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Orchestration
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Vagrant
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Integrated Circuit
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IC
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DoD
MLS
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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Software Modernization
Sustainability
Data Centers
Innovation
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Job Details
Introduction
Hiring manager and Recruiter should collabo
A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into industry-leading solutions. We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes. This position involves contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, which empower organizations to automate and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will join a team managing the lifecycle of infrastructure and security, enhancing IBM's cloud solutions to ensure enterprises achieve efficiency, security, and scalability in their cloud journey.
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Your role and responsibilities
As a Public Sector/Federal Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp an IBM company, you will work in a high-performance team environment to drive business development, opportunity demand creation, sales, revenue attainment, territory growth, and customer success by providing pre-sales technical expertise to meet and exceed customer challenges, issues, and objectives. The Fed pre-sales SE's primary objective is to associate HashiCorp technical value to address and solve customer challenges with a principle focus on driving hybrid/multi-cloud solutions, Fed DevSecOps initiatives, rapid mission/application deployments, specifically in the context of multiple technical and executive audiences.
Responsibilities:
Lead as a domain expert in hybrid/multi-cloud solutions for the Federal sales team and technical lead on strategic client relationships in Federal accounts
Lead pre-sales technical and sales activities including technical discovery, technical value proposition, architectural guidance, solution advocacy, sales campaign support and ongoing client relationships
Ability to provide expert guidance on hybrid/multi-cloud and DevSecOps concepts and solutions with strong skill sets in Federal IT Enterprise infrastructure architecture, cloud, IT operations, security, and development technologies and processes
Establish and maintain a deep understanding of the overall HashiCorp technology portfolio and the competitive landscape
Help foster an environment for ongoing strategic customer success
Work closely with key client executive decision makers on product evaluations and proof of concepts to ensure the solutions/products meets client objectives
Clear understanding of Federal operational environments, regulatory requirements, and mission deployment objectives and challenges
Actively assist other Sales teams in pre-sales technical, sales, initiatives and efforts
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
A strong desire to learn and teach new technologies, passion for transforming the mission of those who protect, serve, and educate, and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment.
Curiosity and commitment to solving complex problems in a modern, dynamic IT environment and a solution-oriented, growth mindset.
5+ years technical pre-sales / Sales Engineering experience or equivalent experience - practitioners with customer-facing experience are welcome (Federal/Public Sector experience preferred)
B.S. degree in an engineering, computer science/architecture, or similar program from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in understanding and effectively articulating concepts, technologies, and value, in hybrid/multi-cloud, DevSecOps, IT operations, security, cloud adoption, microservices, containers, Enterprise to Edge, and orchestration/scheduling platforms
Proficiency and/or knowledge of existing HashiCorp tools such as Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Consul, Nomad, Vault and others
Experience with implementing software products, cloud-based applications, or solutions in large and dynamic Federal enterprise environments
Ability to take initiative and work well in a remote, highly dynamic sales environment that focuses on providing customer service above industry standards
Domestic and occasional international travel may be required
ship required
Preferred technical and professional experience
Past experience working with IC and DoD accounts preferred
Current government security clearance at Top Secret level or higher preferred
Proficiency and/or knowledge of Federal cloud operating environments (Gov Cloud, Azure Secret, SC2S/C2S/C2E, etc.) and others, preferred
Knowledge of or experience with Federal IT and Mission operational environments and requirements (classified/secure networks, DoD Impact Levels, compliance, MLS, regulatory, intermittent / field environments, enterprise-to-edge deployments, etc.) preferred
#LI-Remote
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
Hiring manager and Recruiter should collabo
A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into industry-leading solutions. We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes. This position involves contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, which empower organizations to automate and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will join a team managing the lifecycle of infrastructure and security, enhancing IBM's cloud solutions to ensure enterprises achieve efficiency, security, and scalability in their cloud journey.
rate to create the relevant verbiage.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Public Sector/Federal Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer at HashiCorp an IBM company, you will work in a high-performance team environment to drive business development, opportunity demand creation, sales, revenue attainment, territory growth, and customer success by providing pre-sales technical expertise to meet and exceed customer challenges, issues, and objectives. The Fed pre-sales SE's primary objective is to associate HashiCorp technical value to address and solve customer challenges with a principle focus on driving hybrid/multi-cloud solutions, Fed DevSecOps initiatives, rapid mission/application deployments, specifically in the context of multiple technical and executive audiences.
Responsibilities:
Lead as a domain expert in hybrid/multi-cloud solutions for the Federal sales team and technical lead on strategic client relationships in Federal accounts
Lead pre-sales technical and sales activities including technical discovery, technical value proposition, architectural guidance, solution advocacy, sales campaign support and ongoing client relationships
Ability to provide expert guidance on hybrid/multi-cloud and DevSecOps concepts and solutions with strong skill sets in Federal IT Enterprise infrastructure architecture, cloud, IT operations, security, and development technologies and processes
Establish and maintain a deep understanding of the overall HashiCorp technology portfolio and the competitive landscape
Help foster an environment for ongoing strategic customer success
Work closely with key client executive decision makers on product evaluations and proof of concepts to ensure the solutions/products meets client objectives
Clear understanding of Federal operational environments, regulatory requirements, and mission deployment objectives and challenges
Actively assist other Sales teams in pre-sales technical, sales, initiatives and efforts
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
A strong desire to learn and teach new technologies, passion for transforming the mission of those who protect, serve, and educate, and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment.
Curiosity and commitment to solving complex problems in a modern, dynamic IT environment and a solution-oriented, growth mindset.
5+ years technical pre-sales / Sales Engineering experience or equivalent experience - practitioners with customer-facing experience are welcome (Federal/Public Sector experience preferred)
B.S. degree in an engineering, computer science/architecture, or similar program from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in understanding and effectively articulating concepts, technologies, and value, in hybrid/multi-cloud, DevSecOps, IT operations, security, cloud adoption, microservices, containers, Enterprise to Edge, and orchestration/scheduling platforms
Proficiency and/or knowledge of existing HashiCorp tools such as Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Consul, Nomad, Vault and others
Experience with implementing software products, cloud-based applications, or solutions in large and dynamic Federal enterprise environments
Ability to take initiative and work well in a remote, highly dynamic sales environment that focuses on providing customer service above industry standards
Domestic and occasional international travel may be required
ship required
Preferred technical and professional experience
Past experience working with IC and DoD accounts preferred
Current government security clearance at Top Secret level or higher preferred
Proficiency and/or knowledge of Federal cloud operating environments (Gov Cloud, Azure Secret, SC2S/C2S/C2E, etc.) and others, preferred
Knowledge of or experience with Federal IT and Mission operational environments and requirements (classified/secure networks, DoD Impact Levels, compliance, MLS, regulatory, intermittent / field environments, enterprise-to-edge deployments, etc.) preferred
#LI-Remote
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
This position is eligible for participation in an IBM Sales Incentive plan. Actual incentive opportunity will be based on performance and the eligible Target Incentive, as addressed in the applicable plan, all of which is subject to change. The compensation range listed for this position is the IBM Reference Salary that is used when you are not actively participating in a sales plan. Your actual base pay plus incentive opportunity will be determined by the Incentive Plan assigned to you.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.