Remote- Systems Engineering -

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an Inside Channel Systems Engineer to work remotely with channel partners on the West Coast. The role focuses on end-to-end solution design, technical validation, and customer engagement across switching, wireless, routing, security, and AI-native networking.

The position involves enabling small partners through remote presales support, designing solutions, and helping with bills of materials and reference designs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of networking systems engineering experience, ideally in presales or partner-facing role.
• Hands-on experience designing or supporting enterprise campus, branch, and data center networks.
• Background in network deployment, professional services, or technical enablement is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop the technical competency and sales readiness of smaller partners.
• Provide remote technical presales support throughout the opportunity lifecycle.
• Help partners qualify opportunities early to focus on winnable deals.
• Assist with discovery, architecture, product selection, sizing, and configuration.
• Review solution designs, bills of materials, and technical proposals.
• Teach partners to build bills of materials, configurations, and reference designs.
• Answer partner questions on SKUs, licensing, and ordering; arrange access to remote demos and labs.
• Deliver webinars, demonstrations, workshops, office hours, and enablement sessions.
• Help partners position HPE Networking against competitors.
• Support customer presentations, demonstrations, and proofs of concept.
• Identify partner capability gaps and recommend training and certification paths.
• Work with Partner Account Managers to plan enablement and move opportunities forward.
• Engage TAC and elevate technical issues when needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to expand partner capabilities and generate pipeline.

Skills

Presales engineering

Partner enablement

Technical communication

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Aruba Networking Central

Juniper Mist

Python

REST APIs

Ansible

Job description

Inside Channel Systems Engineer (US)

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. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. HPE is seeking a Systems Engineer to work with our channel partners who are primarily on the West Coast.

Systems Engineer

Inside Channel/Partner Systems Engineer serves as a technical advisor and subject-matter expert across switching, wireless, routing, security, and AI-native networking. The role supports partners with end-to-end solution design, technical validation, competitive positioning, and customer engagement.

• Develop the technical competency and sales readiness of smaller partners.
• Provide remote technical presales support throughout the opportunity lifecycle.
• Help partners qualify opportunities early so they spend their time on deals they can win.
• Assist with discovery, architecture, product selection, sizing, and configuration.
• Review solution designs, bills of materials, and technical proposals.
• Teach partners how to build their own bills of materials, configurations, and reference designs so they can size and quote solutions with confidence.
• Answer partner questions on SKUs, licensing, and ordering, and help arrange access to remote demo and lab environments.
• Deliver webinars, demonstrations, workshops, office hours, and enablement sessions.
• Help partners position HPE Networking against competitive solutions.
• Support customer presentations, demonstrations, and proofs of concept.
• Identify partner capability gaps and recommend training and certification paths.
• Work closely with Partner Account Managers to plan enablement, prioritize partners, and move opportunities forward.
• Help partners engage TAC and elevate technical issues when a deal or deployment needs extra support.
• Engage primarily through phone, video, digital collaboration, webinars, and other scalable programs, allowing the role to support a broad partner community.
• Evaluate partner and customer requirements, recommend appropriate solutions or alternatives, and use independent judgment in determining the best approach.
• Lead partner development initiatives, technical enablement programs, or opportunity-focused projects as needed.
• Collaborate with channel sales, distribution, product specialists, and other internal teams to expand partner capabilities, generate pipeline, accelerate opportunities, and help smaller partners grow their HPE Networking practices.
• Stay current on the HPE Networking portfolio and on industry trends such as AI-driven operations, automation, and cloud-managed networking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of networking systems engineering experience, ideally in a presales, sales engineering, or partner-facing role.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, or supporting enterprise campus, branch, and data center networks.
• A background in network deployment, professional services, or technical enablement is a strong plus. This role is a great fit for implementation engineers who are ready to move into presales.
• Experience supporting partners who sell into commercial and SLED (state, local, and education) customers is preferred.
• A history of running technical discovery, building solution designs, and delivering demos or proofs of concept.

Networking Skills

• Solid understanding of Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, including VLANs, spanning tree, link aggregation, OSPF, and BGPo.
• Enterprise wireless design experience, including RF fundamentals, site surveys, roaming, and Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7o.
• Network security and access control, including 802.1X, RADIUS, NAC (such as ClearPass), segmentation, and firewall concepts, plus familiarity with SASE and zero trust.
• Experience with cloud-managed networking and AI-driven operations platforms such as HPE Aruba Networking Central or Juniper Misto.
• Familiarity with the HPE Networking portfolio, including Aruba and Juniper switching, wireless, routing, and SD-WAN, is a strong plus.
• Exposure to data center fabrics such as EVPN-VXLAN is a plus.
• Basic scripting or automation experience (Python, REST APIs, Ansible) is nice to have.
• Able to size solutions, build accurate bills of materials, and write design documentation that partners can actually use.
• HPE Aruba Networking Associate level certification or higher.
• Juniper Networks JNCIA or higher, such as JNCIA-Junos or JNCIA-Mist.
• CCNA or higher.

Genuinely enjoys helping partners grow and measures success by how independent they become. Explains complex technology in plain language and adjusts to the audience, whether that's a seasoned network engineer or a sales rep who is new to networking. Writes clearly, presents well on camera, and keeps virtual sessions engaging. Understands how partners make money and ties technical recommendations to real customer outcomes. Works well remotely, manages a busy schedule across many partners, and follows through without needing reminders. Builds strong working relationships with Partner Account Managers, distributors, product specialists, and other HPE teams. Knows the competitive landscape well enough to have honest, credible conversations about where HPE Networking wins.

You’ll work with a wide range of partners, get to know the full HPE Networking portfolio, including Aruba and Juniper, and see how deals come together from the first conversation to the close.

HPE supports ongoing training and certification, and the experience you build here sets you up well for a future field Systems Engineer or other technical sales role.

Personal & Professional Development

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 have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

Job Level

Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level- 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%.

Equal Opportunity Statement

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.