San Jose, California, United States · Remote OK
$258k–$624k/yr
Senior Distinguished Technologist – Pre-Sales AI & Data Center Networking This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the…
Skills: AI/ML Networking, Data Center Networking, WAN Technologies, Hyperscale Architecture, Pre-sales Engineering
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico · Hybrid
HR Business Partner, Finance & Strategy This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global ed…
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
Wireless Technical Support Engineer This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-t…
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
Cloud Developer This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way p…
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Spring, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$275k/yr
Business Planning Manager III - Networking Integration Business Priorities This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett …
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$156k–$315k/yr
Principal Software Engineer SD-WAN This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company …
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Levis, Quebec, Canada · On-site
$98k–$181k/yr
Data Center Technical Specialist / Spécialiste technique du centre de données This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Ente…
Skills: Linux, Server infrastructure, HPC systems, Networking, Storage
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
$146k–$343k/yr
Senior Systems Engineer – HPE Campus and Branch This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud comp…
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Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland · On-site
$101k–$200k/yr
HPEFS Process Engineer This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing th…
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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · Hybrid
$144k–$273k/yr
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New York, New York, United States · Remote OK
$221k–$457k/yr
SLED Hunter – North – New York Area This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancin…
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Denver, Colorado, United States · Remote OK
$195k–$457k/yr
Commercial Account Manager This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way…
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Roseville, California, United States · On-site
$120k–$243k/yr
ASIC verification engineer This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancin…
Skills: VLSI design, Verification, Python, Perl, Tcl
Louisiana, United States · Remote OK
$195k–$457k/yr
SLED Hunter – South – Louisiana/Miss Area This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company ad…
Skills: Enterprise technology sales, Account management, Public sector sales, Strategic planning, Sales execution
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
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Sofia, Sofia-City, Bulgaria · Hybrid
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Roseville, California, United States · Hybrid
$137k–$277k/yr
Network Software Test Engineer IV This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-…
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Spring, Texas, United States · Hybrid
$120k–$275k/yr
Business Planning Manager III - Networking Integration Business Priorities This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett …
Skills: Business planning, Strategic planning, Program management, Business transformation, Cross-functional leadership
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
ARC Support Engineer - L3 ( Switching ) This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global ed…
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid
DevOps Engineer This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company adva…
Skills: Python, Shell scripting, Ansible, GitHub Actions, CI/CD
San Jose, California, United States • Remote OK
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Lead architecture and solution design for AI/ML networking, data center, and WAN opportunities while acting as a primary technical architect in complex sales cycles. Orchestrate input from cross-functional teams to deliver compelling technical presentations, proof-of-concepts, and scalable solutions for global customers.
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field and over 20 years of technical experience in network infrastructure architecture and solutions consulting. Candidates must possess deep expertise in hyperscale networking, relevant certifications like JNCIE, and strong interpersonal skills to influence C-level stakeholders.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
Senior Distinguished Technologist – Pre-Sales AI & Data Center Networking
About HPE Networking & The Role
HPE Networking simplifies networking through innovative, software-defined products and solutions for cloud, AI, and data center environments. HPE Networking develops industry-leading technologies that are ever more software-defined, helping to answer the most challenging issues in connectivity. Digital transformation is everywhere, with technologies such as Multi-Cloud, Cybersecurity, Automation, IoT, AI, Machine Learning, and 5G driving the next waves of innovation.
Our Sales Engineering team empowers customers and partners to solve complex challenges with scalable, secure networking solutions. If you have over-the-top technical capability and curiosity; if you can influence both technical and business partners by translating business goals and challenges into technical solutions while differentiating HPE from competing solutions; if your interpersonal and high-impact presentation skills evoke passion and confidence; if you’re a born problem-solver that loves to get into the details and have a burning desire to answer the hard problems in a constantly evolving, results-oriented industry - HPE Networking is the place for you!
We are seeking a Senior Distinguished Technologist to lead architecture and solution design for AI/ML Networking Infrastructure, Data Center, and WAN networking opportunities globally. This role requires deep technical expertise, experience, creative problem-solving, and strong customer engagement skills to influence and shape multi-billion-dollar deals.
What You’ll Do
Act as a primary technical architect early in complex sales cycles, working independently or with Sales Engineers to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
Architect end-to-end networking infrastructure solutions with strong expertise in data center, AI networking, hyperscale environments, and WAN technologies.
Lead solution design and customization, orchestrating input from specialists, systems engineers, and product teams to meet customer requirements.
Deliver compelling demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations that clearly articulate HPE Networking’s value in customer use cases.
Engage with hyperscalers, large enterprises, service providers and technology partners to co-design solutions addressing emerging challenges across industries and workloads.
Influence technical strategy throughout deal validation, solutioning, and initial execution, ensuring smooth handoff to delivery teams.
Develop best practices, enablement collateral, and architecture playbooks to scale solutions internally and with partners.
Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior technologists and sales engineering teams.
Navigate and adapt through complex technology transitions, maintaining thought leadership in networking innovations and industry trends.
Role Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required, advanced degree preferred
20+ years of technical experience in network infrastructure Architecture, design and solutions consulting, designing large-scale AI, Cloud Data Center in Hyperscale networking environments.
20+ years of industry experience applying technical expertise with JunOS, EOS, IOS and hyperscale network architecture frameworks. JNCIE or equivalent certification.
Experience presenting and driving technology thought leadership at relevant industry events, and experience driving standards and other forward-looking initiatives with relevant standards bodies such as OCP, IETF, UEC, IEEE....etc.
Deep hands-on expertise with hyperscale routing, MPLS traffic engineering, switching, SDN overlays (EVPN/VXLAN, MP-BGP), Network Fabrics and DCI solutions, network provisioning, automation and monitoring (Apstra, Paragon, NETCONF/REST APIs, YANG), and
Familiarity with major networking silicon, hardware platforms and related software (e.g., Juniper, Arista, Cisco, SONiC, Cumulus etc.)
SME in Virtualization technologies on x86 and scaling using technologies such DPDK, SR-IOV, SmartNICs etc.
Proven success in complex pre-sales roles, with a strong ability to build relationships with senior technical and C-Level stakeholders.
Experience with programming/scripting (Python, APIs, JSON etc.) to enable solution integration and automation.
Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence diverse technical and business audiences.
Demonstrated experience designing & developing playbooks, and delivering demonstrations or live walk throughs for a complex variety of networking products, solutions, tools and services
Experience preparing RFP/Tender response documents like compliance to the RFP, bill of materials, commercial/pricing, and solution documents to drive a successful response.
Willingness to travel up to 50%, including international travel on short notice.
We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html
HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.
HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.
We have become aware of an increase in fraudulent recruitment activities in which individuals impersonate our company or authorized recruitment agencies to offer fake employment opportunities. These scams may occur through false websites, emails, social media, or chat-based applications and often aim to obtain personal information or money. Please note that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and its authorized recruitment agencies/vendors will never charge a candidate a registration fee, hiring fee, or any other fee in connection with its recruitment and hiring process. We also never request personal information such as back account details, Social Security numbers, or national IDs via social media or chat applications.
All legitimate job opportunities will come through official company channels, and candidates are responsible for verifying the credentials of any third party claiming to represent the company. Any reliance on fraudulent communication is at the individual’s own risk, and HPE disclaims legal liability for any resulting damages. If you suspect recruitment fraud, do not share personal information or make any payments and report the incident to your local authorities immediately.
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