Senior Solutions Engineer - Data Center

Why join CompuNet?

CompuNet values its people more than any other asset—and realizes the contributions made by each employee are a reflection of their education, experience, certifications, expertise and passions. We strive to take care of each other, do the right thing and help our customers succeed.  We work to build lasting relationships and are proud that our customers across many industries see us as a trusted advisor. Putting the customer at the center of every engagement, our mission is to design, test, deploy and support the right IT solutions for every customer.

We offer a generous total compensation package for our employees, including competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, PTO, company-matching retirement plans, profit-sharing and more. 

Our engineers are the foundation of success for our customers and our business. We are seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer with a Data Center focus to join our team in either Portland, Oregon or Seattle, Washington. This role will provide value for our clients in both pre-sales design and post-sales implementation. This role will perform the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the sales team to build a winning strategy for our clients.
• Perform necessary Pre-Sales technical functions to create systems designs.
• Build Bill of Materials (BoM), create illustrations and diagrams and provide Statements of Work (SoW).
• Relay technical information to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Post-Sales Implementation of systems designed.
• Produce post Implementation project documentation.
• Provide proficient end-user systems administration training (post implementation) of CompuNet installed solutions.
• Develop strategic relationships with our key manufacturer Partner SE's.

Key Expectations of this role:

• Listen to and address customer technical challenges and design the right solution that meets the customer business needs.
• Ability to communicate on a high level regarding multiple technologies.
• Relay technical information to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Maintain existing certifications and grow to new areas with certification.
• Participate in all team functions including calls, meetings, events, etc.

Technologies that this role will encompass are below:

• Converged and Hyper-Converged (HCI) solutions 
• Storage 
  • Block, File & Object 
  • Connectivity 
    • Fibre Channel
    • iSCSI
• Virtualization
• Design, deploy and maintenance
  • vSphere
  • Hyper-V
• Virtual network connectivity 
• Cloud (some understanding preferred but not required)
  • Understanding of public & private clouds 
    • Azure
    • AWS
    • GCP
• Data Protection 
  • Veeam 
  • Cohesity 
  • Rubrik 
• Backup and Restore (Not all are required)
• Disaster Recovery 
• Business Continuity
• Microsoft Active Directory (not required but recommended to have some level of understanding)
• Baseline understanding of Microsoft Active Directory and Windows Server components like DHCP, DNS & PKI 
• Networking (Basic Networking)
• Fundamentals required for connectivity between data center, hybrid and cloud components 

Who you are

You’re a strong team player that is invested in helping your customers succeed and contributing to a great team.  You have the following knowledge, skills, abilities and/or education:

• 8+ years of experience is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and bring order to ambiguous situations
• Ability to work on different projects in a simultaneous fashion (i.e. multiple customer projects in the same time period).
• Ability to relay technical information to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Exceptional problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent time management and independent work skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willing to travel 25-50% of the time depending on client needs

Who we are

CompuNet, Inc. is an engineering-led IT solution provider that offers consulting, design, and professional services.  Our strength lies in our team of outcome-driven and relationship-focused professionals with a long history of designing IT solutions. Our team of highly skilled engineers take the lead in designing, developing, and implementing solutions that address complex business challenges. This team takes ownership for the entire project lifecycle, from discovery and design through deployment, training, and handoff. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.