Sr. Network Presales Engineer - Alabama
Howard Technology Solutions, Birmingham, AL, United States
*This position requires you to travel to customer sites in and around the Alabama territory. Must be currently located within Alabama.
ABOUT HOWARD TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Howard Technology Solutions is a premier retailer of brand name computers, consumer electronics, computer-related accessories, technology supplies and complete technology solutions. Our talented team is our driving force behind our world class customer service, our continuous growth, and our increasing success. With the backing of our parent company, Howard Industries Inc., which includes over 4000 team members and generates $1 billion in revenue, and partnering with great brands such as HP, Lenovo, Cisco, Microsoft and Epson, we have rapidly gained market share in the industry and are looking to expand our team to help us take our company into the future.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Howard Technology Solutions is looking for a highly qualified Sr. Network Presales Engineer to provide pre and post sale support for Cisco networking products. The ideal candidate will have a very detailed understanding of network principals and fundamentals. They will be very experienced in building, troubleshooting or modifying switch configurations, IP address schemes, VLans, Subnetting and have strong communication skills. This engineer will be able to talk to an audience of varying levels of technical knowledge to convey proposed products and services to assist them with their technological needs. The ideal candidate will also have extensive experience and/or certifications with at least two of the following types of network infrastructure:
- Aruba ACCP or ACCX/ACDX
- Cisco CCIE or CCDE preferred
- Cisco CCNP will be considered
The ideal candidate will possess the ability to function within a team environment and must possess strong inter-personnel skills. This position will encompass remote customer support, traveling to meet with new and existing customers and onsite installations as needed. Candidates possess the ability to communicate with our customers and our sales team to manage new and existing customer projects.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES / QUALIFICATIONS
- Current Aruba ACCP or ACCX/ACDX
- Current CCIE or CCDE is preferred
- Current CCNP will be considered
- Design, build, and maintain network systems
- Proactively identify and resolve network configuration issues
- At least five years of information technology experience
- Strong understanding of network technologies and concepts
- Traveling to new and existing customer sites and meetings
- Work well as part of a team
- Comfortable multitasking
- Self-motivated
- Require little supervision
BENEFITS
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K Retirement
- Education Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacations
Equal Opportunity Employer Vet/Disabled