Systems Sales Engineer
Posted 2026-05-06Sales
Chicago,
Illinois
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Req.Num.: N2276
Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
About the Team
The role requires up to 30% travel to meet with customers and partners. This may involve onsite visits for presentations, demos, and technical evaluations, ensuring that you can effectively support clients throughout their journey with Nutanix products and services.
This role is remote but requires candidates reside in Chicago or Wisconsin to be close to customer sites.
Your Role
- Demonstrate features and articulate benefits of Nutanix solutions
- Size and configure Nutanix solutions
- Navigate & build long-term relationships with customers & be seen and treated as their trusted/valued resource
- Communicate customer feedback into the Nutanix ecosystem
- Partner with sales counterparts in developing account plans, customer persona coverage models and proposal creation to recommend and design solutions based on Nutanix offerings
- Collaborate with the wider presales team and obtain technical wins in the shortest and most professional manner
- Manage complex accounts and larger sales transactions
- Be a subject matter expert in one or more Nutanix products
What You Will Bring
- 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role with 3 years experience as a Presales Engineer
- Bachelor’s Degree, and working knowledge of Information Technology, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on technical aptitude, and the agility to adapt according to market demands.
- Team player with cross-functional collaboration experience.
- Analytical approach to solving complex problems, with the ability to clearly describe the situation and suggest a solution strategy.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills in English.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, determine project urgency, and execute detailed action plans.
- Highest level of personal and professional ethics and integrity.
- A desire to learn and be challenged, and continuously strive for excellence.
- Presales experience in data center and cloud technologies such as storage, virtualization, and automation frameworks with a solid level of expertise in technical specifications to sell Nutanix products and services.
- Subject matter expertise in one or more relevant technology disciplines to establish credibility with technical leaders.
- Ability to provide mentorship for new hires and peer colleagues.
Work Arrangement
Remote: This position is primarily remote. There is no specific in-office requirement, however, there may be circumstances where you may be required to come into a local office for a specific purpose, and/or to travel to other locations based on business needs.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 196,000 and USD $ 294,000 per year.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.
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