Pure Storage
Technical Leader & CTO, National Security
$172K–$258K
Remote, Maryland +5 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- Remote, Maryland
Remote, Virginia
Remote, Washington D.C.
Maryland, United States
Virginia, United States
Washington, D.C., United States - Experience
- 8+ years of management experience and 10+ years of relevant sales-support experience.
- Education
- BS in CS, EE or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience
About the job
Leads and develops federal pre-sales Systems Engineers while guiding technical sales strategy and customer solutions for National Security agencies and the Defense Industrial Base.
What you'll do
- Develop and lead the Systems Engineering team, emphasizing coaching, people development, and operational excellence.
- Set and execute technical sales strategy, serving as the territory’s lead technical officer and supporting customer outcomes.
- Guide the team in translating customer needs into solutions, responding to RFI/RFPs, and validating interoperability, functionality, and performance.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of management experience leading high-performing Sales Engineers selling into US Federal and Intelligence accounts.
- 10+ years supporting sales of storage, networking, or systems solutions to large accounts and data centers.
- Deep understanding of US Government IT architecture, including multi-tier client/server and web-based solutions; knowledge of storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN), cloud-native and on-premises systems, public cloud, provisioning automation, containers, VMware, and networking.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
Pay
$171,500 — $257,600 USD (annual base salary)
Tools
FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN, VMWare, Ethernet, TCP/IP
AI focus
Leads customer-facing solutions involving AI-driven data solutions.
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