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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sales Engineer
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-11-23
Sales Engineer, Storage Software
244512 Job ID
Our client, a leading provider of storage software solutions, is currently
searching for a Systems Engineer (SE) who will assist in providing pre-sales
technical support for Enterprise account customers in the Boston and New
England region.
The primary role of the SE is to assist the account representatives in all
technical aspects of the sales cycle, including technology and product
presentations, demonstrations, product evaluations, as well as analysis,
determination and sizing of final configuration. The SE also plays an important
role in establishing, developing and maintaining the technical relationship to
the customer, in close concert with the account rep.
Activities include: customer calls, presentations, technical discussions and
demonstrations, managing the software evaluation process, working together with
sales to develop the technical relationship with the customer, completing RFP's
and RFI's, coordinating technical support and services requests, attending and
conducting internal seminars, assisting in the maintenance and development of
internal demonstration tools, as well as trade show support.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Required Skills
At least three (3) years of pre-sales Systems Engineering experience (or
equivalent) and at least three (3) years of UNIX and enterprise-level
Windows200x systems administration or consulting experience. Technical
experience with Data Backup, Replication and High Availability solutions a
must. Strong working knowledge of UNIX (Solaris, AIX, Linux), Windows NT/2000
and related applications (Oracle, Web, Exchange, SQL). Working knowledge of
current UNIX and x86 hardware platforms, including storage peripherals such as
Sun, IBM, EMC, Hitachi, ADIC, ATL, STK, Brocade, McData and other SAN
components. At least a four (4) year professional degree in a related field
(Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics) or equivalent experience. Strong
analytical and presentation skills, current market knowledge and excellent
customer service skills are a must. The candidate must be willing and able to
travel throughout the Northeast region.
Desired Skills
The desired candidate for this position will have field experience either
working as a Reseller SE, Software Vendor SE or a consultant. Shell, batch and
C programming experience a plus. Hardware deployment and project management
experience a plus. The candidate should also have excellent written and verbal
communication skills.
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