This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.
Who We Are:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
Job Description:
Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer – NYC Metro
Location (Remote): New York City Metro
About the Role
HPE Networking is transforming enterprise networking with AI-driven solutions that power modern campuses, branches, data centers, and cloud environments. We're looking for a customer-focused Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to support enterprise customers across the NYC Metro region.
In this role, you'll partner with Territory Managers to understand customer challenges, architect innovative networking solutions, deliver technical presentations and Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and help drive opportunities from qualification through successful deployment. This is an excellent opportunity for a consultative technical leader who enjoys solving complex customer problems while influencing strategic technology decisions.
What You'll Do
Partner with Territory Managers to identify, qualify, and advance enterprise sales opportunities.
Design and present networking solutions that align with customer business and technical requirements.
Lead technical discovery sessions, demonstrations, and customer Proof of Concepts (PoCs).
Develop solution architectures, proposals, and technical documentation.
Position HPE Networking solutions against competitive offerings by articulating business and technical value.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle, from opportunity identification through deal closure.
Collaborate with engineering, product teams, and channel partners to deliver successful customer outcomes.
Stay current on emerging networking technologies and industry trends.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.
8+ years of networking experience in a pre-sales, post-sales, consulting, or systems engineering role.
Strong expertise in enterprise networking technologies, including:
Routing & Switching
Wireless Networking
Network Security
SASE / SD-WAN
Data Center Networking
Network Management Platforms (on-premises and cloud)
Experience with network access security solutions such as Aruba ClearPass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE, or similar platforms.
Industry certifications such as HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Cisco, or equivalent are highly desirable.
Excellent customer-facing communication, presentation, and consultative selling skills.
Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for customers.
Experience supporting complex enterprise sales engagements in competitive environments.
Location & Travel
Must reside in or be willing to support customers throughout the NYC Metro region.
Ability to travel locally within the territory as needed for customer meetings, presentations, and Proof of Concepts.
If you're passionate about enterprise networking, enjoy working directly with customers, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.
What We Can Offer You:
Health & Wellbeing
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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Job:
SalesJob Level:
TCP_04"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 166,000 - 343,000 in New York
This range reflects the minimum to maximum combined base and target-level sales compensation that would be paid if the hire performs at 100% of their sales plan. Of that on-target pay amount, the mix of base salary and target-level sales compensation is 75%/25%."
Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years of networking experience in pre-sales, post-sales, consulting, or systems engineering roles
- Expertise in enterprise networking: Routing & Switching, Wireless, Network Security, SASE/SD-WAN, Data Center Networking, Network Management Platforms (on-prem and cloud)
- Experience with network access/security platforms such as Aruba ClearPass, Juniper Access Assurance, Cisco ISE, or similar
- Industry certifications (HPE/Aruba, Juniper, Cisco, or equivalent)
- Excellent customer-facing communication, presentation, and consultative selling skills
- Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for customers
- Experience supporting complex enterprise sales engagements in competitive environments
- Reside in or be willing to support customers throughout the NYC Metro region
- Ability to travel locally within the territory for customer meetings, presentations, and PoCs
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and has not been reviewed or approved by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave provides six months of fully paid time for all parents and includes options to return part-time for up to 36 months. Additional supports like backup childcare, fertility and adoption assistance reinforce a family-friendly package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness Fridays offer paid early-finish time each month alongside resources such as on-site gyms, mental health tools, and paid volunteer time. These programs emphasize balance and personal well-being.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% of base salary and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Retirement Transition Support enables part-time work for employees nearing retirement.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insights
What We Do
In 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, college friends turned business partners, started the original Silicon Valley startup in the space of a rented Palo Alto garage. Starting with audio oscillators, the friends built the foundation for a company that would grow to become a global leader in enterprise technology. More than 75 years later, our success is exemplified through our employees’ drive to advance ideas that bring meaningful innovations to life for our customers and partners around the globe. We are guided by our mission to help customers use technology to turn ideas into value, and empower them to transform industries, markets and lives. We simplify Hybrid IT, power the Intelligent Edge and provide the expertise to make it all happen.
