HPE Networking Federal Presales, System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required atTime of HIre

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 152,000 - 355,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Networking Federal is seeking a Presales Systems Engineer to support Federal/National Security accounts across Maryland, DC, and Virginia. This remote/teleworker role requires TS/SCI clearance at hire and US citizenship, with up to 25% travel.

You will lead pre-sales engagements, design secure networks, and partner with account teams to drive strategy and closures. The role emphasizes advancing campus, WAN, data center, and secure environments, with strong

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance at time of hire; CI Poly preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 5+ years of pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking experience.
• 3+ years of Federal/DoD/IC or classified customer experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Expertise in routing, switching, security, and data center networking.
• Knowledge of networking protocols: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, Segment Routing.
• Experience designing, positioning, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales technical leadership for Federal/National Security customers.
• Design and position secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data center, and mission-critical environments.
• Lead customer presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof of concept engagements.
• Partner with Account Managers to qualify opportunities and drive technical strategy through closure.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure environments.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable HPE Networking solutions.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to deliver winning solutions.
• Maintain strong competitive knowledge of networking vendors and market trends.
• Support account planning, pipeline development, and long-term territory growth.
• Travel to customer locations as business needs require.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Systems engineering

Networking

Customer-facing communication

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

HPE Networking Federal Presales, System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required at Time of HIreThis role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.

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:

HPE Networking is redefining the Edge, delivering intelligent spaces and digital workspaces, and leading the way in next-generation network access for the mobile enterprise. We focus on campus, branch, mobility, and IoT solutions, combining compute, context, control, analytics, automation, and secure connectivity to transform businesses worldwide. We partner with some of the largest and most innovative companies globally to modernize their networks for the digital future.We are seeking a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer supporting Federal / National Security accounts aligned to Maryland, D.C and Virginia customers. This role will be supporting a Federal customer so requires US citizenship and TS/SCI security clearance at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales technical leadership for strategic Federal / National Security customers.
• Design and position secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data center, and mission-critical environments.
• Lead customer presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof of concept engagements.
• Partner with Account Managers to qualify opportunities and drive technical strategy through closure.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure environments.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable HPE Networking solutions.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to deliver winning solutions.
• Maintain strong competitive knowledge of networking vendors and market trends.
• Support account planning, pipeline development, and long-term territory growth.
• Travel to customer locations as business needs require.

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking experience.
• 3+ years of experience working with a Federal, DoD, IC, or classified customer experience required.
• Candidate must possess active TS/SCI security clearance at time of hire; CI Poly preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to travel approximately up to 25% of the time.
• Expertise in routing, switching, security, and data center networking.
• Strong understanding of enterprise, WAN, data center, and service provider networking architectures.
• Working knowledge of networking protocols and technologies such as BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, Segment Routing, multicast, and network automation frameworks.
• Experience designing, positioning, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking solutions in complex customer environments.
• Ability to discuss networking design, resiliency, scalability, segmentation, and security best practices with both technical and executive audiences.
• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to explain complex technologies in simple business terms.
• Proven success operating in relationship-driven customer environments.
• Knowledge of HPE, Juniper, Cisco, or comparable technologies.
• Self-starter able to ramp quickly and work independently.
• Experience supporting or discussing technologies across campus, branch, data center, WAN, cloud connectivity, and mission-critical environments.
• Serve as a technical advisor on advanced networking architectures and technologies, including routing, WAN, data center, automation, and network modernization initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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.

Job:

Sales

Job Level:

TCP_04

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 151,500 - 355,000 in District of Columbia & Maryland & VirginiaThis range reflects the minimum to maximum combined base and target-level sales compensation that would be paid if the hire performs at 100% of their sales plan. Of that on-target pay amount, the mix of base salary and target-level sales compensation is 75%/25%.

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