Technology Consultant (Sales Engineer)
Technology Consultant (Sales Engineer) - Chicago, IL
Requisition ID : 87945BR Job Description : EMC, Isilon Storage Division is the pioneer and leader in scale-out storage. Our unique business value is the ability to reduce storage costs, increase workflow productivity, increase IT operating leverage and unlock new revenue potential for our customers. Isilon products are used by the best companies across many industries ndash; MySpace, NBC, Pratt Whitney, Cedars-Sinai, Lexis Nexis, Kodak Easy Share Gallery and the list goes on. We are looking for sharp people who have a true passion for technology, love to build companies, take charge and make an impact. Our growth and innovation continues to create diverse career opportunities in each of our locations around the globe. We urge highly talented and qualified candidates, in all areas, to learn more about our award winning culture and explore our current opportunities. Isilon is looking for a top caliber Pre-Sales Engineer for our Commercial team. The Pre-Sales Engineer is a highly technical professional possessing in-depth knowledge of the storage industry as well as specialized knowledge of UNIX and NT file systems. The Pre-Sales Engineer must demonstrate technical leadership and subject matter expertise on Isilon storage products, distributed storage architectures, file systems, and competitive storage offerings in the DAS, NAS and SAN product spaces. The Pre-Sales Engineer is a partner in the sales process, participates in the creation of sales strategy and tactics and takes ownership of technical responsibilities within customer accounts. This includes presentations, account management, assisting customers with evaluations and benchmarks, system configurations, and system installations. Post-sales support is typically handled through the Isilon Customer Service organization; however, the Pre-Sales Engineer may be called upon to provide on-site problem resolution as necessary. Pre-Sales Engineers may also be called on to assist with trade shows . Required Skills and Qualifications: 5-7 years minimum experience supporting the sales of enterprise storage, networking or systems solutions to a combination of large enterprise accounts and data centers. Systems Engineering support for Sales Representatives Ability to translate technical features into tangible customer business benefits Preparation and delivery of technical product and architecture presentation at CIO level Develop technical solutions to customer business issues, including and identifying new technologies or technologies outside of Isilon products and solutions. Contribute to meeting revenue targets by providing pertinent, timely and on-going customer technical information flow Contribute significant portions and/or lead responses to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs Contribute to building Best Practices among peers in sales and systems engineering. Excellent verbal and written communication skills 50% travel is required BS in CS, EE or other technical degree and/or equivalent experience. Specialized knowledge of UNIX OS, NFS file systems and UNIX distributed network environment Windows Server 2000 and 2003, SMB and CIFS file systems Installation/configuration of distributed computing, multiprocessing, virtual memory subsystem, storage subsystems architecture, shared memory architectures, cache architectures, windowing systems Local Area Networking, Ethernet, TCP/IP, general networking Thorough understanding of the architecture, design and implementations of multi-tiered client/server and web-based computing solutions Knowledge and familiarity with related third party products in Web and Content Delivery Network architectures Superior knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, OSD, SAN) So come join our great team! If you have the experience and knowledge to help us develop unique technology that will redefine the storage industry, please apply online through our resume tool. Please apply at www.isilon.com A non-disclosure agreement must be signed prior to an interview. Isilon Systems is an equal opportunity employer.