About this role
Candidate Requirements:
- Excellent presentation skills
- S uccessful pre-sales engineering track record in the industry and territory in a similar position is necessary
- A sound knowledge of fundamental networking technologies:
Layer 2/3 switching
- IPv4/v6 routing concepts
- Overlay networking, VPNs
- Wi-Fi operation and design
- Network security principles
- Knowledge and practical experience in these areas are an advantage:
Cloud technologies and Cloud-based network management platforms
- Compute and network virtualization principles
- Network management and orchestration software
- SD-WAN
- Automation scripting and APIs
- Ability to work as a part of customer project teams on design and PoC labs, setting criteria for successful PoCs, and overall solution designs
- Tenacity and perseverance (customer advocate facing internally to Extreme)
- Ability to build, develop, and maintain a network of people at the customer/partner side independent of sales being accepted as the trusted advisor
- When growing the business the willingness to assume a team-lead role for the account team when/if business requires additional resources.
- Experience working with partners is a plus for technical training on products.
- Major account experience and experience in closing deals is necessary.
- Extreme Networks certifications are desirable, but not mandatory
- Recognized industry certifications is a plus
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of future trends and market directions
- Ability to support customer evaluations, demonstrations and detailed design requirements
- Good general hands-on lab experience is required
At Extreme, we value your contribution:
- Training resources: you will have various resources to choose from for your technical & personal development
- Technical equipment and work resources: you will be staffed with newest top technology and equipment needed for feeling comfortable at your workplace
- Direct participation at company’s success: aside commission earnings, you can voluntarily enroll to our subsidized Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Flex First: our flexible work model is engrafted into our culture as we endeavor to have a global workforce that is seamlessly connected no matter where we are
- Recreation time matters: our working time model gives you major flexibility on taking time off when you need it
- Employee Assistance: we provide you with lots of programs and activities, but also individual support as desired
- On top insurances: you will be enrolled to our insurances on Business Travel, Pension Scheme and Life & Occupational Disability
- And so much more…
***OTE is on a 70/30 split and based on qualifications and experience with a range between 60-65K
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