrable experience working in a pre-sales role in IT.
• Prior experience using or deploying Veeam solutions.
• VMCE certification would be very advantageous; all SEs can obtain VMCE and VMCA certifications once in the role.
• Have deep experience with virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV), and associated technologies (SANs, hyper-converged storage, networking).
• Have a working knowledge of public clouds (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Have a working knowledge of key SaaS platforms such as Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be comfortable presenting to groups, both remotely and in person.
• Be available to travel across UK & Ireland.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where roles and responsibilities change quickly.