Connected Properties Sales Engineer

Job Description:

About Us At Sparklight/Cable One and our Cable One family of brands, we keep our customers and associates connected to what matters most. For our associates, that means a thriving and rewarding career, respect for the communities where they live and work, a focus on health and wellness, an excellent work/life balance, and an open and inclusive workplace. We are open to hiring remotely if we find the right talent in any of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, , IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, and UT.

The Connected Properties Sales Engineer will provide technical sales leadership and solution-design support for Sparklight's Connected Properties organization. This role supports managed connectivity and data services opportunities across multi-dwelling communities, resorts, destination properties, larger hotels, hotel chains, hospitality portfolios, student housing, senior living, and other property-based environments. This individual will partner with the Connected Properties Sales Manager and Account Executives to lead technical discovery, assess property requirements, and design right-sized solutions that support resident, guest, staff, operational, and smart-property needs.

The Sales Engineer will help define the complete solution, including property-wide Wi‑Fi, data services, internet access, bandwidth, network architecture, resiliency, security, implementation requirements, and ongoing support considerations.

• Provide technical sales support to the Connected Properties Sales Manager and Account Executives throughout the sales process
• Lead customer discovery sessions to understand business objectives, technical requirements, current challenges, property conditions, operational needs, growth plans, and measures of success
• Engage property owners, developers, operators, management organizations, technology leaders, construction partners, and other key stakeholders
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical recommendations and practical business outcomes
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, information gaps, and implementation considerations early in the sales cycle

• Design right-sized managed connectivity solutions for multi-dwelling and hospitality environments, including in-unit or guest-room Wi‑Fi, common areas, conference spaces, amenities, property offices, staff networks, and outdoor areas
• Incorporate the appropriate data services, internet access, bandwidth, IP addressing, network architecture, segmentation, resiliency, and service requirements into each solution
• Assess requirements for cameras, access control, building systems, IoT devices, property‑management operations, and other connected‑property technologies
• Develop high‑level wired and wireless network designs that consider property layout, coverage, capacity, device density, roaming, interference, security, redundancy, and future growth
• Recommend right‑sized solutions that balance customer experience, technical performance, implementation feasibility, supportability, and commercial considerations
• Create technical configurations, bills of material, assumptions, solution recommendations, and supporting documentation for proposals and sales quotes

• Coordinate and participate in remote and on‑site property assessments, technical walkthroughs, and discovery meetings
• Review available floor plans, property maps, construction documents, network diagrams, equipment locations, pathways, power availability, and existing infrastructure
• Partner with Engineering, Construction, Operations,…