Senior Associate Sales Engineer

Role Overview

The Sr. Associate Sales Engineer is an early-career, pre-sales technical role supporting the Sales Account Executive team. This person contributes to individual sales opportunities under the guidance of senior Systems Engineers, building foundational expertise across the Extreme Networks portfolio while developing the skills needed to progress toward a Systems Engineer role.

What You Will Do

Support the Pre-Sales team in the design, planning, and delivery of Proof of Concepts (POCs) and technical validations for assigned opportunities, execute defined pre-sales tasks within the sales cycle, participate in customer calls and technical conversations, and build proficiency across the Extreme Networks portfolio.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a growth-oriented position for someone dynamic, coachable, and eager to build a career in pre-sales engineering. The role requires foundational knowledge of networking technologies and eagerness to expand that knowledge quickly, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work within a team.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in networking, pre-sales, or technical support
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Foundational knowledge of networking technologies and eagerness to expand that knowledge quickly
• Ability to independently run standard product demos and contribute to POCs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with growing comfort presenting to technical audiences
• Ability to work within a team, take direction well, and apply feedback from Account Executives and senior SEs
• Willingness and ability to travel within region, up to 60%
• Foundational certifications preferred but not required (e.g., ECNA, CCNA, CWTS, or equivalent)
• Exposure to two or more of the following is a plus: Network Access Control (NAC), RADIUS, 802.1x, Active Directory, LDAP, Security fundamentals: firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention, Cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP, Wireless, VPN, SDN, SaaS, IPv4/v6 routing protocols (OSPF, VRRP, BGP, PIM, etc.), Layer 2 switching (802.1Q, 802.1D, 802.1x)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible work schedules and work-from-home opportunities where role permits
• Paid time off, including open time off in eligible markets and statutory leave in all markets
• Paid holidays in accordance with local practice
• Retirement savings programs, including 401(k) matching in the United States
• Employee Stock Purchase Program, where eligible
• Adoption assistance and fertility treatment support, where eligible
• Flexible spending accounts, where eligible
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement, where eligible
• Life and disability insurance