Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales) (Cloud Networking)

TL;DR

Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales) (Cloud Networking): Providing pre-sales technical support and designing creative networking solutions for customers in Norway with an accent on data center, routing, and campus network architecture. Focus on conducting architectural sessions, performing hands-on proof-of-concepts, and leading technical RFP/RFQ responses.

Location: Must be based in Norway to provide support for local customers and prospects

Company

hirify.global is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments.

What you will do

• Partner with Account Managers to understand customer challenges and conduct network architectural sessions and product presentations.
• Architect, design and propose Data Center, Routing & Campus network and security solutions to drive sales.
• Perform hands-on customer proof-of-concepts and initial network deployments.
• Lead technical responses to RFP/RFQs and manage customer feature requests from requirements to deployment.
• Provide customer feedback to Product Management and Development teams.
• Represent the company at industry events and author technical white papers, blogs, and articles.

Requirements

• Fluent in Norwegian and English.
• Technical degree and professional experience in networking design and implementation.
• Deep knowledge of switching and routing protocols (Spanning Tree, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Multicast, QoS, Network Segmentation).
• Work experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or in Pre-Sales roles.
• Recent experience in Data Center, Routing, or Campus network architecture designs.
• Arista Cloud Engineering (ACE) Level 5 or equivalent industry qualifications.

Nice to have

• Practical security deployment experience.
• Recent hands-on CLI experience.
• Experience with or interest in Netops/Devops tools such as Python and Ansible.