Security Presales Systems Engineer

Location: Greater London

## Security Presales Systems Engineer Apply locations:
London, London, United Kingdom:
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom:
Winnersh, Berkshire, United Kingdom time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
1208930

Security Presales Systems Engineer This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
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* Who We Are:

** Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
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* Job Description:

** Join Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as a
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* ** Presales Systems Engineer
** and play a key role in shaping secure, cutting-edge solutions for our customers. This is a technical pre-sales position focused on HPE's security portfolio, including SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, AI-driven security, and cloud-native cybersecurity architectures.
** What You’ll Do
*** Lead technical discovery, solution design and architecture workshops to develop secure, scalable customer solutions.
* Partner with Sales to position HPE's Security portfolio, including SASE, SSE, Firewalls, NAC, Zero Trust and AI-driven security technologies.
* Deliver compelling customer presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concepts to technical and executive audiences, acting as the technical lead throughout the sales cycle.
* Engage with CISOs, security architects, and IT leaders to discuss cybersecurity strategy, industry trends and modern security architectures.
* Produce high-quality RFP/RFI responses, security questionnaires and technical documentation.
* Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to ensure successful solution design, implementation and customer success.
* Build trusted customer relationships, provide technical leadership and support successful deal outcomes through close collaboration with sales and partner teams.
* Remain current on emerging cybersecurity technologies, AI and the competitive landscape, with flexibility to support customer engagements, including occasional evenings or weekends when required.
** Required Qualifications
*** 5+ years' experience in technical pre-sales or solution engineering across cybersecurity, networking, Cloud or SASE/SSE.
* Strong knowledge of SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, SD-WAN, NGFW, NAC, ZTNA, CASB, SWG, DLP and cloud security.
* Solid understanding of networking technologies including TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, HTTP/S, TLS, IPsec, NAT, OSPF, BGP and WAN architectures.
* Experience with identity and access technologies including SSO, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, MFA and RBAC.
* Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, virtualization, and hybrid cloud environments.
* Familiarity with AI-driven security, XDR, SIEM, SOAR, APIs, MCP and security automation.
* Excellent customer-facing presentation, communication, and solution design skills, with experience delivering workshops, demonstrations and proof-of-concepts.
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Relevant industry certifications (or equivalent), such as CISSP, CCSP, CCNP Security, GIAC, JNCIP-SEC or AWS/Azure/GCP Security.
* HPE SASE & Security certifications or technical accreditations.
* Experience with AI-powered security operations, XDR, SIEM/SOAR, and security automation technologies.
* Understanding of security and compliance frameworks, such as Zero Trust, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, GDPR, NIS2, DORA and Cyber Essentials (or equivalent).
** Why HPE?
** Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company helping businesses connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data. Our culture values innovation, collaboration,…