Systems Engineer

purestorage; United States; Remote; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Storage seeks a proactive Pre-sales Systems Engineer to drive technical strategy and adoption of enterprise data infrastructure in Malaysia. You will collaborate with Account Managers, partners, and customer executives to translate IT challenges into differentiated storage designs that accelerate revenue growth.

You will lead end-to-end evaluations, craft POCs, and deliver architectural briefings to leadership, while shaping roadmaps with feedback from field insights.

Qualifications

• Proven pre-sales track record in enterprise technology with RFP responses.
• Deep technical capability in storage (SAN/NAS/FC/iSCSI) and Linux.
• Strong knowledge of NFS, Ethernet/TCP-IP, and virtualization.
• Experience translating business needs into tailored storage solutions.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling for executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and system configurations with account teams.
• Translate customer goals into tailored solution designs with partners.
• Prepare RFI/RFP responses and benchmark testing highlighting performance and TCO.
• Deliver architectural presentations to customer leadership and inform engineering roadmap.

Skills

Storage architectures (SAN NAS FC iSCS

Linux

NFS file systems

Distributed networks (Ethernet TCP/IP)

Virtualization

RFP responses & pre-sales experience

Technical storytelling & presentations

Job description

Role overview

This pre-sales Systems Engineering role drives technical strategy and adoption of enterprise data infrastructure across high-value accounts in Malaysia. Working alongside Account Managers, alliance partners, and customer executives, the engineer translates complex IT challenges into differentiated storage and data platform designs that accelerate revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical evaluations, custom proof-of-concepts, and system configurations with Account Managers to secure technical wins and expand market share across enterprise accounts.
• Translate customer business goals and infrastructure pain points into tailored solution designs in collaboration with alliance and channel partners.
• Author comprehensive RFI and RFP responses and execute technical benchmark testing that highlights performance, scalability, and TCO advantages.
• Deliver architectural presentations to customer leadership and feed market trends and customer insights back into engineering roadmap discussions.

Requirements

• Proven pre-sales track record in enterprise technology environments, including RFP responses and complex technical sales cycles.
• Deep technical capability in storage architectures (SAN, NAS, FC, iSCSI), Linux, NFS file systems, and distributed network environments.
• Strong foundation across digital transformation, on-premises and cloud-native architectures, enterprise networking (Ethernet, TCP/IP, LAN), and virtualized computing.
• Superior presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain complex architectural concepts to both technical evaluators and executive decision-makers.
• Based in Malaysia and able to work primarily on-site from the Malaysia office, with flexibility for PTO, work travel, or approved leave.

Benefits and work setup

• Primarily in-office environment in Malaysia, with structured time off, wellness resources, and team events.