Solution Engineer for Enterprise Visibility and Security Products

IXIA; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Wokingham seeks a Solutions Engineer to provide pre-sales support for network visibility and security solutions. This role involves fostering relationships with key customers, assisting with sales strategies, and delivering demonstrations of cutting-edge technology. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and have over 8 years of customer-facing experience in technology solutions. Excellent communication and presentation skills are required for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of customer facing experience required.
• Strong technical knowledge in multiple technology areas is necessary.
• Experience with competitive visibility solutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales support for NAS solutions.
• Assist sales team in executing strategies and achieving goals.
• Conduct regular customer visits and demonstrations.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Technical competence in IP, Security, L4-7

Excellent presentation skills

Great customer facing skills

Experience with network visibility solutions

Troubleshooting complex technical problems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Gigamon

NetScout

Darktrace

Riverbed

Job description

Overview

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Keysight, the Network Application and Security group (NAS) provides testing, visibility, and security solutions, strengthening applications across physical and virtual networks for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. NAS offers companies trusted environments in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on NAS Solutions to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure protection of their networks to make their applications stronger.

Responsibilities

As a Solutions Engineer you will provide pre-sales support of Keysight’s Network Visibility, Network Test and Security Solutions represented via the NAS Solution Group. Additionally, you will be responsible for the development of professional relationships with key customers, support and management of sales representatives and distribution partners currently engaged with key customers within the region. Your duties include but are not limited to:

• Assist the sales team in executing sales strategies through pre-sales support
• Contribute actively in achievement of sales goals
• Regular customer visits and discovery across the EMEA region
• Preparation of test or visibility equipment/solutions prior to on-site demonstration, evaluation and POC’s
• Delivering on-site demonstration, evaluation and POC’s, and occasionally assisting Professional Services
• Acting as Trusted Advisor for customers, and producing Test Plans for enabling Security Infrastructure.
• Product demonstrations and evaluations to highlight the key Ixia corresponding benefits that match customer’s specific needs
• Answers to sales inquiries concerning system HW/SW and applications, which lead to defining a BoM for quotation purposes.
• Involvement in formal product presentations to customers
• Ability to take technical lead for customer bids
• Answer complex RFI’s, RFQ’s etc
• Maintain constant relationships with the product Marketing teams (Features requests, use cases and product/system applications)
• Help to introduce new technologies to new customers, channel partners or technology partners
• Any other pre sales duties as requested by the Sales Team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering (Telecom, Computer Science or similar)
• 8+ years customer facing experience
• Technically competent in multiple relevant areas of technology such as; IP, Security, L4-7 Applications, Virtualization, Cloud
• In-depth Knowledge of one or more competitive products and technologies such as Gigamon, NetScout (VSS), cPacket or similar Network Visibility Solutions, NPM, APM solutions, network design and optimization qualifications
• Experience working with some of the solutions from Keysight Partners, such as Darktrace, Vectra, Allegro Networks, Riverbed, Extrahop, FireEye etc.
• Excellent initiative and ability to align broad strategic and tactical goals
• Great customer facing skills; builds credibility and confidence in Keysight’s service offerings
• Collaborative and cross functional style, works with sales, development and marketing teams to aid in growing services business.
• Practical trouble-shooter of complex technical problems
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present Keysight Solutions and new technologies at trade shows/conferences etc.
• Good understanding of the sales process to align actions with Sales Managers
• Self-driven, proactive and motivated to work in a European wide team of experts

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