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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Builds servers, networking and private cloud

Distinguished Technologist - Pre-Sales AI & Data Center Networking

Pre-Sales Solution EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWinnersh, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • At least 15 years of technical experience in network infrastructure architecture, design, and solutions consulting, designing large-scale AI, cloud data center, and hyperscale networking environments.
  • At least 15 years of industry experience applying technical expertise with JunOS, EOS, and IOS, and hyperscale network architecture frameworks; JNCIE or equivalent certification is required.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with hyperscale routing, MPLS traffic engineering, switching, SDN overlays (EVPN/VXLAN and MP-BGP), network fabrics and DCI solutions, network provisioning, automation, and monitoring (Apstra, Paragon, NETCONF/REST APIs, and YANG).
  • Familiarity with major networking silicon, hardware platforms, and related software, such as Juniper, Arista, Cisco, SONiC, and Cumulus.
  • Subject-matter expertise in virtualization technologies on x86 and scaling using technologies such as DPDK, SR-IOV, and SmartNICs.
  • Proven success in complex pre-sales roles and the ability to build relationships with senior technical and C-level stakeholders.
  • Experience with programming or scripting, including Python, APIs, and JSON, to enable solution integration and automation.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence diverse technical and business audiences.
  • Experience designing and developing playbooks and delivering demonstrations or live walkthroughs for a complex variety of networking products, solutions, tools, and services.
  • Experience preparing RFP/tender response documents, including RFP compliance, bills of materials, commercial/pricing, and solution documents.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel on short notice.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a primary technical architect early in complex sales cycles, working independently or with Sales Engineers to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
  • Architect end-to-end networking infrastructure solutions, with expertise in data center, AI networking, hyperscale environments, and WAN technologies.
  • Lead solution design and customization, coordinating input from specialists, systems engineers, and product teams to meet customer requirements.
  • Deliver demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations that articulate HPE Networking's value in customer use cases.
  • Engage with hyperscalers, large enterprises, service providers, and technology partners to co-design solutions for emerging challenges across industries and workloads.
  • Influence technical strategy throughout deal validation, solutioning, and initial execution, ensuring a smooth handoff to delivery teams.
  • Develop best practices, enablement collateral, and architecture playbooks to scale solutions internally and with partners.
  • Mentor junior technologists and sales engineering teams, and provide technical leadership.
  • Adapt through complex technology transitions while maintaining thought leadership in networking innovations and industry trends.

About the Company

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Builds servers, networking and private cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise sells servers, storage, networking and hybrid cloud software to large companies, governments and service providers. Its GreenLake platform lets customers run on-premises hardware as a metered cloud service, and its Cray supercomputers run national lab and AI training workloads. The networking business, built on Aruba and Juniper Networks, supplies campus, data-center and routing equipment. Revenue comes from hardware sales, multiyear support contracts, financing and subscriptions. The company traces its roots to Hewlett-Packard, founded in 1939, became a separate public company in 2015 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1939

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