Sales Engineer

EarthLink, Inc (NASDAQ: ELNK) is a leading provider of Internet Protocol (IP) infrastructure and services to medium-sized and large businesses, enterprise customers, and over 1.6 million customer relationships across the United States. We've been providing Internet access and communications services for decades and have earned an award-winning reputation for both outstanding customer service and product innovation. Our EarthLink Business division provides a full complement of voice, data, mobile and equipment services over a SONET fiber optic network in the Southeast, and MPLS-based services nationwide. EarthLink Consumer is a leading Internet Service Provider connecting people to the power and possibilities of the Internet.

 

• Assist Sales force and partners in presentations to customers
• Design viable complex voice and data network sales solutions for customer applications, including preparation of network topologies, technical specifications, etc.
• Assist Sales force with ICB creation, review and  Special Assemblies

• Provide presale design and support for complex WAN and Voice   opportunities 

• Translate and communicate complex technical design considerations between the sales team and prospective customers on sales calls and appointments
• Evaluate, validate, create diagrams and present design of technical solutions to customers 

• Take the lead in technical QA with prospects and customers 

• Assist sales personnel in closing sales by overcoming obstacles, gaining commitment from the client and accurately setting realistic installation expectations
• Serve as resident technical expert on products and services
• Ensure technical information and products sold support customer requirements and lead to successfully installed products and services
• Interface with customers to determine technical requirements and expectations
• Develop and deliver training for Sales   

• Create technical network diagrams for sales teams and customers 

• Work with customers and their vendors to obtain technical information needed to support clean orders through provisioning and installation process
• Maintain professional attitude at all times 
• Maintain good working relationship with all team members and office staff
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned or as become evident

 

 

Job Requirements

 

• College Degree or 3-5 years of Sales Engineering experience 

 

 

• Must have working knowledge of:

·         PBX and Hosted telephony solutions

·         Access methods – Ethernet, DS1, DS3, OCn

·         Layers 1, 2, 3, 4 OSI model

·         Hubs Switches and Layer 3 Switches and IADs

·         Standard network topologies

·         PSTN, PRI, Trunks, POTs and other associated Voice Technologies

·         Routing protocols

·         Security threats practices and typologies

·         VOIP, VLANs, and LANs

·         MPLS

·         SIP and associated codecs

·         Cloud/Managed Hosting Technology

·         Data Center/It Strategies

·         Managed Network Services

·         Solid presentation skills

·         Strong communications skills both written and oral

·         Strong Organization skills and attention to detail

·         Ability to provide technical leadership throughout the organization

·         Solid business acumen

·         Excellent interpersonal skills

 

 

Work Environment / Travel:

• Position requires reliable transportation and a clean driving record

• At least 85% travel in local market only (little or no overnight required)