SASE Presales Systems Engineer
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Join Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as a SASE Presales Systems Engineer and play a key role in shaping secure, cutting-edge solutions for our customers. This is a technical pre-sales position focused on HPE's cybersecurity portfolio, including SASE and SSE architectures.
What You'll Do
- Lead technical discovery, solution design, and architecture workshops.
- Deliver impactful demos and proof-of-concepts for SASE (SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, FWaaS) and SSE use cases.
- Guide customers through observability and threat detection integrations (SIEM, SOAR, XDR, OpenTelemetry).
- Engage CISOs, security architects, and compliance stakeholders in strategic discussions.
- Respond to RFPs/RFIs with high-quality technical documentation.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to provide roadmap feedback.
- Present confidently to both technical and executive audiences.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure successful deal outcomes.
- Flexibility to accommodate customer schedules, including occasional evenings or weekends.
Requirements
- 5+ years in technical pre-sales or solution engineering (cybersecurity, networking, or cloud).
- Hands-on experience with SASE/SSE architecture and Zero Trust models.
- Strong knowledge of security technologies (Firewalls, IPSEC, SSL-VPN, NAT, GRE, IPS/IDS).
- Familiarity with identity and access standards (SSO, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, RBAC).
- Proficiency in networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, HTTP/S, OSPF, BGP).
- Experience with CLI on major routing/switching platforms and WAN edge technologies.
- Practical knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, and virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V).
- Strong presentation skills and ability to simplify complex technical topics., * Certifications: CCNP, CISSP, AWS/Azure/GCP.
- Experience with OpenTelemetry and advanced observability tools.
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
Benefits & conditions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company helping businesses connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data. Our culture values innovation, collaboration, and flexibility. We offer:
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
- Comprehensive health and wellness programs
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development and certification support
- Inclusive and collaborative work environment
Additional Skills: Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}
What We Can Offer You:
Health & Wellbeing
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have - whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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