Inside Sales Engineer

Commvault; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High earnings potential

Presidents Club

ESPP

Professional development

Job summary

Commvault is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to support pre-sales engagement across a defined territory, driving adoption of data protection and cyber resilience solutions.

This technical sales role orchestrates pre-sales activities with current and prospective customers, requiring a strong technical leader who translates business needs into impactful technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in software or storage industry.
• 1–3 years in a pre-sales / Sales Engineer role with a defined territory.
• Experience supporting enterprise and/or commercial customers.
• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape.
• Experience with proof-of-concepts (POCs) and data management solutions (backup, replication, compliance).
• Familiarity with MEDDIC or Command of the Message.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the account team to develop territory plans, account strategies, and sales plans, while engaging specialist resources as needed.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Engage directly with senior IT leadership to understand technical, operational, and business challenges.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and partners to drive successful outcomes.
• Develop and execute Technical Account Plans using Commvault’s Target Account Selling methodology.
• Conduct effective pre-sales discovery and translate findings into messaging aligned to business value.
• Present business cases to stakeholders including C-level executives and technical decision-makers.
• Propose and deliver compelling virtual demonstrations and pilots.
• Participate in sales meetings, regional meetings, and QBRs, providing technical leadership and insight.
• Provide technical enablement and support for channel and alliance partners.
• Maintain and grow technical and market expertise through continuous learning and certifications.

Skills

Pre-sales / Sales Engineer

Territory management

Enterprise software knowledge

Technical leadership

Communication & presentation

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

We’ve learned that scammers are impersonating Commvault team members—including HR and leadership—via email or text. These bad actors may conduct fake interviews and ask for personal information, such as your social security number.

What to know:

• Commvault doesnot conduct interviews by email or text.
• We will never ask you to submit sensitive documents (including banking information, SSN, etc) before your first day.

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company’s unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.

The Opportunity

Commvault is seeking a Inside Sales Engineer to support pre-sales engagement across a defined territory, helping drive adoption of Commvault’s industry-leading data protection and cyber resilience solutions.

This technical sales role is responsible for orchestrating pre-sales engagement with both current and prospective customers. The position requires a strong technical leader who understands how solution design influences customer outcomes while driving revenue growth for Commvault.

The successful candidate will be a proactive, motivated relationship builder who operates as a trusted advisor. This role requires ownership of complex opportunities, strong cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to translate business needs into impactful technical solutions. If you are excited about working in a fast-growing environment and making a direct impact, this opportunity is for you.

What you’ll do…

• Partner with the account team to develop territory plans, account strategies, and sales plans, while engaging specialist resources as needed
• Identify and develop new business opportunities within the assigned territory
• Engage directly with senior IT leadership, often independently, to understand technical, operational, and business challenges
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and partners (sales, support, product, marketing, development) to drive successful outcomes
• Develop and execute Technical Account Plans using Commvault’s Target Account Selling methodology
• Conduct effective pre-sales discovery and translate findings into clear messaging aligned to business, technical, and financial value
• Collaborate on and present business cases to stakeholders including C-level executives and technical decision-makers
• Propose and deliver compelling virtual demonstrations, including presentations, whiteboarding, pilots, and proof-of-concepts
• Actively participate in sales meetings, regional meetings, and QBRs, providing technical leadership and insight
• Provide technical enablement and support for channel and alliance partners
• Maintain and grow technical and market expertise through continuous learning, certifications, and industry engagement
• Keep leadership informed of key developments through Salesforce and business reviews
• Provide feedback on product improvements and process enhancements

Who you are…

• 1–3 years of experience in the software or storage industry
• 1–3 years of experience in a pre-sales / Sales Engineer role with a defined territory
• Experience supporting enterprise and/or commercial customers
• Strong understanding of the competitive landscape
• Proven ability to conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs) and architect data management solutions, including:
• Backup and recovery
• Replication
• Compliance
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive successful sales outcomes
• Familiarity with software licensing models (cloud, term, perpetual, maintenance)
• Hands-on experience with at least one major operating system, hypervisor, or cloud platform
• Exposure to enterprise applications such as SAP, Oracle, Exchange, Kubernetes, Docker
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies including storage, servers, cloud, DevOps, and containers
• Strong consultative selling skills, including business case creation and TCO modeling
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills
• Experience using tools such as Salesforce for pipeline and process management
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
• Familiarity with sales methodologies such as MEDDIC or Command of the Message

You’ll love working here because:

• High income earning opportunities based on self-performance
• Opportunity for Presidents Club
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing

Pay Range

$54,400 — $120,750 USD

Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.

Commvault’s goal is to make interviewing inclusive and accessible to all candidates and employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to participate in the interview process or apply for a position at Commvault, please email [e-mail] For any inquiries not related to an accommodation please reach out to [e-mail] .