Pre-Sales Networking Engineer

Job Description:
Seeking a Pre-Sales Engineer with a focus on Networking solutions to join a leading startup company in the space of carrier grade routing solutions.
The Pre-Sales Engineer is a client facing position responsible for the pre-sales design and architecture design of carrier scale networking solutions.
This position requires an in-depth expert-level knowledge and experience with carrier network infrastructure specifically IP/MPLS networking solutions.
Requirements:
• Support a team of outside sales representatives by providing technical thought leadership of proposed network solutions for each individual customer.
• Develop relationships with customers and cooperative vendors to better understand customer needs and expand the reach of possible data center hardware and software solutions.
• Conduct product and solution presentations to customers and provide solution recommendations to customers via white board presentations, conference calls, and webinars.
• Lead high-level network project discussions with customers and company employees.
• Works with Account Management and Project Management teams to manage customer expectations, deliverables and satisfaction.
• Provide technical information to delivery engineers on implementation best practices.
• Responsibility on RFx responses.
• Travels as needed to visit customers on-site within their environments.
• Performs pre-sales presentations to executives and technical levels.
• Designs and perform Proof of Concept trials at live production networks
Experience:
We Consider the Following an Advantage:
Required Skills:
• Minimum 5 years in technical roles with previous experience including pre-sales responsibilities.
• Minimum 5 years experience with Cisco and Juniper routers in carrier environment.
• Must have an understanding of how to identify and install industry best practices.
• Ability to translate technical issues into understandable business language for end users.
• Experience with large scale IP/MPLS deployments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential, must be able to multi-task and work multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must have strong work ethic, strive to satisfy customers, and possess ability to operate independently and timely on a variety of projects with limited supervision.
• Ability to engage with customers, manufacturer partners, and internal sales and technical staff.
Preferred Skills/Experience
• Certification in the Cisco and Juniper routing and switching product suites.
• Experience performing network assessments
• Networking and security architectural design experience
• Past experience in ISP operations and design