Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 4 weeks ago
Senior Distinguished Technologist – Pre-Sales AI & Data Center Networking
Spring, Texas, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$258K/yr - $624K/yr
20+ years expHewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. They are seeking a Senior Distinguished Technologist to lead architecture and solution design for AI/ML Networking Infrastructure, Data Center, and WAN networking opportunities globally, requiring deep technical expertise and strong customer engagement skills.
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Responsibilities
Act as a primary technical architect early in complex sales cycles, working independently or with Sales Engineers to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Architect end-to-end networking infrastructure solutions with strong expertise in data center, AI networking, hyperscale environments, and WAN technologies
Lead solution design and customization, orchestrating input from specialists, systems engineers, and product teams to meet customer requirements
Deliver compelling demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations that clearly articulate HPE Networking’s value in customer use cases
Engage with hyperscalers, large enterprises, service providers and technology partners to co-design solutions addressing emerging challenges across industries and workloads
Influence technical strategy throughout deal validation, solutioning, and initial execution, ensuring smooth handoff to delivery teams
Develop best practices, enablement collateral, and architecture playbooks to scale solutions internally and with partners
Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior technologists and sales engineering teams
Navigate and adapt through complex technology transitions, maintaining thought leadership in networking innovations and industry trends
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required
20+ years of technical experience in network infrastructure Architecture, design and solutions consulting, designing large-scale AI, Cloud Data Center in Hyperscale networking environments
20+ years of industry experience applying technical expertise with JunOS, EOS, IOS and hyperscale network architecture frameworks. JNCIE or equivalent certification
Experience presenting and driving technology thought leadership at relevant industry events, and experience driving standards and other forward-looking initiatives with relevant standards bodies such as OCP, IETF, UEC, IEEE....etc
Deep hands-on expertise with hyperscale routing, MPLS traffic engineering, switching, SDN overlays (EVPN/VXLAN, MP-BGP), Network Fabrics and DCI solutions, network provisioning, automation and monitoring (Apstra, Paragon, NETCONF/REST APIs, YANG)
Familiarity with major networking silicon, hardware platforms and related software (e.g., Juniper, Arista, Cisco, SONiC, Cumulus etc.)
SME in Virtualization technologies on x86 and scaling using technologies such DPDK, SR-IOV, SmartNICs etc
Proven success in complex pre-sales roles, with a strong ability to build relationships with senior technical and C-Level stakeholders
Experience with programming/scripting (Python, APIs, JSON etc.) to enable solution integration and automation
Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence diverse technical and business audiences
Demonstrated experience designing & developing playbooks, and delivering demonstrations or live walk throughs for a complex variety of networking products, solutions, tools and services
Experience preparing RFP/Tender response documents like compliance to the RFP, bill of materials, commercial/pricing, and solution documents to drive a successful response
Willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel on short notice
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Benefits
Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion
Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$2.85BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Fidelma Russo
EVP & GM, Hybrid Cloud and Chief Technology Officer
Marie Myers
Chief Financial Officer
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