Associate System Engineer

Job title: Associate System Engineer
Work Location: Ultra Lag
Experience:  2+ years
Education Qualification:  University degree or proven experience in related areas

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist internal teams with configuration validation in support of sales opportunities. 
• Collect and acquire data for use in the creation of sales plays and lifecycle management programs and processes.  
• Work with established programs and sizing tools to provide customers with a product performance solution that meets and exceeds their expectations
• Be involved in the Account Planning process as part of a larger team
• Assist with solution designs and will be brought into opportunities and mentored as part of an opportunity team.  Will have the ability to take point on simple designs where appropriate
• Assist prospects and customers with basic demonstrations, system configurations, feature adoption, and answers to technical questions 
• Work with established programs and sizing tools to support customer pursuits 
• Work cross functionally with internal departments such as Customer Support, Professional Services, Renewal, Sales Operations, and Order Management.

Required Skills & Desired Skills:

• Advanced Oral English, Microsoft 365/Google Workspace, Salesforce.com or any other CRM system
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience (technology industry preferred) 
• Strong phone presence and experience in a high-volume customer interaction environment
• Conscientious attitude and dependability, strengths in teamwork and communication
• Confident, articulate and professional speaking abilities, and a strong ability to listen
• Ability to collect data, identify problems, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Preparation and delivery of technical product and architecture presentations
• Passion for technology and aptitude to learn new technologies
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and proactively, while applying a high level of business and technical acumen to a variety of situations
• Demonstrated listening, written communication and product presentation skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects, in real-time scenarios
• Apply critical thinking techniques to work through customer situations and interactions
• Knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN) preferred
• Salesforce.com experience helpful
• Knowledge of VMware, Windows, UNIX OS variants (Linux, AIX, …), NFS file systems and network environments helpful