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HPE

SLED Sales Engineer Central Texas

$175K–$412K

Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026

Experience
Significant experience in enterprise networking, solution architecture, and technical presales; no number of years specified.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Leads technical sales strategy and designs HPE Networking solutions for State, Local Government, and Education customers in the Greater Austin area.

What you'll do

  • Advise SLED customers and lead discovery, workshops, executive briefings, and complex technical opportunities.
  • Architect and present networking solutions, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and business value proposals throughout the sales cycle.
  • Mentor sales engineering peers and collaborate with account teams, partners, and delivery organizations to support customer outcomes and revenue growth.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Significant experience in enterprise networking, solution architecture, and technical presales.
  • Strong expertise in LAN, WLAN, routing, switching, network security, and network management technologies.
  • Ability to lead complex technical sales opportunities and present strategies and business value to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting SLED customers and knowledge of public-sector procurement, funding, contracts, or compliance.
  • Experience with HPE Aruba Networking, Juniper Networks, or comparable solutions; advanced certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, CWNE, or CISSP.

Pay

USD 175,000 - 411,500 annual combined base and target-level sales compensation (75%/25% mix; paid at 100% sales plan).

Tools

HPE Networking, LAN, WLAN, routing, switching, network security, network management, SD-WAN

AI focus

The role positions AI-enabled network operations solutions and includes experience with them as a preferred qualification.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)