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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sales Engineer
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2008-02-17
Our client, a network security appliance vendor with a network infrastructure
based solution, is looking for a sales engineer (SE) to support the
south-central region of the US.
The SE needs to be self-driven, customer-oriented, and willing take a proactive
approach to understanding customer requirements.
The SE will support both direct sales and channel partner customers by giving
product demonstrations, presentations, and evaluations.
The SE will also be responsible for some post-sales installs of the product to
the customers network.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of technical sales experience in the field of network or computer
security,
- BS Degree (preferably in computer science, engineering or information
technology)
- Excellent presentation skills; will demonstrate the products and services, in
line with customer/partner requirements to all levels of business or IT
management; a consultative style approach to sales; will assist sales team
members in developing, qualifying and closing sales opportunities where
technical expertise is required.
- Client management skills and customer savvy; will manage the technical
relationships among customers and prospective customers during the sales cycle;
will be an active leader in the resolution of customer issues to ensure
customer satisfaction.
- The ability to serve as the liaison between sales, partner, implementation
and management functions to ensure successful execution of sales process.
- Self starter who can work independently within a remote territory.
- Experience installing and supporting multiple network hardware and software
products in large corporations.
- Hands-on experience with Ethernet network technologies such as bridges,
switches, router and hubs. Firm understanding of layer 2 and 3 of OSI model.
- Experience installing, managing and supporting real-world network and
computer security systems in medium to large-scale production environments
including experience installing and supporting security products such as
firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
- 2+ years experience developing in a Linux environment
- Proficiency in quickly evaluating key attributes of example network
infrastructures and ability to articulate how these attributes would interact
with the application of specific kinds of security products including
firewalls, intrusion detection systems, forensic analysis systems, and
anti-virus software.
- CISSP, CCNP, or CCIE highly desirable.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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CONTACT
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Apply at www.jpatrick.com
mail@jpatrick.com (JOB ID: 465714)
J. Patrick & Associates
mail@jpatrick.com
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