HPE
Senior Presale Systems Engineer - CA
$172K–$355K
All, California, United States of America +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- All, California, United States of America
All, Virginia, United States of America - Experience
- Significant experience required; no number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
About the job
Provides senior customer-facing presales leadership for Federal Civilian Agency networking opportunities, designing and presenting architectures across campus, branch, WAN, security, and access control.
What you'll do
- Lead customer discovery and translate requirements into solution architectures and roadmaps; support opportunities from discovery through close.
- Create and deliver technical proposals, presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements.
- Advise customers and internal teams on networking solutions, competitive positioning, and alignment to customer outcomes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Significant presales systems engineering, solution consulting, or related customer-facing experience in enterprise or cloud-focused environments.
- Deep experience in campus and branch networking, including wired, wireless, WAN, security, and network access control.
- Strong Juniper Junos and Mist experience; willingness and ability to travel primarily throughout the United States.
Nice to have
- API knowledge; SRX knowledge is highly desirable, or knowledge with DMVPN, ADVPN, or GroupVPN.
- Direct hands-on experience with data center and/or WAN technologies; experience with HPE Aruba ClearPass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE, or similar platforms.
Pay
USD 172,000 - 355,000 annual combined base and target-level sales compensation (75%/25% mix), in California; not specified as total pay.
Tools
Juniper Junos, Mist, SRX, DMVPN, ADVPN, GroupVPN, HPE Aruba ClearPass, Juniper Access Assurance
AI focus
No specific AI work stated; the posting describes HPE Networking solutions as AI-driven.
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