Principal Sales Engineer - Data Modernization

Rocket Software; United States; On-site; USD 114,500 - 154,575; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Vacation Time

Health and Wellness coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Rocket Software in the United States is seeking a Principal Sales Engineer who is passionate about technology and customer engagement. This role focuses on migrating mainframe workloads to cloud environments and involves working closely with clients to solve complex challenges.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of relevant experience in sales engineering and a proven track record in enterprise data migration projects. The position offers comprehensive benefits including unlimited vacation time and health coverage.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant sales engineering experience.
• Proven track record in presales or consulting roles.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise data migration projects.

Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective clients to understand data integration challenges.
• Present and demonstrate software solutions.
• Deliver compelling proof of concepts.

Skills

Sales engineering experience

Data integration knowledge

Communication skills

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Tools

IBM Db2

Amazon RDS

ETL technologies

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Job Description Summary

We're looking for a Principal Sales Engineer who is not only passionate about technology but thrives on engaging with customers to solve complex challenges. This role centers on migrating mainframe workloads to cloud environments, where your technical acumen and customer‑facing skills will drive success in new and existing partnerships.

The Sales Engineering team supports Account Executives in new and existing partner relationships, as well as, direct business in order to grow revenue opportunities.

Rocket Software Sales Engineers are experienced technical professionals with an extensive enterprise software sales background who can successfully be the technical sales lead on software opportunities to progress and close business, and must function well as a member of a dynamic team, while having the ability to also work independently to progress and close business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective clients to understand their data integration challenges, especially around migrating from mainframe systems to cloud environments.
• Present and demonstrate our software solutions, clearly articulating the technical benefits and integration capabilities.
• Engage and inspire customers by presenting solutions that demonstrate real value, backed by your passion for the latest database and AI technologies and trends.
• Deliver compelling proof of concepts, highlighting how our offerings stand at the forefront of technology.
• Successfully convey technical details to a non‑technical audience, as well as foster credibility with more technical audiences.
• Provide knowledge and skills to help qualify business opportunities by understanding the user requirements and technical environment.
• Actively participate in training and mentoring activities of other members of the Sales Engineering team.
• Handle objections professionally; answer questions quickly and coherently; deal with challenges assertively and persuasively.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 8+ years of relevant sales engineering experience.
• Proven track record in presales or consulting roles with a strong foundation in mainframe or IBMi.
• Experience working with large‑scale enterprise data migration projects.
• Strong understanding of data integration concepts, especially relating to mainframe databases (such as IBM Db2, IMS, VSAM) and cloud‑native databases (such as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift).
• Data replication technologies (ETL, CDC) expertise is advantageous.
• Prior experience supporting or migrating workloads from mainframe environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with security best practices for data handling across cloud and mainframe environments.
• Strong problem solving and requirements gathering skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail‑oriented and can rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts and technologies.
• Ability to work independently and engage team support as required.
• Ability to prioritize and manage workload to meet defined deadlines.
• Must be comfortable working in a rapidly changing and sometimes unstructured environment.

Information Security

Information security is everyone’s responsibility. A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT resources over which they have control, according to their role.

Diversity, Inclusion & Equity

At Rocket we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment, where every Rocketeer can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a Rocketeer means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity, diversity and equity in our workforce.

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time
• Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents
• Life and disability coverage
• Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions
• Monthly student debt benefit program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities
• Leadership and skills training opportunities

Annual salary range for this position is between $114,500.00 - $154,575.00 gross before taxes.

EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577‑4321 or send an email to [e-mail]. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case‑by‑case basis.

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