Federal Presales System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Deliver pre-sales technical leadership to key Federal/National Security clients.

• Design and promote secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data centers, and mission-critical settings.

• Lead presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept sessions for customers.

• Collaborate with Account Managers to identify opportunities and guide technical strategy to closure.

• Establish trusted-advisor relationships with stakeholders in secure environments.

• Convert customer needs into scalable HPE Networking solutions.

• Work together with engineering, services, channel, and sales teams to implement solutions.

• Keep up-to-date with competitive knowledge of networking vendors and market trends.

• Assist in account planning, pipeline development, and long-term territory growth.

• Travel to customer sites as required by business needs.

• Act as a technical advisor on advanced networking architectures and network modernization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• An active TS/SCI security clearance is required at the time of hire.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking.

• At least 3 years of experience working with Federal, DoD, IC, or classified clients.

• CI Poly is preferred.

• Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.

• Proficiency in routing, switching, security, and data center networking.

• Strong understanding of enterprise, WAN, data center, and service provider networking architectures.

• Familiarity with BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, Segment Routing, multicast, and network automation frameworks.

• Experience in designing, positioning, and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking solutions.

• Capability to discuss networking design, resiliency, scalability, segmentation, and security best practices.

• Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation abilities.

• Knowledge of HPE, Juniper, Cisco, or similar technologies.

• Experience in supporting campus, branch, data center, WAN, cloud connectivity, and mission-critical environments.

• A Bachelor's degree is preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

• Ability to quickly adapt and work independently.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

• Opportunities for personal and professional development.

• Flexible work arrangements to balance work and personal commitments.

• Remote/teleworker work options available.

• Accessibility accommodations provided during the application or interview process.