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Sr Pre-Sales Engineer-Network
$190K–$300K
Nashville, Tennessee +5 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
Charlotte, North Carolina
Madison, Wisconsin
Richmond, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
Atlanta, Georgia - Experience
- Pre-sales and data center experience required; no years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Leads network pre-sales solution design and customer engagements, partnering with sales teams to architect, position, and support network and network security solutions.
What you'll do
- Design and architect network solutions, and advise or consult for clients.
- Support sales campaigns by qualifying opportunities, developing proposals and configurations, and presenting solution value to customers.
- Coordinate the network infrastructure team and maintain technical and sales relationships with vendors and partners.
What they ask for
- Deep understanding of campus wired and wireless technologies, with strong network infrastructure, wireless, and Campus/LAN skills.
- Pre-sales and data center experience; experience as a technical lead in a pre-sales campaign.
- Experience or willingness to learn network and system/access design with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or other cloud services.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or equivalent; strong communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Cisco certifications are highly recommended; wireless certifications are highly looked upon.
- Datacenter and cloud networking, VMware NSX, Arista, automation, F5/NetScaler, and SASE knowledge.
Pay
USD 190,000–300,000 per-year-salary; OTE including base salary and any applicable target bonus amount.
Tools
Cisco, Cisco Nexus, Palo Alto, Fortinet, VMware NSX, Arista, F5, Amazon AWS
AI focus
AI may support application and resume review, response assessment, and interview recording, transcription, or summarization. Candidates may opt out; hiring decisions are made by humans.
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