Presales Systems Engineer III

Role Overview

• Provide pre-sales technical leadership for strategic Federal / National Security customers
• Design and position secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data center, and mission-critical environments
• Lead customer presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof of concept engagements
• Partner with Account Managers to qualify opportunities and drive technical strategy through closure
• Build trusted advisor relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure environments
• Translate customer requirements into scalable HPE Networking solutions
• Collaborate with internal engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to deliver winning solutions
• Maintain strong competitive knowledge of networking vendors and market trends
• Support account planning, pipeline development, and long-term territory growth
• Travel to customer locations as business needs require

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience considered
• 5+ years of pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking experience
• Prior Federal, DoD, IC, or classified customer experience required
• Candidate must possess active TS/SCI clearance; CI Poly preferred
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Ability to travel approximately 10–25%
• Expertise in routing, switching, wireless, security, and data center networking
• Strong customer-facing communication and executive presentation skills

Tech Stack

• Switching
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive suite of benefits for physical, financial and emotional wellbeing
• Personal & Professional Development: Specific programs to help reach career goals
• Unconditional Inclusion: Flexible work arrangements and embracing individual uniqueness