Systems Engineer

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.

Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in Europe, North America, South America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

Systems Engineer

Extreme Solutions Engineer provides technology and product consulting, technical sales support for various account opportunities, performs high-level and in-depth technical presentations for customers, prospects, and Extreme channel partners in the territory of responsibility.

Extreme Solutions Engineer also provides support for RFI/RFP responses, organizes and leads Proof of Concept activities, designs solutions meeting customer requirements.

The SE is also required to participate as a specialist on assigned virtual teams and contribute to other team activities.

Domestic/International travel will be required.

• Excellent presentation skills
• Successful pre-sales engineering track record in the industry and territory in a similar position is necessary
• A sound knowledge of fundamental networking technologies:
  • Layer 2/3 switching
  • IPv4/v6 routing concepts
  • Overlay networking, VPNs
  • Wi-Fi operation and design
  • Network security principles
  • Knowledge and practical experience in these areas are an advantage:
    • Cloud technologies and Cloud-based network management platforms
    • Compute and network virtualization principles
    • Network management and orchestration software
    • SD-WAN
    • Automation scripting and APIs
    • Ability to work as a part of customer project teams on design and PoC labs, setting criteria for successful PoCs, and overall solution designs
    • Tenacity and perseverance (customer advocate facing internally to Extreme)
    • Ability to build, develop, and maintain a network of people at the customer/partner side independent of sales being accepted as the trusted advisor
    • When growing the business the willingness to assume a team-lead role for the account team when/if business requires additional resources.
    • Experience working with partners is a plus for technical training on products.
    • Major account experience and experience in closing deals is necessary.
    • Extreme Networks certifications are desirable, but not mandatory
    • Recognized industry certifications is a plus
    • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of future trends and market directions
    • Ability to support customer evaluations, demonstrations and detailed design requirements
    • Good general hands-on lab experience is required