Vertical Systems Engineer - Global Accounts

Qualifications:

• Candidates must live in or near Columbus, OH or New York City, NY
• CCIE R/S, ACDE or JNCIE highly desired but not required
• 10+ years of Networking and 5+ years of Pre-Sales, experience.
• Proficiency across core networking disciplines such as Route/Switch, UC, Automation, Wireless, Security, and Cloud
• Deep-level knowledge in a minimum of two specialized Enterprise Networking domains: Datacenter, Campus, Wireless, SD-WAN, SASE/SSE, or AI Networking Solutions
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, product demonstration skills, customer service skills, and presentation skills are required.
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience required.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
• Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of base salary range. Total compensation for this role includes a base plus commission. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this position is $175,000-225,000 + commissions. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base salary.

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

 If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. With more than $20 billion in annual revenue, WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities. 

With over 10,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 13 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

 Responsibilities:

• Technical Pre-Sales systems engineering
• Serve as the technical liaison to all supported clients
• Assist in developing Statements of Work, Proof of Concepts and Bill of Materials
• Network design and architecture
• Attend business appointments with Account teams
• Estimate labor hours for Professional Services work
• Aligns with WWT Sales team to represent WWT's Networking and Network Security (Core, Edge, Wireless, SDWAN, Firewalls, Network Security  etc.) expertise to all assigned accounts.
• Uses knowledge of technology, products and services to build Data Center solutions (and solution options) for the customer.
• Works with clients and WWT Sales team to obtain technical priorities, challenges, and initiatives that can be translated into WWT Networking and Data Center opportunities.
• Responsible for the coordination, delivery, and quality of presales technology solution deliverables within the domain of the opportunity which may include items such as configurations, architectural diagrams, and proposals.
• Manages and achieves a sales gross profit (GP) number.
• Develops and fosters relationships with strategic original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and key data center partners who are local to your region and/or territory.
• Assists in Statement of Work and Proof of Concept review and development.
• Ensures that proposed solutions, when implemented, meet the needs and functional requirements of the customer.
• Must have passion driving networking/storage/server/virtualization solution strategies.
• Strong personality with leadership skills working in a complex matrix organization.
• Strong presence and credibility to be proven at client site and internally.
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of networking, storage, server, backup and virtualization hardware, software and architecture(s).
• Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, zScaler, Crowdstrike, Nile certifications are highly desired.