Storage System Engineer
Wisconsin
Location
Job Classification: Sales Engineer
Job Title: Storage Systems Engineer
Department: Sales
Reports to: Director of Sales
Exempt Level Position: Requires 45-50
hours per week
Position Summary:
The Storage Systems Engineer will be
responsible for hands-on technical and pre-sales support working very closely
with Account Managers to drive business related to AE’s Storage offerings
within new and existing accounts in WI. This individual will also have
responsibility for all technical activities regarding storage products. This
includes the design, configuration and implementation of storage solutions.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide
engineering expertise in the pre and post sale stages
- Builds in-depth knowledge of clients' technical
priorities, challenges and initiatives - maps those needs to AE’s core offerings
and competencies
- Responsible for architecting and proposing (i.e.
presentations) technology solutions, along with implementation of
services, that meets customers' business and technical needs
- Responsible to ensure that proposed solutions
when implemented meet the needs and functional requirements of the
customer
- Oversee
installation and implementation of assigned products including coordination
of vendor participation
- Assist
account managers with solution validation, proposal generation, quoting
and developing account strategies
- Assist
in the development of the Line of Business services and solution offerings.
- Research
new technologies and market direction
- Builds value-added relationships within the
domain of new or existing accounts to become the trusted technical advisor
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years
storage industry experience preferably with Hitachi Data Systems product
offerings or other experience with enterprise class storage products
- Candidate must
have working experience with SAN and NAS architecture, back-up and recovery
software, tape technology and RAID storage products
- Extensive knowledge
in Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows, and familiarity with
networking technologies would be a plus
- Excellent
written, verbal and customer presentation skills
- Ability
to work well in a dedicated team environment and provide structured
thought leadership
- Solid
organizational and time management skills
- Self
motivated to expand and develop personal and professional skills
- Ability
to manage and track critical deliverables to successful completion
- Ability
to identify business requirements for enhancing practice development
- Excellent
technical skills applicable to specific Lines of Business
- Flexibility
to travel throughout the state of WI
Reports to this position: No
direct reports