You won’t just join a company at Druva, you’ll help shape the future of data security at the moment it matters most. We are building a modern standard with our cloud-native solutions, designed to simplify the toughest challenges in cyber resilience for our customers. As the pioneer and market leader in fully managed SaaS data protection, we help organizations secure and recover their data from ransomware, cyberattacks, and operational disruptions without the complexity, cost, or risk of legacy infrastructure.
Our momentum is backed by the market: Druva was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms, a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Cyber-Recovery, and a Leader & Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar. Even better, customers validate that leadership every day through strong Gartner Peer Insights ratings, standout Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and top willingness-to-recommend results.
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The Role & The Team
Druva is looking to hire a Senior Dell Alliances Sales Engineer supporting the Americas region that would be the technical lead for advancing innovation, growth, and scale of Druva and Dell relationships. This position is a key technical advisor responsible for Druva's strategic technology relationship with Dell and will work closely with the Druva’s Dell Alliance Managers to develop and execute on comprehensive and innovative business plans. The ideal candidate is a Data Protection expert and demonstrates competence in SaaS technologies, strategic planning, solution development, technical enablement, and process management. This candidate has a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, products, and technical challenges. Flexibility in your current skill set and a demonstrable eagerness to learn new things are key criteria to any candidates for this position. You will work in a team of individual contributors who are empowered to make decisions and run their day-to-day business.
What You Will Do:
- Drive new and incremental revenue through increased Dell PowerProtect Backup Services (PPBS) revenue through the strategic partnerships
- Build and manage the technical relationships with the Dell team
- Assist Dell with prospects and customers interested in adopting the PowerProtect Backup Services products
- Promote selling of PowerProtect Backup Services based on value propositions, competitive differentiators, and advantages
- Provide oversight, guidance, and assistance during the partners sales process to ensure mutual success
- Lead technical discussions with Dell partners on the value PPBS can provide to their clients
- Develop and execute enablement plans with joint executive support and budgets
- Gather, track, and translate Dell feedback and help steer the Druva product roadmap
- Develop domain expertise and thought leadership regarding Dell’s current areas of focus as well as in new areas for expansion
- Define and deliver formal and informal technical training sessions for Dell resources
- Establish and maintain technical expertise on current and developing PPBS products and technology
- Execute business initiatives to produce new and incremental revenue streams
- Help develop PPBS collateral material in cooperation with sales and marketing
- Maintain field level relationships with Dell to ensure effective positioning of PPBS solutions
- Create technical content to show Dell how to implement specific use cases or best practices for new technologies
- Prepare partner demos and proof of concepts to demonstrate various use cases for the PPBS Platform
- Distill and communicate customer needs and product feedback to Product Management, Engineering, Marketing and Sales
What We Are Looking For:
- 8+ years in technical / customer-facing roles with at least 3+ years as a Sales Engineer
- 3+ years of experience in a pre-sales role working with enterprise software solutions (Backup and SaaS experience a plus)
- Experience with Active Directory, SSO Tools, SCCM/Casper Deployment tools, Virtual environments (VMWare, Hyper-V), Storage Technologies (SAN/NAS)
- Knowledge of Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Bandwidth Management, Firewalls), Cloud Technologies using AWS/Azure.
- Fast Learner in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
- Results-oriented with the ability to prioritize activities, plan and organized to meet commitments
- Excellent presentation, communication (verbal & written), and relationship building skills, across all levels of management including negotiations and risk abatement
- Experience with a SaaS company or demonstrable deep knowledge of SaaS practices
- Travel up to 25-50%
Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of enterprise server backup technology
- Competence with competitive data protection platforms and services
- Knowledge and practical experience with VMware & Hyper-V administration
- Backup & Restore of file systems and data bases
- Exposure to AWS services - mainly EC2, S3, IAM & VPC.
- Understanding of project management methodologies and processes
- Understanding of Network Technologies and protocols – TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS, switches, firewalls, routers
Innovation is how we operate, not a side project. You’ll work in a culture that values bold thinking and continuous improvement, where global teams experiment, iterate, and turn new ideas into products customers can rely on.
If you’re looking for high-ownership work, visible impact, and a culture that values innovation, collaboration, accountability, and growth—where you’ll be trusted to lead and empowered to build—you’ll thrive at Druva.
What We OfferThe pay range for this position is expected to be between $176,000 and $235,333/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized, non-discriminatory factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, and equity. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health and wellness benefits, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years in technical/customer-facing roles with at least 3+ years as a Sales Engineer
- 3+ years in a pre-sales role working with enterprise software solutions
- Backup and SaaS experience
- Strong knowledge of enterprise server backup technology
- Competence with competitive data protection platforms and services
- Experience with Active Directory and SSO tools
- Experience with SCCM/Casper deployment tools
- Knowledge and practical experience with VMware and Hyper-V administration
- Experience with Storage Technologies (SAN/NAS)
- Knowledge of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, switches, routers, firewalls, bandwidth management)
- Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS/Azure) and AWS services EC2, S3, IAM, VPC
- Backup and restore of file systems and databases
- Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills across management levels
- Understanding of project management methodologies and processes
- Ability to travel up to 25-50%
Druva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Druva and has not been reviewed or approved by Druva.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many U.S. sales and select senior product/engineering roles, with on‑target earnings and totals aligning well to peer SaaS ranges. Feedback suggests employees in these pockets often view their packages as fair and solid.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental/vision, and mental‑health programs for employees and families. Many signals point to healthcare being a strong component of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity, paternity, adoption, and family medical leave are offered alongside financial support for fertility and adoption. These family‑building benefits broaden total rewards beyond cash compensation.
Druva Insights
What We Do
Druva delivers data protection and management for the cloud era. Druva Cloud Platform is built on AWS and offered as-a-Service; customers drive down costs by over 50 percent by freeing themselves from the burden of unnecessary hardware, capacity planning, and software management.
Why Work With Us
We are the leader in cloud data protection and cloud is the way of the future! With over $300M in funding and our Pre-IPO status, it is the perfect time to jump on board. Two of our company values are "challenger mentality" and "one team". We truly believe in the impact we can make together and we are not afraid to push the status quo.
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