Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer (Data Storage)

TL;DR

Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer (Data Storage): Driving innovation and crafting technical solutions in the data storage industry with an accent on understanding customer business drivers and connecting technology to measurable outcomes. Focus on leading evaluations, building architecture presentations, and translating business needs into innovative solutions.

Location: Remote within the US, preference for candidates based in Chicago, Illinois.

Salary: $137,200 - $206,500 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leader in the data storage and flash technology space, fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry.

What you will do

• Develop a deep understanding of customer business drivers and decision-making processes.
• Connect technology solutions, including the hirify.global portfolio, to measurable customer business outcomes.
• Partner with account managers, specialists, and channel partners to drive revenue growth.
• Provide technical leadership and domain expertise on storage products, distributed storage architectures, and competitive offerings.
• Lead evaluations, benchmarks, and system configurations.
• Build and deliver technical product and architecture presentations to customers.
• Capture requirements and translate customer business needs into innovative solutions.

Requirements

• Pre-sales experience is required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in technology, design, and communications.
• Experience supporting the sales of enterprise storage, networking, systems, cloud, or software.
• Deep understanding of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions architecture.
• Superior knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN).
• Previous experience with Linux, NFS file systems, and Linux distributed network environments.
• Strong knowledge of digital transformation to Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers.
• Knowledge of VMware, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and general networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to drive innovation and be a trailblazer in the data storage industry.
• Support for personal and professional growth within a Fortune's Best Large Workplaces company.
• Collaborative team environment with a focus on mutual support and customer-first values.
• Flexible time off and wellness resources for a healthy work-life balance.
• Company-sponsored team events to foster community.