Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, Commercial

Pure Storage

. Develop an exhaustive understanding of customers’ businesses and decision-making drivers .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • Wisconsin • United StatesSenior💰 $141,400 - $212,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in enterprise storage solutions, cloud architectures, and technical leadership, with a strong focus on customer engagement and driving measurable business outcomes. Proficient in translating complex technical requirements into innovative solutions while fostering collaboration across teams.

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Pre-Sales ExperienceEnterprise Storage SolutionsCloud Native ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipCustomer Engagement

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Hard Skills

Storage ArchitecturesLinux Distributed Network EnvironmentsMulti-Tiered Client/Server SolutionsLAMP StackAWS Well-Architected FrameworkProvisioning AutomationContainersSQL DatabasesOracle DatabasesNetworking Protocols

Soft Skills

Excellent Verbal CommunicationExcellent Written CommunicationCuriosityPassion for Technology

Tools & Technologies

VMwareAWSAzureGCPKubernetes

Industry Keywords

DASNASSANRFPRFQRFIFile SystemsCompetitive LandscapeMarket TrendsCustomer Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLAMPLinuxMicroservicesNFSOracleSQLTCP/IPVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop an exhaustive understanding of customers’ businesses and decision-making drivers
Connect technology solutions, including the Everpure portfolio and ecosystem offerings, to measurable customer business outcomes
Partner with account managers, specialists, and channel partners to create a seamless customer experience and drive revenue growth and net new business
Provide technical leadership and domain expertise on storage products, distributed storage architectures, file systems, and competitive DAS, NAS, and SAN offerings
Lead evaluations, benchmarks, and system configurations
Build and deliver technical product and architecture presentations to customers and prospective accounts
Capture requirements and translate customer business needs into innovative solutions
Pursue interoperability, functional, and performance testing/validation opportunities
Promote roadmap and planning exchanges
Collaborate with product and technical marketing to produce whitepapers and web presentations
Track competition and maintain differentiated solution positioning
Promote thought leadership around market trends and the competitive landscape
Lead by example while living Everpure Values: Persistence, Creativity, Teamwork, Ownership, and Customer-first

Requirements

What you’ll need

Pre-sales experience is required
5 or more years of relevant experience among technology, design, and communications
Experience supporting sales of enterprise storage, networking, systems, cloud, or software to enterprise accounts preferred
Deep understanding of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions
Familiarity with modern web architecture, including LAMP stack, scale-out vs. scale-up architectures, AWS Well-Architected Framework, and microservices architecture
Prior experience targeting new prospects and converting them into clients
Experience contributing to or leading RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses
Superior knowledge of storage architectures including FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, and SAN
Experience with Linux, NFS file systems, and Linux distributed network environments
Experience installing/configuring distributed computing, multiprocessing, virtual memory, storage subsystems, shared memory, cache, and windowing systems
Strong knowledge of Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers
Knowledge of VMware, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and general networking
Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, containers, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures is a plus
Familiarity with storage-intensive applications including SQL and Oracle databases is highly desirable
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills
Curiosity and passion for technology and explaining new technology platforms to customers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Growth and development support
Employee Resource Groups
Disability accommodations throughout the hiring process