Senior Solutions Engineer - Northern

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Enterprise Solutions Engineer (Sales Engineer / Presales) – Northern Virginia. This position has no office requirement. However, it supports enterprise customers in the Northern Virginia region and works closely with a Client Executive based in the same territory. Candidates must be located in Northern Virginia to effectively support in-person customer meetings, partner engagements, and regional presence.

We’re looking for a Senior Enterprise Solutions Engineer to support a focused set of strategic enterprise accounts across Northern Virginia. This is a high-touch, consultative presales role where you’ll partner with an experienced Enterprise Client Executive who has deep, long-standing relationships with some of the region’s most sophisticated customers. You’ll be the technical lead on complex, multi-million dollar storage and infrastructure deals with six to nine month sales cycles, leading technical discovery, architecting solutions, and guiding customers through hybrid cloud transformations and data modernization initiatives.

• Serve as the dedicated technical lead and trusted advisor for high-value enterprise accounts in Northern Virginia
• Partner closely with your aligned Enterprise Client Executive to develop account strategy, build pipeline, and drive multi-million dollar deal progression
• Lead in-depth technical discovery and requirements gathering sessions with IT leadership, storage architects, and business stakeholders
• Design and present comprehensive data storage and hybrid infrastructure solutions leveraging the full Net App portfolio: ONTAP, SAN, NAS, block and file storage, hybrid cloud, and data protection technologies
• Facilitate quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with customers, presenting portfolio updates, identifying expansion opportunities, and advising on strategic next steps
• Collaborate with Net App’s specialist solutions architect team to bring deep technical expertise into complex customer engagements
• Work hand-in-hand with channel partners and their presales teams to align on technical strategy, support deal execution, and ensure customer success
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies, proactively bringing innovation to customer conversations
• Be responsive, accessible, and accountable, these customers expect engagement, expertise, and follow-through
• Execute with discipline: manage your forecast, track opportunities, and close deals on time

• 10+ years of experience in technical presales, sales engineering, or solutions engineering roles supporting enterprise infrastructure
• Strong experience with enterprise storage technologies or storage-adjacent infrastructure is required, such as block storage, file storage, SAN, NAS, virtualization, backup/recovery, or hybrid cloud architectures
• Proven track record working with Fortune 500 or large enterprise customers on complex, long-cycle storage or infrastructure deals
• Strong technical expertise in data center infrastructure, hybrid cloud architectures, virtualization platforms, disaster recovery, and data protection solutions
• Experience translating technical storage capabilities into business outcomes and ROI for executive audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to command the room during customer and partner meetings
• Strong work ethic and execution mindset, you thrive when there’s a clear plan, and you’re relentless about following through
• Consultative, relationship-driven approach; you understand that long-term customer success is built on trust and availability
• Self-directed and…