HPE
Senior Distinguished Technologist – Pre-Sales AI & Data Center Networking
$258K–$624K
All, Texas, United States of America +5 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- All, Texas, United States of America
San Jose, California
Westford, Massachusetts
Raleigh, North Carolina
All, New York, United States of America
Spring, Texas, United States of America - Experience
- 20+ years in each of the two experience areas specified; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Leads technical architecture and pre-sales solution design for global AI/ML, data center, hyperscale, and WAN networking opportunities.
What you'll do
- Translate customer needs into scalable networking architectures; lead solution design and coordinate specialist and product-team input.
- Deliver demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations, and influence solution validation through initial execution.
- Develop architecture playbooks and enablement materials, mentor teams, and engage customers and partners on emerging networking challenges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
- 20+ years of technical experience in network infrastructure architecture, design, and solution consulting for large-scale AI, cloud data center, and hyperscale networking; 20+ years of industry experience with JunOS, EOS, IOS, and hyperscale network architecture frameworks.
- JNCIE or equivalent certification; deep hands-on networking expertise and SME-level knowledge of x86 virtualization technologies.
- Proven complex pre-sales experience, customer-facing communication and presentation skills, programming/scripting experience, and willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel on short notice.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Experience with industry thought leadership and standards bodies such as OCP, IETF, UEC, and IEEE.
Pay
USD 293,000 - 587,000 (Massachusetts; combined base and target-level sales compensation) ; USD 293,000 - 624,000 (California & New York; combined base and target-level sales compensation) ; USD 257,500 - 624,000 (North Carolina & Texas; combined base and target-level sales compensation)
Tools
JunOS, EOS, IOS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, MP-BGP, Apstra, Paragon
AI focus
Architects AI/ML networking infrastructure and solutions for AI workloads and environments.
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