Enterprise Pre-Sales Systems Engineer (Data & AI)

veeamsoftware; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Veeam is seeking a Velocity Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to serve as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise customers navigating critical technology decisions.

You will engage with executives, IT leadership, architects, and engineers to design resilient, secure, and future-ready data platforms that drive real business outcomes across on-prem, hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in pre-sales systems engineering, solutions architecture, or related technical customer-facing roles.
• Ability to own technical execution across discovery, design, validation, and POC activities.
• Proven track record managing multiple engagements with effective prioritization.
• Strong foundational knowledge across data resilience, compute, virtualization, cloud services, networking, and security.
• Ability to identify risks and dependencies early and collaborate with teams to address them.
• Knowledge of data security, privacy governance, and regulatory considerations.
• Foundational understanding of AI/ML and LLMs with business relevance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for executives and practitioners.
• Capable of independent decision-making within established frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex pre-sales engagements, including discovery, design, and technical validation.
• Translate business objectives into secure, resilient architectures for IT practitioners and leaders.
• Deliver technical demonstrations and executive-level presentations showing business value and risk reduction.
• Design and manage proofs-of-concept (POCs) to successful closure.
• Collaborate with customers and partners on architectural strategies for data resilience and hybrid-cloud adoption.
• Prepare tailored proposals and contribute to RFP/RFx responses.
• Stay informed on industry trends, threats, and competitive positioning to represent Veeam credibly.
• Work with sales, product, engineering, and ecosystem partners to influence solution direction.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Solutions architecture

Cloud architecture

Data resilience

Executive presentations

Strong communication

Independent work

Job description

Veeam is seeking a Velocity Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to serve as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise customers navigating critical technology decisions.

You will engage with executives, IT leadership, architects, and engineers to design resilient, secure, and future-ready data platforms that drive real business outcomes across on-prem, hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments.