Solution Engineer for Enterprise Visibility and Security Products

Keysight Technologies; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies is seeking a senior pre-sales engineer to support the sales team across EMEA. You will lead technical engagements, deliver on-site demos and PoCs, and work with partners to design and quote solutions that meet customer needs. The role emphasizes collaboration with sales, engineering and marketing, and requires strong presentation abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (Telecom, Computer Science or similar).
• 8+ years customer facing experience.
• Technically competent in IP, Security, L4-7 Applications, Virtualization, Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Assist the sales team in pre-sales activities.
• Deliver on-site demonstrations and PoCs.
• Lead technical discussions and RFIs/RFPs.
• Coordinate with marketing, development and sales teams.
• Maintain relationships with partner solutions and vendors.

Skills

Customer facing

Pre-sales

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical troubleshooting

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

NPM

APM

Network visibility tools

Darktrace

Vectra

Job description

Overview Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 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. Keysight, the Network Application and Security group (NAS) provides testing, visibility, and security solutions, strengthening applications across physical and virtual networks for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. NAS offers companies trusted environments in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on NAS Solutions to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure protection of their networks to make their applications stronger. Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Assist the sales team in executing sales strategies through pre-sales support
• Contribute actively in achievement of sales goals
• Regular customer visits and discovery across the EMEA region
• Preparation of test or visibility equipment/solutions prior to on-site demonstration, evaluation and POCs
• Delivering on-site demonstration, evaluation and POCs, and occasionally assisting Professional Services
• Acting as Trusted Advisor for customers, and producing Test Plans for enabling Security Infrastructure
• Product demonstrations and evaluations to highlight the key Ixia corresponding benefits that match customer's specific needs
• Answers to sales inquiries concerning system HW/SW and applications, which lead to defining a BoM for quotation purposes
• Involvement in formal product presentations to customers
• Ability to take technical lead for customer bids
• Answer complex RFIs, RFPs etc
• Maintain constant relationships with the product Marketing teams (Features requests, use cases and product/system applications)
• Help to introduce new technologies to new customers, channel partners or technology partners
• Any other pre-sales duties as requested by the Sales Team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering (Telecom, Computer Science or similar)
• 8+ years customer facing experience
• Technically competent in multiple relevant areas of technology such as IP, Security, L4-7 Applications, Virtualization, Cloud
• In-depth Knowledge of one or more competitive products and technologies such as Gigamon, NetScout (VSS), cPacket or similar Network Visibility Solutions, NPM, APM solutions, network design and optimization qualifications
• Experience working with some of the solutions from Keysight Partners, such as Darktrace, Vectra, Allegro Networks, Riverbed, Extrahop, FireEye etc.
• Excellent initiative and ability to align broad strategic and tactical goals
• Great customer facing skills; builds credibility and confidence in Keysight's service offerings
• Collaborative and cross-functional style, works with sales, development and marketing teams to aid in growing services business
• Practical trouble-shooter of complex technical problems
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present Keysight Solutions and new technologies at trade shows/conferences etc.
• Good understanding of the sales process to align actions with Sales Managers
• Self-driven, proactive and motivated to work in a European wide team of experts

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• Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering (Telecom, Computer Science or similar)
• 8+ years customer facing experience
• Technically competent in multiple relevant areas of technology such as IP, Security, L4-7 Applications, Virtualization, Cloud
• In-depth Knowledge of one or more competitive products and technologies such as Gigamon, NetScout (VSS), cPacket or similar Network Visibility Solutions, NPM, APM solutions, network design and optimization qualifications
• Experience working with some of the solutions from Keysight Partners, such as Darktrace, Vectra, Allegro Networks, Riverbed, Extrahop, FireEye etc.
• Excellent initiative and ability to align broad strategic and tactical goals
• Great customer facing skills; builds credibility and confidence in Keysight's service offerings
• Collaborative and cross-functional style, works with sales, development and marketing teams to aid in growing services business
• Practical trouble-shooter of complex technical problems
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present Keysight Solutions and new technologies at trade shows/conferences etc.
• Good understanding of the sales process to align actions with Sales Managers
• Self-driven, proactive and motivated to work in a European wide team of experts
  Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 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.