Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, Commercial

Pure Storage

. Develop an exhaustive understanding of customer business drivers and decision-making motivations .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeRemote • 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 business outcomes. Proficient in translating complex technical requirements into innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences and revenue growth.

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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 SolutionsAWS Well-Architected FrameworkLAMP StackRFP/RFQ/RFI ResponsesProvisioning AutomationContainersSQLMicroservices Architecture

Soft Skills

Excellent Verbal CommunicationExcellent Written CommunicationCuriosityPassion for Technology

Tools & Technologies

VMwareAWSAzureGCPKubernetesEthernetTCP/IPNFS File SystemsDASNAS

Industry Keywords

Competitive LandscapeMarket TrendsCustomer Business OutcomesHolistic Customer ExperiencesInteroperability Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLAMPLinuxMicroservicesNFSOracleSQLTCP/IPVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop an exhaustive understanding of customer business drivers and decision-making motivations
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 holistic customer experiences and strategies that 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
Take control of evaluations, benchmarks, and system configurations
Build and deliver technical product and architecture presentations to customers
Capture customer requirements and translate business needs into innovative solutions
Identify and drive opportunities for interoperability, functional, and performance testing and validation
Promote mutual roadmap and planning exchanges
Liaise with product and technical marketing to produce whitepapers and web presentations supporting alliance plans
Monitor competitors and maintain accurate, differentiated solution positioning
Track market trends and competitive landscape to promote thought leadership
Model Everpure values of 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 versus scale-up architectures, AWS Well-Architected Framework, and microservices architecture
Experience targeting new prospects and converting them into clients
Experience contributing significant portions 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 and configuring distributed computing, multiprocessing, virtual memory subsystems, storage subsystem architectures, shared memory architectures, cache architectures, 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 such as structured databases, SQL, and Oracle is highly desirable
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills
Curiosity and passion for technology and explaining new technology platforms and concepts 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
Potential eligibility for incentive pay and/or equity