Jobs at Celestix Networks

Position Title	Senior Sales Engineer
Location:	Fremont, California
Celestix Networks is a fast growing, privately held enterprise security appliance vendor offering a broad range of ready-to-deploy security appliances and turnkey security solutions. Celestix currently has a great opportunity for a Senior Sales Engineer to work in a dynamic and evolving environment at their Fremont, California location. This position will primarily demonstrate products and facilitate technical inquiries between end customers/resellers and Celestix sales staff.
Responsibilities:
Discuss end customer networking requirements and then identify Celestix products that best fit these networks.. Provide online demonstrations, assist sales staff and/or respond to RFPs during the presales process. In addition, provide assistance on proof of concept deployments within the end customer’s network. Reconstruct customer deployments and configurations on a whiteboard or in a lab setting to validate design and get reseller/customer buy-in. Provide training and mentoring to technical disciplines within Celestix including: support, professional services and engineering staff. Identify, sell and support professional services in engagements that may require high touch deployments or customized solutions. Provide cover for technical support in escalation situations.
Requirements and Qualifications:
Must have excellent oral (presentation) and written communications skills. Candidate should possess strong troubleshooting, problem solving and analytical abilities. Intimate networking knowledge and familiarity with most of the following networking concepts: TCP/IP, NAT, HTTP/SSL, PKI, DNS/DDNS, DHCP, WINS, 802.1x, load balancing/clustering, RADIUS/AAA, QoS, etc. Familiarity with some of the following products and protocols: Microsoft Windows 2003/2008, MS Active Directory, MS Exchange, MS Sharepoint, MS IAG 2007, MS RRAS, MS ISA Server 2006, MS IAS, MS NAP, Terminal Services, Red Hat Linux, and Nessus. Familiarity with security products including firewalls, traditional (PPTP/IPSec)/ application layer (SSL) VPNs, proxy/content filtering, NAC, endpoint compliance, anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-malware and two-factor authentication. Must be able to act independently without direct supervision. Should be detail oriented, well organized, and punctual.
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior industry experience desired. Technical knowledge of some of the following vendors’ product lines: Microsoft, Juniper, Cisco, Citrix, F5 Networks, Sonicwall, Fortinet, Barracuda Networks, Bluecoat, Check Point, Websense, Secure Computing, McAfee, Kaspersky Labs, Ironport, RSA Security (EMC), Vasco, Riverbed, Packeteer, BMC Software, Computer Associates, St. Bernard, VMWare. Prior knowledge of SE/presales standards and procedures in information technology sales. Familiarity with terminology and best practices related to hardware. Prior knowledge of Salesforce.com, GotoMeeting, and/or Visio is a plus. Attainment of CISSP, Microsoft certifications (MCSE, MCP, etc.), Cisco certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, etc.) or other demonstrable networking/security competencies is a plus.
Job Requirements:
Up to 50% travel may be required. Off hours work (nights and weekends) may be required. Must be fluent in English. Bilingual ability (Spanish) is a plus. No H1B Visas please.
Compensation:
This new position offers a highly competitive compensation package including: salary, commission, stock options, bonus and benefits.