Sr Systems Engineer - Federal/DOD (Remote: DC/MD/VA)

Protection Game; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 185,000 - 344,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental health support

401(k) with company matching

Parental leave

Job summary

Veeam Software is seeking a Senior Enterprise Pre‑Sales Systems Engineer to act as a trusted technical advisor for large organizations facing data resilience and cyber recovery challenges.

You will translate business risk into architecture and architecture into measurable outcomes while engaging with both technical practitioners and executives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in pre‑sales engineering, solutions architecture, or senior technical leadership within enterprise IT environments within DoD/DoD programs (a must).
• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and managing virtualized environments at enterprise scale (VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, or Nutanix AHV).
• Experience with enterprise storage systems (SAN, NAS, object storage) and backup appliances in production environments.
• Experience working with data protection, cyber resilience, or enterprise infrastructure vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex enterprise pre‑sales engagements end‑to‑end, including discovery, solution design, architecture validation, competitive differentiation, and technical closure.
• Own the technical relationship throughout the sales cycle with engineering and architecture stakeholders on strategic accounts.
• Translate customer objectives, risk posture, and compliance requirements into secure, scalable architectures.
• Travel 50‑75%.
• Deliver high‑impact technical demonstrations and executive presentations linking Veeam capabilities to business value and cyber risk reduction.
• Design, manage, and execute POCs aligned to customer success criteria and measurable exit conditions.
• Collaborate with account executives, channel partners, product management, and engineering to influence solution architecture and roadmap direction.
• Mentor and support less experienced SE team members.

Skills

Enterprise pre-sales leadership

Executive engagement

Solution architecture

Technical storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking

Mentoring

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Nutanix AHV

SAN/NAS/storage

Backup appliances

Windows Server

Linux

Job description

Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, specializing in helping organizations ensure their data and AI are fully understood, secured, and resilient to enable the acceleration of safe AI at scale. As the market leader in both data resilience and data security posture management, Veeam is built for the convergence of identity, data, security, and AI risk. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, who trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Join us as we go fearlessly forward together, growing, learning, and making a real impact for some of the world’s biggest brands.

About The Role

As a Senior Enterprise Pre-Sales Systems Engineer at Veeam, you will serve as a trusted technical and strategic advisor to some of the world’s largest organizations facing complex data resilience and cyber recovery challenges. You will engage deeply with both technical practitioners and executive stakeholders — translating business risk into architecture, and architecture into outcomes.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role that blends deep hands‑on technical expertise with executive-level influence. You will be at the center of Veeam’s enterprise growth — designing secure, resilient, and future‑ready architectures across hybrid, multi‑cloud, and SaaS environments, and driving measurable business outcomes for the world’s most demanding customers.

Location

• Due to business need, candidates need to reside in the DC/MD/VA area**

What You’ll Do

Pre-Sales Leadership

• Lead complex enterprise pre‑sales engagements end‑to‑end, including discovery, solution design, architecture validation, competitive differentiation, and technical closure.
• Own the technical relationship throughout the sales cycle, acting as the primary point of contact for engineering and architecture stakeholders on strategic accounts.
• Translate customer business objectives, risk posture, and compliance requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient technical architectures.
• Travel requirement 50-75%

Technical Demonstrations & Executive Engagement

• Deliver high‑impact technical demonstrations, workshops, and executive‑level presentations that connect Veeam’s capabilities to business value and cyber risk reduction.
• Present confidently to C-level executives, CISOs, and senior IT leadership — adapting technical depth to match audience sophistication without losing substance.
• Develop and deliver compelling narratives that position Veeam as the strategic data resilience platform of choice across competitive displacement and greenfield opportunities.

Proof of Concept Design & Execution

• Design, manage, and execute proof‑of‑concepts (POCs) that are tightly aligned to customer success criteria, operational realities, and measurable exit conditions.
• Build and configure representative lab environments — including virtualized infrastructure, backup repositories, cloud integration, and application protection — to demonstrate real‑world capabilities under customer‑representative conditions.
• Document POC findings, architecture decisions, and business outcomes in executive‑ready format to accelerate technical closure.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with account executives, channel partners, product management, and engineering to influence solution architecture, roadmap direction, and customer outcomes.
• Serve as a field feedback loop — capturing competitive intelligence, customer requirements, and technical objections and channeling them into product and go‑to‑market strategy.
• Mentor and support less experienced SE team members, contributing to technical enablement and team capability development.

What You’ll Bring

Experience & Background

• 10+ years of experience in pre‑sales engineering, solutions architecture, or senior technical leadership within enterprise IT environments within DoD/DoD programs (a must)!
• Proven track record leading complex, multi‑stakeholder enterprise sales cycles including discovery, solution design, POC execution, and executive engagement through to close.
• Hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and managing virtual environments — including VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, or Nutanix AHV — at enterprise scale. Candidates must have direct experience standing up and operating virtualized infrastructure, not just familiarity.
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise storage systems, including SAN, NAS, object storage, and backup appliances in production environments.
• Background working with or alongside data protection, cyber resilience, or enterprise infrastructure vendors.

Technical Depth

• Strong foundational knowledge across data resilience, infrastructure platforms, cloud services, networking, and security — with the ability to go deep on architecture when the conversation demands it.
• Solid understanding of data security, privacy, governance, and regulatory considerations relevant to enterprise customers, including frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and sector‑specific requirements.
• Foundational understanding of AI, machine learning, and large language models (LLMs), with the ability to clearly articulate how trusted, resilient, and governed data underpins enterprise AI initiatives and responsible AI adoption.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Windows Server and Linux operating systems in enterprise deployments, including configuration, administration, and troubleshooting.

Communication & Influence

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills — equally effective in a whiteboard architecture session with a lead architect and a strategic business review with a CIO.
• Ability to construct and deliver a compelling technical narrative that connects infrastructure decisions to business outcomes, cyber risk reduction, and competitive differentiation.
• Strong written communication skills for producing architecture documents, POC reports, and executive business case materials.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with public cloud platforms — AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud — including cloud‑native backup, storage, and disaster recovery architectures.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and cloud‑native data protection platforms such as Kasten K10.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 environments and SaaS data protection considerations including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive.
• Exposure to zero trust architecture frameworks and their application to data protection and cyber resilience design.
• Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, REST APIs) for infrastructure automation and backup workflow integration.

Why This Role

• Direct influence on mission‑critical data resilience and cyber recovery architecture for some of the world’s largest enterprises.
• High visibility with executive stakeholders — inside customer organizations and within Veeam leadership.
• Collaboration with an experienced team of engineers, architects, product leaders, and enterprise sales professionals at the top of their craft.
• A fast‑paced, innovative culture that rewards curiosity, autonomy, and the drive to continuously raise the bar.
• The opportunity to shape the future of data resilience across hybrid, multi‑cloud, and SaaS ecosystems at a company that is defining the category.

What You’ll Get

• Unlimited paid time off, 12 paid holidays including 4 global VeeaMe Days for self‑care and 24 paid volunteer hours annually through Veeam Cares
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents, 16 weeks for birthing parents
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your first day
• Mental health support, therapy sessions, and digital wellness tools via our Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support through Maven, plus paid volunteer time
• AirVet: 24/7 virtual veterinary care at no cost
• Legal services, identity protection, and supplemental health insurance options
• Tax‑advantaged spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
• Opportunities to learn and grow through on-demand libraries (LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly), mentoring, workshops, and learning events like our annual Global Day of Learning

Compensation Transparency

Veeam is committed to pay transparency and equitable compensation. For this role, the compensation range below reflects the expected total target compensation (TTC), inclusive of base pay and a competitive performance-based bonus. For roles with a commission plan, the compensation range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), which includes base salary plus variable commission. When determining compensation, Veeam takes into consideration factors such as experience, education, skills, and geographic zone. Offers are typically made below the midpoint of the range.

In addition to compensation, Veeam provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement plans, and unlimited time off.

U.S. Geographic Zones & Compensation Ranges (TTC / OTE)

• Zone 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City Boroughs
• $202,000—$375,100 USD
• Zone 2: Washington, California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area)
• $185,100—$343,800 USD
• Zone 3: Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, New York (excluding NYC boroughs); Sales roles located in Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona
• $168,300—$312,600 USD
• Zone 4: All other US locations
• $146,400—$271,900 USD

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