Description
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Senior Distinguished Technologist to lead architecture and solution design for AI/ML Networking Infrastructure, Data Center, and WAN networking opportunities globally.
The successful candidate will have deep technical expertise, experience, creative problem-solving, and strong customer engagement skills to influence and shape multi-billion-dollar deals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a primary technical architect early in complex sales cycles
- Architecting end-to-end networking infrastructure solutions
- Leading solution design and customization
- Delivering compelling demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations
- Engaging with hyperscalers, large enterprises, service providers, and technology partners
- Influencing technical strategy throughout deal validation, solutioning, and initial execution
- Developing best practices, enablement collateral, and architecture playbooks
- Mentoring and providing technical leadership to junior technologists and sales engineering teams
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, with 15+ years of technical experience in network infrastructure architecture, design, and solutions consulting
- 15+ years of industry experience applying technical expertise with JunOS, EOS, IOS, and hyperscale network architecture frameworks
- Deep hands-on expertise with hyperscaler routing, MPLS traffic engineering, switching, SDN overlays, network fabrics, and DCI solutions
- Familiarity with major networking silicon, hardware platforms, and related software
- SME in virtualization technologies on x86 and scaling using technologies such as DPDK, SR-IOV, SmartNICs, etc.
- Proven success in complex pre-sales roles, with a strong ability to build relationships with senior technical and C-Level stakeholders
- Experience with programming/scripting (Python, APIs, JSON, etc.) to enable solution integration and automation
In return, Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers a comprehensive suite of benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing, as well as investment in career development and unconditional inclusion.