Onsite Edge-to-Cloud Networking Presales Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in South Africa is seeking a Consulting Systems Engineer focused on networking solutions. You will provide technical leadership, design end-to-end network designs, and support deal pursuits with partners and customers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales teams to build pipelines, deliver value propositions, and mentor junior colleagues in a dynamic, onsite client-facing environment.

Qualifications

• First-level university degree or equivalent technical qualifications.
• Technical experience in IT with a focus on networking solutions.
• 3–5 years' experience in network technologies.
• English and French speaking is desired.

Responsibilities

• Applies knowledge of the unstructured data market and technology and HPE Networking portfolio, articulating proposals, and ensuring customer's business and technical needs are being met.
• Contributes to industry developments through contributions at conferences, industry events, and utilizing social media.
• Designs network solutions aligned to customer's business requirements, leveraging their knowledge and the customer's technical environment.
• Participates in the account's business planning processes.
• Collaborates proactively with account team leadership to develop and communicate key value propositions, negotiation points, and identify overlooked opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Proactively contribute to the building of pipeline by identifying opportunities within the territory.
• Documents ongoing work throughout the sales cycle using specific tools and resources and sharing best practices with peers and partners to collaborate more effectively.
• Proactively shares knowledge with peers and helps develop more junior team members.

Skills

Consultative selling

Value selling

Networking knowledge

Education

First-level university degree

Advanced technology degree preferred

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in South Africa is seeking a Consulting Systems Engineer focused on networking solutions. You will provide technical leadership, design end-to-end network designs, and support deal pursuits with partners and customers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales teams to build pipelines, deliver value propositions, and mentor junior colleagues in a dynamic, onsite client-facing environment.