THE ROLE:

Are you passionate about driving innovation in the data storage industry? Are you skilled in crafting technical solutions that exceed customer expectations? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Everpure (formerly Pure Storage), a leader in the data storage and flash technology space, is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. 

As a Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in understanding our customers' unique challenges and tailoring Everpure solutions to meet their specific needs. Collaborating closely with the sales team, you will act as a technical expert during the sales process, helping to showcase the value of our products and services.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Develop an exhaustive understanding of what drives a customer’s business and what motivates their decision making
• Connect the dots from technology solutions, inclusive of the Everpure portfolio and others from the ecosystem, to measurable customer business outcomes
• Partner closely with account managers, specialists and channel partners to create a seamless and holistic customer experience and strategy to drive revenue growth and net new business
• Delight customers and teammates with your technical leadership and domain expertise on storage products, distributed storage architectures, file systems, and competitive storage offerings in the DAS, NAS and SAN product spaces
• Take control of evaluations,  benchmarks and system configurations
• Build and deliver technical product and architecture presentations with vigor to customers and lock in the technical win with clients and prospective accounts
• Capture requirements and translate Customer’s business needs into innovative solutions to accelerate their growth and capacity
• Seek out and spur new opportunities for interoperability, functional, and performance testing/validation
• Promote mutual roadmap and planning exchanges
• Liaise with product and technical marketing to produce materials (i.e. whitepaper, web presentations) that support overall alliance plans and objectives
• Stay current with the competition and ensure that materials accurately reflect the latest, differentiated solution positioning
• Move with market trends and competitive landscape to promote thought leadership within our organization
• Lead by example living the Everpure Values:  Persistence, Creativity, Teamwork, Ownership and Customer-first  

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Pre-sales experience is required
• 5 or more years of relevant experience, mixed among technology, design, and communications required. Experience supporting the sales of enterprise storage, networking, systems, cloud, or software to enterprise accounts preferred
• Deep understanding of the architecture, design and implementation of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions
• Must have a familiarity with modern web architecture a plus (LAMP stack, scale-out vs scale-up architectures, AWS well-architected framework, microservices architecture)
• Prior experience in targeting new prospects and converting them into clients
• Contribute significant portions and/or lead responses to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs
• Superior knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN)
• Previous experience with Linux, NFS file systems and Linux distributed network environment
• Installation/configuration of distributed computing, multiprocessing, virtual memory subsystem, storage subsystems architecture, shared memory architectures, cache architectures, windowing systems
• Strong knowledge of digital transformation to a Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers
• Knowledge of VMware, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, containers, k8s and microservices architectures a plus
• Curiosity and passion around technology and explaining and showing new technology platforms and concepts to customers
• Familiarity with storage-intensive applications and their requirements such as structured databases (SQL, Oracle) is highly desirable
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills

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Location: United States (Remote with Travel)

Clearance Requirement: Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance - With CI or Lifestyle Poly

The Opportunity
Armis is seeking a Senior Sales Engineer (SE) – Intelligence Community (IC)/DoD with an active Top Secret clearance and current CI or Lifestyle Polygraph. This customer-facing role requires 6-8+ years of IC-focused experience in networking and cybersecurity sales engineering experience. The position requires hands-on technical competency to support: installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and documentation of the pre-sales cycle. Candidates must be DC metro-based and comfortable with frequent travel.

What You'll Do

Work closely with Account Executives, prospects, and customers to:

• Deliver virtual and in-person technical demonstrations of Armis solutions
• Deploy, configure, and manage proof-of-value (POV) installations that showcase Armis capabilities that align to customer pain points and use cases
• Troubleshoot complex network environments, integrating APIs and third-party products, and ensure successful technical outcomes to the opportunity
• Lead technical training sessions on Armis solutions 
• Design and deliver organized technical project plans that manage customer and Armis deliverables, requirements, and expectations for PoV engagements
• Support marketing initiatives, conferences, and speaking engagements as a technical subject matter expert
• Address prospect and customer needs with clear and effective verbal and written communication, including formal technical responses to queries and RFPs
• Travel frequently across the DC metro area and to federal sites as required (up to 40%)

What We Expect

Education & Clearance:

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline (or equivalent experience/certifications)
• Active TS/SCI Clearance Required (with ability to obtain Lifestyle polygraph)

Technical Skills:

• Proven experience selling and engineering cybersecurity solutions (SaaS and on-premises) into DoD and IC environments
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: routing, switching, VLANs, subnets, ports and protocols, and port configuration
• Hands-on expertise with RHEL and Linux administration, containers, bare-metal builds, and system integration
• Proficiency with REST APIs, scripting, and automation (Python preferred; Bash or PowerShell acceptable)
• Familiarity with ATO/IATT 
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks such as: NIST 800-82, RMF, DISA STIGs, etc.
• OT/ICS experience considered a strong plus
• Familiarity with Application Security and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Security Operations Center activities to include Threat Hunting and adversary tactics techniques and procedures
• Vulnerability management expertise including ACAS, Tenable/Nessus, CVEs, patch management, and CISA KEV catalog

The salary range guidance for this position is: $160,000-$210,000

The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits (e.g. i.e. bonuses, commissions, stocks, health insurance benefits, etc.) offered to candidates. Visit our careers site for more information on benefits at Armis.

The choices you make in your career journey matter. You want to do interesting work in an important field while also having time to live your life, which is why we place so much value in your life-work balance. Armis sets you up for success with comprehensive health benefits, discretionary time off, paid holidays including monthly me days, and a highly inclusive and diverse workplace. Put your unique experiences and perspective to work in an environment where they will enable you to thrive, grow, and live your life with integrity. Armis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We never discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected (or not) status. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization. Please click here to review our privacy practices.

We are looking add a Sales Engineer supporting the Mid Atlantic Region (DMV) to be the technical resource for Cato Network’s field sales force. In this role, you will actively drive and manage the technology evaluation stage of the sales process, working in conjunction with the sales team as the key technical advisor and product advocate for our solutions. You should be skilled at building relationships and explaining technology and product positioning to both business and technical users as well as passionate about understanding technical issues to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process. 

Responsibilities

• Provide technical validation of Cato Networks solutions to prospects
• Development and delivery of product demonstrations
• Presenting the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.
• Respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
• Convey customer requirements to Product Management teams
• Travel throughout sales territory 

Requirements 

• 4+ years of Pre-Sales or Consulting experience working with network and/or cloud security products in a customer-facing role
• Proven track record in software sales
• Comprehensive understanding of networking technology, including: 

○  LAN and WAN technologies 

○  Switching and routing 

○  Security (Firewalls and Filtering technologies) 

○  Cloud 

• Strong presentation skills and written communication in emails, RFPs, and reports
• Organized, analytical, creative and adaptive in approach and finding solutions

At Armis, our Sales Engineers (SE) serve as the linchpin of every prospect engagement. Working closely with our prospects to demonstrate the value of the Armis agentless platform via console demonstrations, proof-of-value deployments, and targeted training sessions.

What you'll do...

Work closely with our prospects to:

• Provide virtual and in-person technical demonstrations
• Deploy proof-of-value installations
• Lead technical training sessions based on POV findings
• Support marketing activities, conferences, speaking engagements
• Consistently and cogently address our prospects needs through astute verbal and written communication skills
• Thrive in a team-oriented culture through delivering a significant individual contribution while collaborating with and strengthening teammates
• Think critically, spanning the sales process through customer support, troubleshooting, and developing new use cases for internal and external consumption.
• Develop prospect facing documentation
• Expected to travel up to 40% of the time on average (can vary by region)

Education:

• BS degrees in computer science, MIS, or equivalent experience required

Experience:

• 5+ years experience in technical positions required (SE, Pre-Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect) ideally for a Cyber Security vendor
• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing or customer support positions
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and technologies
• A demonstrated track record of taking ownership of complex initiatives and producing successful outcomes
• Experience closing complex cyber security SaaS solutions with Enterprise Customers and supporting Sales AE's / RSM's.

Knowledge in one or more of the following:

• IoT, OT, IoMT
• Wireless technologies (WLCs, Meraki, Aruba, etc.)
• Linux Operating Systems
• Virtualized environments
• Network knowledge
• Utility Scripting (Python preferred)