Pre-Sales Systems Engineer – Cloud Networking Strategy

Extremenetworks; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Work-from-home opportunities

Job summary

Extreme Networks is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer (SE) to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle. You will partner with Account Executives, design secure networking solutions, deliver POCs, and guide customers through complex architectures.

Travel up to 50% of the time and influence product direction with field feedback. The role demands 7–10+ years in systems engineering or related tech roles, strong networking expertise, and excellent communication and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in systems engineering, pre-sales engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong expertise in networking technologies including switching, routing, wireless, and security.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and architectures.
• Experience delivering customer-facing presentations, demos, and technical workshops.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to develop and execute account strategies and technical sales plans
• Design and architect secure, scalable networking solutions aligned to customer business requirements
• Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (POCs)
• Provide consultative guidance across networking domains including wired, wireless, security, and cloud-managed solutions
• Support evaluations, solution validation, and competitive differentiation during the sales cycle
• Develop technical proposals, RFP responses, and solution documentation
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Deliver customer and partner enablement through training, workshops, and technical briefings
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to provide field feedback and influence direction
• Support post-sales escalations as needed to ensure customer success

Skills

Networking expertise

Pre-sales experience

Consultative selling

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Troubleshooting

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related field

Job description

Extreme Networks is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer (SE) to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle. You will partner with Account Executives, design secure networking solutions, deliver POCs, and guide customers through complex architectures.

Travel up to 50% of the time and influence product direction with field feedback. The role demands 7–10+ years in systems engineering or related tech roles, strong networking expertise, and excellent communication and presentation skills.