HPE
Presales Systems Engineer - HPE Networking (Northern California)
$166K–$343K
All, California, United States of America +5 · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Location
- All, California, United States of America
Cupertino, California, United States of America
Oakland, California
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Pleasanton, California, United States of America
Santa Clara, California, United States of America - Experience
- Minimum of 5+ years of technical professional, pre-sales/post-sales, work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering or related field OR significant experience in networking technical and pre-sales activities roles.
About the job
Provides pre-sales technical and consultative support for HPE Networking solutions, tailoring proposals and demonstrations to customer needs and helping drive opportunities to close.
What you'll do
- Develop technology roadmaps, solutions, and proposals aligned with customer business requirements.
- Lead customer Proof of Concept engagements and present HPE solutions and their business value.
- Partner with Territory Managers and HPE channel partners to qualify opportunities and support deal closure.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering or related field, or significant experience in networking technical and pre-sales activities roles.
- Minimum of 5+ years of technical professional, pre-sales/post-sales, work experience.
- Extensive networking experience including routing, switching, Wi-Fi, security, SASE and Network Management platforms, both on Premises and in Cloud.
- Experience in Network Access Security and creating solution sales offerings across product and service portfolios.
Nice to have
- Networking certifications such as Aruba (Professional), Juniper (JNCIE), Cisco (CCIE), etc.
- Experience with HPE Aruba Clearpass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE, Forescoute etc.
Pay
USD 166,000 - 343,000 annual salary; combined base and target-level sales compensation at 100% sales plan (base/target compensation mix 75%/25%).
Tools
routing, switching, Wi-Fi, SASE, Network Management platforms, HPE Aruba Clearpass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE
AI focus
Supports pre-sales for HPE Networking’s AI driven next-generation networking solutions; no specific AI development work is described.
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