At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with customers and partners, providing technical expertise to drive sales of F5 solutions.
- Company: Join a leading tech company focused on innovation and customer success.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, family-friendly perks, and tuition assistance for your growth.
- Other info: Experience a hybrid work culture with opportunities for career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by solving customer challenges with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in the industry, with strong technical and communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a sales‑technical role focused on customer and partner engagement. The SE supports the sales team by providing technical expertise, proposing relevant F5 solutions, and partnering with Account Managers to achieve allocated sales targets.
The primary objective is to achieve sales targets for F5 solutions by understanding customers’ technical and business challenges, and proposing effective solutions that deliver both technical and business value.
Responsibilities
- Articulate F5 product strategy, messaging, positioning, and value proposition for customer business objectives.
- Provide technical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs, demos, and proof‑of‑concepts via in‑person, virtual, and white‑board sessions.
- Determine viability of opportunities and map the organizational structure.
- Drive the sales process in partnership with Account Managers by identifying Technical Decision Makers, obtaining technical validation, support, and sponsorship.
- Consistently deliver world‑class customer service throughout the customer life cycle.
- Collaborate with internal technical and sales resources, share best practices, and seek expertise across opportunities.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of related industry experience.
- BS/BA or equivalent work experience.
- Familiarity/experience with F5 technology or similar industry solution deployment is a plus.
- Relevant certifications are a plus.
- Fluent verbal and written skills in English.
- Knowledge and experience with data centers, virtualization, and cloud computing environments.
- Experience with service provider mobile network architectures and protocols (e.g., 3GPP).
- Knowledge of Service Provider IP/MPLS network infrastructures and SD‑WAN technologies.
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, SCM tools, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift).
- Experience in the RFx process.
- Knowledge of network and application security; L3–L7 security knowledge is required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, family‑friendly benefits, and cool perks.
- Tuition assistance for professional development.
- Culture of giving back, strong diversity and inclusion interest groups.
- Career growth and development opportunities in a self‑driven role.
- Hybrid work: employees within 30 miles of an F5 office required to work from the office at least 30 business days per quarter; primarily remote with occasional office or offsite travel.
Equal Employment Opportunity
F5 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classifications. F5 offers reasonable accommodations for candidates. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
Senior Solutions Engineer employer: F5 Networks, Inc.
F5 is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development, offering competitive salaries and family-friendly benefits alongside unique perks like tuition assistance for professional development. With a strong culture of diversity and inclusion, F5 fosters a collaborative environment where employees can thrive in a hybrid work model, ensuring a balance between remote flexibility and in-office engagement for those within proximity to an F5 office.
