Sales Engineer

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to work closely with a sales representative selling into the market. The Systems Engineer's main mission will be to support the sales organization in all technical matters regarding pre‑sales, sales calls, and post‑sales.

• Pre‑sales – assist in qualifying sales leads from a technical standpoint
• Sales calls – be the main technical resource on sales calls and answer/educate the customer on issues ranging from features, specifications, and functionality to integration
• Conversant with networking applications and solutions
• Post‑sales – be the lead technical contact for identified accounts for technical issues and work closely with the technical support team and engineering to answer, elevate, and resolve customer’s technical issues
• Provide assistance to identified customers with post‑sales training

• 5 – 8 years experience in technical/pre‑sales support as a sales or systems engineer
• 5 – 8 years experience in LAN/WAN/Internet services administration
• Strong understanding of DNS and NFS, SMTP, HTTP, TCP/IP
• Knowledge of the following technologies:
  Routing, Switching, VPN, LAN, WAN, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti Virus
• Strong understanding in the following technologies and protocols: RADIUS, PKI, IKE, Certificates, L2TP, IPSEC, FIREWALL, 802.1Q, MD5, SSH, SSL, SHA1, DES, 3
  
  DES
• Experience with encryption and authentication technologies required
• Strong presentation skills

• The Sales Engineer is required to customarily and regularly work outside of their office or home office engaged in selling, including travel as needed to make a sale.

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.