Sr. Systems / Sales Engineer
Location: San Francisco / Bay Area
FastSoft is seeking a technical professional specializing in TCP/IP, networking engineering and server application technologies. The position is responsible for pre-sales and implementation of the FastSoft E and EX Series network appliances. It directly interfaces with external clients and is highly visible.
The position is part of the sales team that manages customer trials, complex technical problem escalations, performance tuning, network performance testing and network troubleshooting.
Expect 60% to 70% travel in this role. Compensation package will include salary plus commission.
Candidate requirements:
Most important is effective, clear and direct delivery of technical information both orally and in written format to potential and/or existing customers; in-depth to expert knowledge in the areas of Internet TCP/IP, HTTP, web acceleration, media streaming protocols, content caching, Global Server Load Balancing, Windows/UNIX, Load Balancers, switches and routers; ability to develop trial performance tests and correlate data points for presentation to potential and/or existing customers; ability to demonstrate expertise in the Company’s product and service lines, product features, uses, applications and competitive qualities as well as ability to contribute to profitability of the corporation.
Background requirements:
- Minimum 5 years in sales role
- Minimum 5 years in server and network administration
- 4 year IT or Computer Science degree or equivalent technical experience
- In-depth knowledge of Content Delivery Networks is preferred
Skill requirements:
- Solid writing and presentation skills
- In-depth understanding of TCP and HTTP
- LAN switch knowledge (i.e. VLAN, 802.1q)
- Unix knowledge highly desirable
- Application and Server Load Balancing knowledge desirable
- WAN routing knowledge desirable
