Sales Systems Engineer

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At Veeam, Systems Engineers work closely with field sales teams and help to evangelize our product offerings to our partners, resellers and end users. These positions require up to 50% travel within the region of responsibility.

• Engage with end users and Veeam partners to establish and translate business objectives into technical requirements.
• Create content and deliver presentations and demonstrations to varying numbers and levels of decision makers, virtually and in person.
• Manage the technical evaluation stage of the sales process as a main technical advisor for Veeam solutions.
• Provide pre‑sales assistance to customers as they evaluate Veeam software (e.g., POCs, hands‑on labs, bootcamps).
• Record and maintain accurate and up‑to‑date details of customer and partner engagement activities on the CRM platform (Salesforce).
• Work closely with Veeam’s value‑added resellers on training, joint meetings and building relationships.
• Support lead generation activities such as events, webinars, user groups, etc.
• Work closely with Veeam Product Development and Engineering to provide customer feedback.
• Actively participate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams on various strategic initiatives that increase efficiencies and add long‑term value to the company.

• Demonstrable experience working in a pre‑sales role in IT.
• Prior experience using or deploying Veeam solutions.
• VMCE certification or willingness to obtain VMCE and VMCA certifications.
• Deep experience with virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, Nutanix AHV) and associated technologies (SANs, hyper‑converged storage, networking).
• Working knowledge of public clouds (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Working knowledge of key SaaS platforms such as Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable presenting to groups, both remotely and in person.
• Available to travel across Africa.
• Must be located in Africa; applicants permanently outside Africa will not be considered.
• A self‑starter with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment where roles and responsibilities change quickly.

• Paid time off: 21 annual vacation days plus 3 global Veea Me Days.
• Comprehensive medical insurance for employees and eligible dependents, with gap coverage for hospital co‑payments.
• Mandatory private pension plan with employer and employee contributions.
• Risk insurance including death cover, disability income replacement, severe illness, and funeral cover.
• 24 paid volunteer hours annually through the Veeam Cares program.
• Professional training and education, including courses, workshops, internal meet‑ups, and unlimited access to online learning platforms (Linked In Learning, Athena, O’Reilly) and mentoring through our Mentor Lab program.

Veeam Software is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. All your information will be kept confidential.