Senior Presales, Systems Engineer

Senior Presales, Systems Engineer

This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Senior Networking Sales Engineer

Location: South Africa Johannesburg / Cape Town

Who We Are
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
At Hewlett Packard Enterprise, we’re accelerating innovation and helping customers transform their businesses. We’re looking for a dynamic Presales Manager to lead a talented team of technical professionals and drive strategic solutions for our clients.

SASE Presales Systems Engineer

What You’ll Do
• Lead technical discovery, solution design, and architecture workshops across HPE’s cybersecurity portfolio.
• Deliver value-driven demonstrations and proof-of-concepts, particularly for SASE (SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, FWaaS) and SSE use cases.
• Guide customers through observability and threat detection integrations (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, XDR, OpenTelemetry).
• Engage CISOs, security architects, and compliance stakeholders in technical and strategic conversations.
• Respond to RFPs, RFIs, and security assessments with high-quality technical documentation.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to provide customer-driven roadmap feedback.
• Present clearly to both technical and executive-level audiences.
• Work cross-functionally and support teammates to ensure successful deal outcomes.
• Willingness to accommodate customer schedules, including occasional evenings or weekends.

What You Bring
• 5+ years of technical pre-sales or solution engineering experience in cybersecurity, networking, or cloud.
• Hands-on experience with SASE/SSE architecture and Zero Trust models.
• Understanding of security technologies: Firewalls, IPSEC, SSL-VPN, NAT, GRE, IPS/IDS.
• Solid grasp of identity and access control standards: SSO, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, RBAC.
• Proficiency in core networking and security 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).
• Familiarity with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of hypervisors and operating systems.
• Strong presenter, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, and committed to exceeding customer expectations.
• Proficient in tools like Microsoft Office, LucidChart, Visio, and major OS platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
• Experience in Cloud-Native Access Control (cloudNAC) solutions and their integration within modern cybersecurity frameworks.
• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or vendor-specific equivalents

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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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Job:
Sales

Job Level:
TCP_04

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