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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Sales Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2008-02-27
We seek a seasoned Systems Engineer for a Silicon Valley based, VC funded
early-stage data center startup developing an innovative next-generation data
center product to address emerging challenges in the enterprise. Reporting to
the CEO or VP of Sales the responsibilities include:
• Support Regional Sales Manager in the sales engagement process with
prospects and customers
• Be the primary technical conduit to the customer for the company
• Consult with customers and prospects on their solution needs to
consistently win the technical recommendation
• Relate real world security and networking experience to customer
problems while taking into account how the company is positioned against its
competition
• Create the highest level of customer satisfaction by helping prospects
plan, install, and support successful evaluations and pilots
• Work with customer service to introduce customers and ensure a smooth
transition to the support team
• Provide product, market and other feedback to product management & the
engineering team
• Document & update network & relevant 3rd party configuration details of
customers’ networks
• Utilize your industry knowledge and public speaking skills to influence
customer’s business policy in the area of enterprise security
• Participate in regular internal conference calls to remain current on
company direction as well as share relevant information that might be useful to
other team members
• Travel as needed to meet with prospective customers.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST HAVE DATACENTER EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of 10 years as a systems engineer in the networking and/or
security industry
• Excellent installation, configuration, administration and
troubleshooting skills on network and security systems.
• Wide breath of experience in security and networking including exposure
to LAN switching/routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, anomaly detection and related
policy management/security products/concepts
• Strong understanding of networking enterprise systems and related
layers/protocols
• Strong knowledge of networking equipment, specifically Cisco LAN
switching equipment
• Excellent troubleshooting skills in heterogeneous environments
• Strong communications (written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Team player, high energy, positive attitude.
• Experience in an early stage company is critical
CONTACT
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Conor Coffey
Conor Coffey & Associates
3453 Ingraham Street, Suite 104
San Diego, California 92109
(858) 483-4253 phone
(858) 483-4260 fax
headhunt@san.rr.com
Conor Coffey
headhunt@san.rr.com
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