Hewlett Packard Enterprise

SeniorPresales,SystemsEngineer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; Cape Town, South Africa; South Africa FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Presales, Systems Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Skills: SASE, SSE, Zero Trust, cybersecurity, networking, cloud, technical pre-sales, solution engineering. Lead technical discovery, solution design, and architecture workshops across HPE’s cybersecurity portfolio. Deliver value-driven demonstrations and proof-of-concepts, particularly for SASE (SD-WAN, ZTNA, SWG, CASB, FWaaS) and SSE use cases”

What You'll Achieve.

turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world; accelerating innovation and helping customers transform their businesses; drive strategic solutions for our clients; ensure successful deal outcomes; exceeding customer expectations

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Critical Thinking

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to accommodate customer schedules, including occasional evenings or weekends

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of technical pre-sales or solution engineering experience in cybersecurity, networking, or cloud, Hands-on experience with SASE/SSE architecture and Zero Trust models, Understanding of security technologies: Firewalls, IPSEC, SSL-VPN, NAT, GRE, IPS/IDS, Solid grasp of identity and access control standards: SSO, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, RBAC, Proficiency in core networking and security protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, HTTP/S, OSPF, BGP, Experience with CLI on major routing/switching platforms and WAN edge technologies, Practical knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, and virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), Familiarity with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of hypervisors and operating systems, Proficient in tools like Microsoft Office, LucidChart, Visio, and major OS platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux), Experience in Cloud-Native Access Control (cloudNAC) solutions and their integration within modern cybersecurity frameworks

Nice to Have

Preferred certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, or vendor-specific equivalents

What You'll Do.

Lead technical discovery

and architecture workshops across HPE’s cybersecurity portfolio

Deliver value-driven demonstrations and proof-of-concepts

particularly for SASE (SD-WAN

FWaaS) and SSE use cases

Guide customers through observability and threat detection integrations (e. g.

and security assessments with high-quality technical documentation

Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to provide customer-driven roadmap feedback

Present clearly to both technical and executive-level audiences

Work cross-functionally and support teammates to ensure successful deal outcomes

Willingness to accommodate customer schedules

including occasional evenings or weekends

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work cross-functionally and support teammates to ensure successful deal outcomes; Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to provide customer-driven roadmap feedback

Communication Scope

Present clearly to both technical and executive-level audiences; capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse audiences

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