Perforce Software · 2 days ago
Senior Sales Engineer - Puppet
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $165K/yr
3+ years expPerforce Software is a global leader trusted by top brands to deliver innovative solutions. They are seeking a Sales Engineer to join their Puppet team, responsible for leading pre-sales engineering activities and collaborating with account executives to drive customer acquisition and expansion.
Computer Software
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
Qualification
Required
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
A combination of hands-on experience in Infrastructure Automation - Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt…
A combination of hands-on experience in Development and Scripting- Ruby, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash…
A combination of hands-on experience in Unix, Linux or Windows System Administration
A combination of hands-on experience in Azure, AWS or Google Cloud experience - Knowledge of cloud resources, deployments, etc…
A combination of hands-on experience in Git-based version control (GitHub, Gitlab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket…)
A combination of hands-on experience in CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI…)
A combination of hands-on experience in Containers (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift…)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Retirement benefits
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Total time off
Other employee perks
Company
Perforce Software
The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce to remove bottlenecks to speed up and deliver app experiences that move the needle.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Ties
CEO
Brad Hart
Vice President of Product Management / CTO
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