Snr Systems Engineer, Public Sector, Defence and Defence Industrial Base (UK&I)

purestorage; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Wellness resources

Team events

Job summary

Pure Storage seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Public Sector, Defence and Defence Industrial Base team as a senior pre-sales partner to Account Executives and partners across the UK and Ireland. You will help government and defence customers understand how our storage and data platform solve mission-critical challenges from discovery to close.

This highly collaborative, customer-facing role requires strong storage fundamentals, a consultative mindset, and the confidence to engage

Qualifications

• 10+ years in pre-sales, systems engineering or similar client-facing technical role with public sector/defence exposure.
• Strong storage and infrastructure fundamentals; storage experience preferred.
• Knowledge of block, file and object storage and related technologies (FC, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, virtualization).
• Familiarity with UK government procurement frameworks and security considerations is valuable.
• Ability to lead discovery and engage with senior customers, prospects and partners.
• Experience working with channel partners and defence primes is highly valuable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives on public sector and defence opportunities, guiding discovery and shaping solutions.
• Lead senior technical discussions, mentor other SEs, and provide technical direction.
• Translate requirements into architectures, proposals, sizing, quotes, and concepts.
• Run presentations, demos, workshops, and follow-up sessions remotely or on-site across the UK and Ireland.
• Enable and coach channel partners through workshops to position solutions in the public sector and defence markets.
• Validate technical fit across storage architectures and security requirements for government and defence environments.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver a strong buying experience for public sector stakeholders.
• Participate in training, pipeline reviews, and knowledge sharing on public sector procurement.

Skills

Pre-sales

Systems engineering

Solution architecture

Public sector

Defence

Tools

VMware

Job description

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Public Sector, Defence and Defence Industrial Base team as a trusted senior technical pre-sales partner to our Account Executives and channel partners across the UK and Ireland. In this role, you will help government departments, defence customers, and defence industrial base partners understand how our storage and data platform solutions solve mission critical business and technical challenges, and you will play a key part in advancing opportunities from discovery through technical validation and close.

This is a highly collaborative, customer facing role for a senior technical professional with strong storage fundamentals, a consultative mindset, and the confidence to engage in technical conversations with senior stakeholders across government, defence, and industry. A meaningful part of the role is also enabling partner SEs so they can independently position and scale our solutions across the public sector and defence market.

This role is remote based. There is an expectation that you will travel regularly across the UK and Ireland to meet customers and partners in person, including on-site visits to government, defence, and defence industrial base locations as required.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Partner closely with Account Executives on public sector and defence opportunities, joining discovery conversations, territory planning, shaping solution direction, and helping move deals forward through the funnel.
• Act as a senior technical lead within a pool of SEs supporting the Public Sector, Defence and Defence Industrial Base business, providing mentorship and technical direction to less experienced colleagues.
• Translate customer requirements, including those with specific government and defence security, accreditation, and compliance considerations, into clear technical architectures, proposals, sizing, quotes, and solution concepts that build confidence and accelerate decision making.
• Run technical presentations, demos, workshops, and follow-up sessions for government departments, defence customers, and defence industrial base primes and SMEs, both remotely and on-site across the UK and Ireland.
• Enable and coach channel partner SEs through workshops, bootcamps, and joint customer engagement so partners can better position and scale solutions across the public sector and defence market.
• Validate technical fit for opportunities, including storage architecture, protocols, virtualisation environments, and broader infrastructure considerations, with attention to the security and resilience requirements common in government and defence environments.
• Collaborate across Systems Engineering, Sales, Partners, Support, Product, and other internal teams to solve customer challenges and deliver a strong buying experience for public sector and defence stakeholders.
• Participate in internal training, pipeline reviews, technical enablement, and ongoing knowledge sharing across the team, including sharing domain expertise on public sector and defence procurement and requirements.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 10+ years of relevant experience in pre-sales, systems engineering, solution architecture, or a similar customer facing technical role in the technology industry, ideally including experience with public sector, defence, or defence industrial base customers.
• Strong grounding in storage and infrastructure fundamentals; storage experience is strongly preferred, and post-sales experience can also be relevant if paired with customer facing commercial capability.
• Good understanding of block, file, and object storage, along with related technologies such as FC, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, virtualisation, and VMware-style environments.
• Familiarity with UK government and defence procurement frameworks (such as G-Cloud and Crown Commercial Service frameworks), security classifications, and accreditation processes is highly valuable.
• Ability to lead consultative technical discovery and engage confidently with senior customers, prospects, and partners across government, defence, and industry in both business and technical conversations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly and credibly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior government and defence stakeholders.
• A collaborative, curious, and proactive working style, with a willingness to learn quickly, excellent technical discovery and qualification skills, and the confidence to ask questions when needed.
• Experience working with or through channel partners and defence industrial base primes and SMEs is highly valuable, as partner enablement is a significant part of the role.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Completed enhanced UK Government security vetting required.
• Note: this role can be based remotely anywhere in the UK. Regular travel across the UK to be on-site with customers and partners should be expected as a core part of the role.

#LI-REMOTE

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

Join us and bring your best.

Bring your bold.

Pure and simple.