Presales System Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Deliver pre-sales technical guidance for key Federal/National Security clients

• Design and promote secure networking solutions across campus, WAN, data center, and critical mission environments

• Facilitate customer presentations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept sessions

• Collaborate with Account Managers to assess opportunities and steer technical strategy to closure

• Cultivate trusted-advisor relationships with customer stakeholders in highly secure settings

• Convert customer needs into scalable HPE Networking solutions

• Work in partnership with engineering, services, channel, and sales teams

• Stay informed about competitive networking vendors and market trends

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

• Travel to customer sites as business requirements dictate

• Act as a technical consultant on advanced networking architectures and modernization projects

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory

• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required at the time of hiring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pre-sales, systems engineering, or networking

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

• CI Poly clearance is preferred

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time

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

• Solid 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

• Ability to discuss best practices in networking design, resiliency, scalability, segmentation, and security

• Strong communication and presentation skills in customer-facing scenarios

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

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

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

• Capability to work independently and quickly adapt

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that promote physical, financial, and emotional well-being

• Opportunities for personal and professional development

• Flexible arrangements to manage work and personal needs

• An inclusive workplace environment

• Options for remote or teleworker arrangements

• Target-level sales compensation included in the stated total compensation range