Sr. Systems Engineer - Must Reside in Louisiana or Mississippi*

Position Responsibilities

• Assist Pre‑Sales team in the design, planning, and implementation of a Secure Network Solution Engineer
• Provide consultative support for pre‑sales, partners and customers on Extreme Networks Solutions
• Present at trade shows, seminars, and oversee internal demonstration facilities, etc.
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations to all levels of management
• Provide educational training on leading‑edge technologies/Extreme Networks products to presales.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years relevant experience
• Expertise in networking technologies with competitive network‑industry and regional knowledge and experience
• Proven ability to effectively influence new customer decisions and displace competition
• Thorough knowledge of security design features and ability to implement and perform analysis of network and systems security design
• Hands‑on experience using security‑related toolsets
• Demonstrated skills in troubleshooting and problem resolution in a network environment
• Keen ability to understand and analyze customer requirements and position the Extreme Networks Solutions effectively
• Ability to effectively demonstrate Extreme Networks products and Solutions
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex customer interactions in difficult circumstances and control customer expectations in order to maintain satisfied customers
• Excellent inter‑personal, technical presentation and communication skills
• Proven team player
• Ability and willingness to travel within region up to 50%
• B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Network Certifications desired

In depth knowledge of two or more of the following networking technologies

• Network Access Control (NAC)
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention (IDS/IPS)
• Convergence
• Wired, Wireless, and SDWAN
• Ipv4/v6 Routing Protocols (RIPv1/v2/v3, OSPFv2/v3, VRRP, MPLS, BGP, PIM, etc.)
• Layer2 Switching (802.1Q, 802.1D, 801.x)

Compensation based on experience and qualifications and can range from 160-200K OTE on a 70/30 split.

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