Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
what does a sales engineer do exactly....is that the guy selling cell phones at the booth in the mall?
Join our growing Sales Engineering team in the San Francisco, CA region!
The Sales Engineer reports to the Manager of Sales Engineering and supports regional National Strategic Account sales teams with respect to voice and data products. The SE typically supports 5 - 6 sales account managers. As part of the sales team, the SE provides technical sales support and consulting to assure customer integration and implementation of established T- Mobile products and services.
Typical pre-sales activities include gaining an understanding of the customer's business and analyzing the customer's mobile communication requirements. Provides technical support in sales presentations, product demonstrations, installation, ongoing support of company products to ensure performance meets customer requirements, as well as providing answers to customer's technical inquiries. Responsible for architecting wireless solutions that meet customer needs and are deliverable over the T- Mobile network. The SE is the wireless data subject matter expert on current and future wireless technologies. Works closely with marketing and engineering in support of network development efforts, alpha and beta evaluation tests, as well as new product rollouts. Often leads cross- functional efforts of sales, engineering, operations and care to address customer issues and support customer needs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
6 - 8 years in telecommunications, IT administration or network engineering roles
Proven network and application troubleshooting skills
Understanding of and experience with the following:
· routing protocols
· remote access computing methods
· layered communication protocols
· system administration roles
· enterprise security architectures and principles
· hands- on experience with IP and ATM networks
· understanding of 802.11b (WiFi) networks and design
· ability to make technical presentations at senior executive management level
· ability to clearly present technical concepts in a non- technical way
· excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong goal attainment, organizational, time management, prioritization and people skills are essential. Ability and willingness to multi- task, manage, and work hard in a fast-paced, team environment. This position requires up to 40% travel. This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
BSEE or BSCSE preferred. MIS or MSEE desired. Professional track record of successful technical leadership. Professional certifications and/or practical knowledge in at least ONE of the following areas required:
(1) Security Administrator: experience in firewall design and administration, knowledge of Checkpoint, PIX, Nokia, PKI, RSA, DES, Encryption, security management, etc.
(2) UNIX Systems Administration: experience in Solaris, Linux, PERL, Shell scripting, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP, etc.
(3) Application Developer: experience writing and developing wireless data applications, ability to write programs using PERL, JAVA and/or C++.
(4) Windows Systems Administrator: experience in Exchange, Windows2000 Server, NT4.0, IIS, ISA, MIS, CHCP, DNS or equivalent experience in Domino server
(5) Corporate LAN Administrator: experience in routing and switching, LAN administration of 1k+nodes, certifications in MCP, MCP+1, MCSE, CNE, etc.
(6) WAN Network Engineering: experience routing and switching, designing, building and optimizing layer 2 and 3 networks, desired certifications include CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP or related vendor- specific training.
(7) Successful completion of wireless professional training in AMPS, TDMA, GSM, GPRS. 1XRTT or CDMA.
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