Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - South Florida

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Florida; Remote; USD 152,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to support Higher Education and State Government in Florida. This teleworker role requires you to work primarily from home with occasional travel near Tallahassee or the I-10 corridor.

You will provide pre-sales technical support, design secure networking solutions, create engaging presentations, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with Territory Managers to close opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years of related experience; Master’s degree and 5 or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 4 years of hands-on experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, routing, wireless LAN, campus LAN, and WAN technologies.
• Demonstrated success supporting complex technology sales cycles and positioning technical solutions against competitive alternatives.
• Ability to design, explain, and manage solutions for complex customer requirements and technical challenges.
• Strong consultative, presentation, written communication, organizational, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
• Communication with technical teams, senior IT leaders, executives, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience with solution selling, competitive positioning, proof-of-concept execution, and partner-led sales motions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HPE Territory Managers to qualify opportunities, shape account strategy, and convert customer needs into successful technical engagements.
• Lead customer discovery sessions to understand business objectives, current-state environments, technical requirements, risks, and decision criteria.
• Design secure, scalable networking solutions that integrate the optimal combination of hardware, software, and services for complex higher education environments.
• Develop and deliver compelling technical presentations, architectural workshops, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and competitive differentiation sessions.
• Contribute technical content and solution strategy for bids, proposals, requests for information, and requests for proposal.
• Create high-level and detailed solution designs, product specifications, and implementation recommendations when required.
• Provide technical and functional guidance throughout the sales cycle, including solution validation, objection handling, and customer capability assessments.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with customers and partners, providing ongoing guidance while identifying expansion and modernization opportunities.
• Collaborate with channel and technology partners to strengthen pipeline, support demand-generation activities, and deliver high-value customer events.
• Maintain current knowledge of HPE Networking solutions, relevant industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive offerings.
• Provide consultative support to internal and external stakeholders and mentor less-experienced Systems Engineers across the territory.

Job description

Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - South Florida This 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 a leading provider of AI-Native next-generation networking solutions. We have an exciting opportunity for a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer (SE) to join our team supporting our Higher Education and State Government business in Florida. This position is categorized as teleworker. However, the preferred candidate will reside near Tallahassee or the I-10 corridor. Due to the responsibilities of this role, this role does not have the ability to sponsor. Candidates must be US citizens or Green card holders at time of hire as his role will be supporting SLED government accounts.

The SE primarily provides pre-sales technical support for the development and implementation of complex products/applications/solutions. Additionally, the SE is responsible for managing pre-sales technical / functional support to prospective clients and customers while ensuring customer satisfaction. Candidates must have a proven track record of successful sales support activity, including the ability to present and articulate the capabilities and values of an HPE Networking Solution versus that of our competitors. The preferred candidate will have career level experience with networking infrastructure technologies in all arenas. The SE will work with HPE Territory Managers to qualify opportunities and convert leads into successful engagements. Candidates must combine excellent sales support, and consultative skills with an expert understanding of advanced and emerging technologies with an emphasis on campus and distributed branch networks. The SE will consult with their assigned Territory Manager to provide a comprehensive pitch to prospective clients. The SE will proactively support an opportunity pipeline and drive the sales process to closure. This career level position requires the ability to lead in a team environment and to collaborate on the development of innovative, tailored solutions for both clients and prospects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HPE Territory Managers to qualify opportunities, shape account strategy, and convert customer needs into successful technical engagements.
• Lead customer discovery sessions to understand business objectives, current-state environments, technical requirements, risks, and decision criteria.
• Design secure, scalable networking solutions that integrate the optimal combination of hardware, software, and services for complex higher education environments.
• Develop and deliver compelling technical presentations, architectural workshops, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and competitive differentiation sessions.
• Contribute technical content and solution strategy for bids, proposals, requests for information, and requests for proposal.
• Create high-level and detailed solution designs, product specifications, and implementation recommendations when required.
• Provide technical and functional guidance throughout the sales cycle, including solution validation, objection handling, and customer capability assessments.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with customers and partners, providing ongoing guidance while identifying expansion and modernization opportunities.
• Collaborate with channel and technology partners to strengthen pipeline, support demand-generation activities, and deliver high-value customer events.
• Maintain current knowledge of HPE Networking solutions, relevant industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive offerings.
• Provide consultative support to internal and external stakeholders and mentor less-experienced Systems Engineers across the territory.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years of related experience; Master’s degree and 5 or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 4 years of hands‑on experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, routing, wireless LAN, campus LAN, and WAN technologies.
• Demonstrated success supporting complex technology sales cycles and positioning technical solutions against competitive alternatives.
• Ability to design, explain, and manage solutions for complex customer requirements and technical challenges.
• Strong consultative, presentation, written communication, organizational, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, senior IT leaders, executives, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Customer‑focused mindset, sound business judgment, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team‑oriented sales environment.
• Ability and willingness to mentor junior Systems Engineers.
• Preferred Qualifications Expert-level industry networking certifications; Aruba and Juniper certifications are strongly preferred.
• Experience designing campus and distributed branch networks for higher education or other complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with solution selling, competitive positioning, proof‑of‑concept execution, and partner‑led sales motions.

What Success Looks Like

Customers view you as a trusted advisor who connects technical strategy to institutional priorities. Sales teams rely on you to improve opportunity qualification, solution quality, competitive differentiation, and technical close rates. Partners engage you early to create stronger joint solutions and customer outcomes. Your designs are technically sound, commercially relevant, and aligned with HPE Networking best practices.

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:

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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.

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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 Florida This 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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