HPE
Pre-Sales Systems Engineer - Higher Education and State Government (Sacramento/San Francisco, CA)
$166K–$343K
All, California, United States of America +4 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- All, California, United States of America
Fremont, California
San Jose, California
Sacramento, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America - Experience
- 5+ years in networking infrastructure.
About the job
Designs and positions HPE Networking solutions for higher education and state government customers, supporting sales teams through technical presentations, demos, solution design, and proofs of concept.
What you'll do
- Partner with sales teams to understand customer needs, design solutions, and deliver technical presentations and demos.
- Create customer-aligned architectures and proposals, and lead proof-of-concept activities.
- Build expertise across HPE Networking technologies and collaborate with internal teams and partners on solution positioning and adoption.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in networking infrastructure, with prior experience as a Network Systems Engineer or similar.
- Familiarity with network design principles and protocols.
- Prior experience with Juniper, Aruba, and Cisco networks.
- Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.
Nice to have
- Understanding of SLED and Enterprise environments and procurement processes.
- Background in higher education, state government, enterprise, or service provider industries; interest in network automation, AI-driven operations, and cloud-managed networking.
Pay
USD 166,000 - 343,000 annual total pay (combined base and target-level sales compensation at 100% sales plan; 75% base salary and 25% target-level sales compensation).
Tools
Aruba, ClearPass, Central, Juniper, Cisco
AI focus
Preferred interest in AI-driven operations.
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