Pre-sales Engineer

**Job description**

The Pre-Sales Engineer at VyOS Networks is a key role responsible for providing tailored technical solutions to customers while ensuring alignment with company objectives. The role demands a deep understanding of VyOS features, industry trends, and effective collaboration across various teams to deliver high-quality technical documentation and demonstrations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Understand customer requirements and provide customized technical solutions.
- Perform detailed technical presentations and product demonstrations for customers, partners, and prospects.
- Build and execute proof-of-concept demonstrations tailored to customer use cases.
- Serve as a trusted advisor, offering consultancy and expert guidance on VyOS features and capabilities to clients and internal teams.
- Prepare technical sales documentation, including solution briefs, white papers, and use cases, to support sales interactions and website content.
- Develop comprehensive responses to RFPs (Requests for Proposals) and RFIs (Requests for Information).
- Maintain clear, precise, and up-to-date technical resources for customer engagement.
- Coordinate closely with development teams, sales, and marketing to ensure alignment and collaborative execution of strategies.
- Participate in discussions about new product features and improvements based on customer interactions and market demands.
- Stay updated with industry trends and advancements to position VyOS as a cutting-edge solution.
- Execute other tasks as defined by the Company to support the overall mission and objectives.

**Skills**:

- Strong networking and security knowledge, specifically in open-source networking solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging with customers and internal teams.
- Ability to present complex technical information in a clear and compelling manner.
- Problem-solving mindset with a customer-centric approach.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in a remote, distributed team environment.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a technical sales, pre-sales engineering, or customer-facing technical role.
- Would be a plus to have hands-on experience with VyOS or similar open-source networking solutions.
- Proven track record of delivering technical presentations and solution demonstrations.
- Experience responding to RFPs and RFIs with detailed technical documentation.
- Prior experience in working collaboratively across sales, product management, and technical teams.
- Familiarity with industry trends and evolving networking technologies.

**Work Conditions and Compensations**
- Fully Remote Work: This is a 100% remote position, allowing you to work from any location.
- Flexible Work Schedule: While we offer a flexible work schedule that allows you to manage your own time, the nature of our globally distributed teams may require occasional work during non-typical hours to align with colleagues across different time zones. Collaboration and communication are key, so some availability for cross-time-zone meetings will be necessary.
- Vacation: Enjoy 20 days of annual paid vacation.
- National Holidays: You are entitled to up to 10 days of paid leave for recognized national holidays.Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Company's policy.
- **About VyOS Networks**

VyOS Networks is a company dedicated to creating cutting-edge, open-source network solutions that empower organizations to manage their networks with flexibility and control. As the company behind the VyOS network operating system, we are committed to delivering a robust, scalable, and secure platform that meets the diverse needs of businesses, service providers, and network professionals worldwide.

At VyOS Networks, our work goes beyond just providing technology - we’re shaping the future of networking with a global, community-driven project. We foster an environment where talented individuals come together to solve complex networking challenges, while continuously improving both our products and ourselves.

**Our Mission**

**Powering a connected world, engineering for the future.**

We believe that the future of networking lies in open collaboration, continuous innovation, and delivering solutions that keep the world connected, efficiently and securely.

**Our Core Values**

Our values define who we are as a team and how we approach our work every day:

- **Respect**:We believe in fostering a respectful environment where we value each other's perspectives and contributions. We maintain a deep respect for our colleagues, our open-source community, and our clients, ensuring that all interactions are guided by understanding, professionalism, and empathy.
- **Responsibility**:Trust is the foundation of our success. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of honesty, dependability, and accountability. Whether delivering on a commitment to a client or collaborating with a team mem