Job Url: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/purestorage/jobs/7200923 Job Description: Consulting Systems Engineer, Automotive Detroit, Michigan Join Us We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.   SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE... In this role, you'll: Act as role model and mentor for other Systems Engineers Work alongside SEM to provide technical leadership and support Develop an exhaustive understanding of what drives a customer’s business and what motivates their decision making Be an active creator of social media content e.g. blogs, posts, etc Connect the dots from technology solutions, inclusive of the Pure Storage portfolio and others from the ecosystem, to measurable customer business outcomes Partner closely with account managers, specialists and channel partners to create a seamless and holistic customer experience and strategy to drive revenue growth and net new business Refine sales strategy and tactics, taking command of technical responsibilities Delight customers and teammates with your technical leadership and domain expertise on storage products, distributed storage architectures, file systems, and competitive storage offerings in the DAS, NAS and SAN product spaces Undertake presentations, solution demonstrations and EBC activity within other SE accounts as appropriate and needed Capture requirements and translate Customer’s business needs into innovative solutions to accelerate their growth and capacity Contribute significant portions and/or lead responses to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs Seek out and spur new opportunities for interoperability, functional, and performance testing/validation Promote mutual roadmap and planning exchanges Liaise with product and technical marketing to produce materials (i.e. whitepaper, web presentations) that support overall alliance plans and objectives Stay current with the competition and ensure that materials accurately reflect the latest, differentiated solution positioning Move with market trends and competitive landscape to promote thought leadership within our organization Be seen as the solution expert in complex POC and TCO calculations WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE... BS in CS, EE or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience Pre-sales experience is required 8 or more years of relevant experience, mixed among technology, design, and communications required. Experience supporting the sales of enterprise storage, networking, systems, cloud, or software to enterprise accounts preferred Creativity, empathy, an open mind, curiosity and a desire for continuous learning Deep understanding of the architecture, design and implementation of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions Must have a familiarity with modern web architecture a plus (LAMP stack, scale-out vs scale-up architectures, AWS well-architected framework, microservices architecture) Preference may be given to those with automotive experience  Prior experience in targeting new prospects and converting them into clients Contribute significant portions and/or lead responses to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs Superior knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN) Strong knowledge of digital transformation to a Cloud Native architecture, On-Prem, Public Cloud, Provisioning Automation, and Containers Previous experience with Linux, NFS file systems and Linux distributed network environment Installation/configuration of distributed computing, multiprocessing, virtual memory subsystem, storage subsystems architecture, shared memory architectures, cache architectures, windowing systems Knowledge of VMware, Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP and general networking Curiosity and passion around technology and explaining and showing new technology platforms and concepts to customers Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP a plus The annual base salary range is: $151,000– $228,000 Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.  This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.  And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information.