VAST Data is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer – Federal (DOE) to join our growing Federal team.
This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.
"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes
VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.
Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history.
As a Senior Systems Engineer supporting the Department of Energy (DOE), you will act as a trusted technical advisor to national laboratories, research institutions, and federal integrators—guiding customers through architecture design, evaluation, and deployment of VAST’s data platform for mission-critical workloads.
You will work closely with Federal Account Executives, system integrators, and channel partners to drive adoption across HPC, AI/ML, scientific computing, energy research, and classified/unclassified environments.
The Role
- Support business development across DOE accounts, including national labs and affiliated research institutions.
- Work closely with Federal sales teams and channel partners to sell the VAST Data platform.
- Align technical sales activity with federal procurement and buying cycles.
- Manage customer relationships from initial engagement through (optional) proof of concept and post-sale expansion.
- Develop and deliver technical proposals and architectures aligned to DOE mission workloads.
- Prospect, penetrate, and support large, complex federal accounts.
- 5+ years of experience supporting the sale of enterprise storage or data platforms in large IT environments.
- Experience working with Federal customers, preferably DOE or national laboratory environments.
- Understanding of HPC, AI/ML, and large-scale unstructured data workloads.
- Experience delivering technical architecture and product presentations.
- Knowledge of virtualization, high-performance networking, and enterprise security.
- Ability to perform in an unstructured environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Positive energy, optimism, and vision.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience supporting the sale of enterprise storage or data platforms in large IT environments
- Experience working with Federal customers, preferably DOE or national laboratory environments
- Understanding of HPC, AI/ML, and large-scale unstructured data workloads
- Experience delivering technical architecture and product presentations
- Knowledge of virtualization, high-performance networking, and enterprise security
- Ability to perform in an unstructured environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Positive energy, optimism, and vision
VAST Data Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about VAST Data and has not been reviewed or approved by VAST Data.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision and life insurance are included, with several elements identified as employer-provided. Coverage aligns with what is commonly offered by high‑growth tech companies.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous or unlimited PTO alongside paid sick days and paid holidays, coupled with remote or work‑from‑home flexibility. This breadth supports taking time away when needed.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Company equity is a standard part of offers with a typical four‑year vest, and professional development support is available. Equity is positioned as a meaningful component of total compensation at a growth‑stage company.
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What We Do
Meet the data platform company for the AI era. Accelerating time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications, the VAST Data Platform delivers scalable performance, radically simple data management and enhanced productivity for the AI-powered world. Launched in 2019, VAST is the fastest-selling data infrastructure startup in history.
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