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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Engineer - **Company:** Riverbed Technology - **Location:** Hamburg, Germany (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Packet Analyzer, Simple Network Management Protocols, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtualization Technology, Wide Area Networks, Cloud Platform System, Facebook Flow, Routing & Switching - **Published:** May 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=aef00636af584283 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Sales?, * Multiple years of experience in a technical pre-sales role, with a solid understanding of enterprise sales cycles and selling motion * Domain knowledge in at least two disciplines of AIOps, Digital Experience, Cloud Observability, Network Observability, Infrastructure Observability, and/or Application Observability. * A strong understanding of Networking and/or Observability and related technologies such as SNMP, Flow, Packet Capture, TCP Fundamentals, Routing & Switching, Virtualization, SD-WAN, Cloud environments, Applications * Strong communication. Able to present both virtually and in-person, tell stories, win followers and translate complex technical designs to business outcomes * Have solid knowledge of enterprise datacenter and cloud architectures from an operational standpoint * A strong Project Manager, able to proactively manage multiple customer engagements in parallel * Be sales orientated, able to actively engage in negotiation, influence outcomes, close deals and win new business * Have a high trust factor, able to handle objections, questioning and counter statements * Be a solid team player, able to proactively support their stakeholders including sales, PS, support, PM's, R&D and executive ## Description Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their users' experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed's open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improve IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally - including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 - we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com, * Serve as the technical subject matter expert throughout the sales process. Owning and managing various pre-sales activities - including technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof of concept projects * Collaborate with the Sales team, jointly owning the sales cycle and account plan * Help to drive deeper & wider into the account - identifying requirements for additional resources from other departments within the customer, customer alternatives (i.e., other means of handling their current requirements), and potential internal sponsors * Understand and document customer business & technical requirements and use them to create value-based proposals, addressing business drivers & pain points - guiding the technical sales cycle towards a technical close & a business win * Build strong relationships with key contacts in the partner ecosystem. 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