The Senior Sales Engineer will support tier-1 enterprises, lead pre-sales activities, conduct demonstrations, and manage client relationships. They will collaborate with account executives to drive customer acquisition and expansion. Travel is involved.
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Position Summary:
Our Sales Engineering leader at Perforce is searching for a Sales Engineer to join the Puppet team. We are looking for an individual who is either an experienced SE / presales, or someone who comes from a strong developer skills with the ambition to transition into a sales engineer role.
You will be working with tier-1 enterprises who are leaders in their own field and therefore will be expected to possess a matching level of presentation and technical skills, as well as work ethics and professionalism.
There will be opportunities to travel, and you will work alongside a team of seasoned Sales Engineering A-players, many of whom are thought leaders in the field. We have an open culture at Perforce, where we encourage teamwork, accountability, coachability and humility. We also guarantee a safe environment for you to ask questions, challenge the status quo, learn from and elevate one another, and grow into a rockstar SE yourself.
Requirements:
- Self-starter – you are expected to make things happen by being resourceful and smart with your time management and prioritization.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field is required.
- 3+ years of experience in technical pre-sales or consulting in a SaaS environment.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Prior experience in conducting demonstrations, training, professional service and managing evaluations.
- Fast learner and not afraid to learn new technologies in a short timeframe.
- Infrastructure Automation - Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt…
- Development and Scripting- Ruby, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash…
- Unix, Linux or Windows System Administration
- Azure, AWS or Google Cloud experience - Knowledge of cloud resources, deployments, etc…
- Git-based version control (GitHub, Gitlab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket…)
- CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI…)
- Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift…)
A combination of hands-on experience in:
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the account executives to develop a strategy to obtain new customers and drive expansion to meet or exceed quarterly revenue targets.
- Lead pre-sales engineering activities including technical discovery, RFP responses, technical presentations, architectural guidance, security questionnaires, manage evaluations, sales support and ongoing client relationships.
- Support Marketing activities by participating in trade shows, reviewing documentation for technical accuracy and hosting introductory webinars as needed.
- Provide customer and industry inputs to the product teams, collaborate with product management on product roadmap.
- Work with cross-functional teams to ensure ongoing support and success for our customers.
- Moderate travel required
Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.
Come work with us! Our team members are valued for their contributions, introduced to new opportunities, and rewarded well. Perforce combines the experience and rewards of a start-up with the security of an established and privately held profitable company.
If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!
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