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ITSM serves as a trusted technical advisor and partner to the sales organization, helping prospective and existing customers evaluate and adopt SolarWinds IT Service Management solutions, including SolarWinds Service Desk (SWSD) and Web Help Desk (WHD). This role combines technical expertise, business acumen, and strong communication skills to demonstrate how SolarWinds solutions address customer challenges and deliver measurable business value.
The Solution Engineer partners closely with Account Executives, Customer Success, Product Management, and other cross-functional teams to drive revenue growth, support customer success, and provide market feedback. Success in this role requires a consultative approach, the ability to understand customer business objectives, and the technical skills to architect and demonstrate effective solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales teams throughout the customer lifecycle to support new business, expansion, and renewal opportunities.
- Conduct discovery sessions to understand customer business objectives, operational challenges, technical requirements, and success criteria.
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations of SolarWinds Service Desk and Web Help Desk tailored to customer use cases and business outcomes.
- Design and support proof-of-concept (POC) and trial engagements, enabling customers to validate solution value through guided evaluation.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on IT Service Management best practices, workflows, automation, service delivery, and operational maturity.
- Develop technical strategies and solution recommendations that align with customer business goals.
- Respond to technical questions, RFPs, RFIs, security questionnaires, and competitive evaluations.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, and Support teams to advocate for customer requirements and improve product offerings.
- Maintain awareness of industry trends, market developments, competitive positioning, and emerging technologies within ITSM and Enterprise Service Management.
- Support enablement initiatives, internal training, partner activities, and field marketing programs as needed.
- Provide feedback to internal stakeholders on customer requirements, market opportunities, and competitive dynamics.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of experience in Solution Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, IT Operations, IT Service Management, or a related technical customer-facing role.
- Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM), service desk operations, or enterprise software solutions.
- Strong presentation and demonstration skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
- Excellent discovery, problem-solving, and consultative selling skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and business outcomes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to travel as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ITSM platforms such as SolarWinds Service Desk, ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Freshservice, ManageEngine, BMC, Ivanti/Cherwell, or similar solutions.
- Knowledge of ITIL frameworks and service management best practices.
- ITIL certification preferred.
- Experience with SaaS platforms, cloud technologies, APIs, integrations, and workflow automation.
- Experience supporting enterprise software sales cycles and proof-of-concept engagements.
- Familiarity with identity management, asset management, enterprise workflows, and service delivery operations.
Key Competencies
- Customer Focus
- Technical Discovery
- Consultative Selling
- Technical Storytelling
- Demonstration Excellence
- Business Acumen
- Problem Solving
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Strategic Thinking
- Relationship Building
Success Measures
Success in this role will be measured through contribution to sales outcomes, customer satisfaction, technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive successful customer evaluations and business value realization.
SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
All applications are treated in accordance with the SolarWinds Privacy Notice: https://www.solarwinds.com/applicant-privacy-notice
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience in Solution Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, IT Operations, IT Service Management, or a related technical customer-facing role
- Experience with IT Service Management, service desk operations, or enterprise software solutions
- Strong presentation and product demonstration skills for technical and business audiences
- Discovery, problem-solving, and consultative selling skills
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and business outcomes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to travel as required
- Experience with ITSM platforms such as SolarWinds Service Desk, ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Freshservice, ManageEngine, BMC, Ivanti/Cherwell, or similar
- Knowledge of ITIL frameworks and service management best practices
- ITIL certification
- Experience with SaaS platforms, cloud technologies, APIs, integrations, and workflow automation
- Experience supporting enterprise software sales cycles and proof-of-concept engagements
- Familiarity with identity management, asset management, enterprise workflows, and service delivery operations
SolarWinds Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SolarWinds and has not been reviewed or approved by SolarWinds.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, with some locations covering healthcare, dental, and vision at 100% and generally well-regarded plan quality. Feedback suggests wellness resources, counseling, and fitness reimbursements further strengthen the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and a sabbatical after five years are part of the package. Feedback suggests global parental leave minimums add meaningful family support to the overall time-off mix.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation is considered solid by many, with consistent raises noted alongside base pay. Feedback suggests bonuses and structured increases contribute to a sense of ongoing pay growth.
SolarWinds Insights
What We Do
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. Our products give organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—the power to monitor and manage their IT services, infrastructures, and applications; whether on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid models. We continuously engage with technology professionals—IT service and operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed services providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures and applications. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK® community, allow us to solve well-understood IT management challenges in the ways technology professionals want them solved. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for network and IT service management, application performance, and managed services.
