Riverbed transforms data into actionable insights and accelerates performance so organizations can deliver a seamless digital experience and drive enterprise performance. Riverbed is the only company with the collective richness of telemetry from network to app to end user, that illuminates and then accelerates every digital interaction. Riverbed offers two industry-leading portfolios: Alluvio by Riverbed, a differentiated Unified Observability portfolio that unifies data, insights, and actions across IT, so customers can deliver seamless, secure digital experiences; and Riverbed Acceleration, providing fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere.

Together with our thousands of partners, and market-leading customers globally - including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 -, we empower every click, every digital experience.

Title: Solutions Engineer, Federal - DOD

Location: Remote/Home Office - Washington DC metro area preferred

Travel Requirements: 30% - 50%

Clearance Level: Top Secret

Technology Specialization: Unified Observability with an emphasis on Network Observability

We are seeking a Solutions Engineer for immediate hire. In this role you will function in a highly technical pre-sales environment, creating technical solutions to solve business problems for federal agencies.

Serve as the technical subject matter expert throughout the sales process. Owning and managing various pre-sales activities - including technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof of concept projects.
• Collaborate with the Sales team, jointly owning the sales cycle and account plan.
• Help to drive deeper & wider into the account - identifying requirements for additional resources from other departments within the customer, customer alternatives (i.e., other means of handling their current requirements), and potential internal sponsors.
• Understand and document customer business & technical requirements and use them to create value-based proposals, addressing business drivers & pain points - guiding the technical sales cycle towards a technical close & a business win.
• Build and increase Riverbed's relevance with customers by qualifying customer's needs, desired outcomes & benefits and positioning the breadth of the Riverbed Solution portfolio in context to it.

• Multiple years' experience supporting the Federal market space with a focus on DOD accounts experience.
• Experience in a pre-sales SE role, with a deep understanding of enterprise sales cycles and various selling strategies.
• Extensive IT experience; Strong knowledge in one (or more) of the following: Application Architectures & Performance Management; Storage & Infrastructure Management; and/or Network Infrastructure. Depth of operating knowledge across these areas may vary, but successful candidates will be able to describe and differentiate Riverbed solutions across the portfolio.
• Riverbed product experience plus relevant experience and/or in key competitor offerings in technological area of emphasis.
• Proven technical knowledge and consultative skills.
• Ability to understand complex technical and selling situations and the ability to solve the problem or solicit the required resources.
• Demonstrated ability to implement, drive and track IT projects to successful closure.

Our employee benefits including flexible workplace policies, employee resource groups, learning and development resources, career progression pathways, and community engagement initiatives are some of the reasons why we have had great success in bringing in new talent. In addition, our global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees.

Benefits & Perks vary by Country.

With a 20-year history of innovation, Riverbed is agile, yet proven, and we are disrupting the market with differentiated solutions that enable our customers to deliver secure, seamless digital experiences and accelerate enterprise performance While we are a 'customer-first' company, we are all about our people with a shared commitment to creating a global impact. We bring our best selves to work and pursue excellence, trust, and respect for one another. We welcome diversity and value and encourage transparency and open communication throughout the company. We strive to be an inclusive, fair, and enjoyable workplace for our people globally and care about their wellbeing. We are committed to our people, partners, and customers while supporting the communities where we work and live. It's the Power of WE that binds us together.

We want people of all backgrounds to see themselves represented and included in our work, so we actively seek to diversify our team and bring more voices to the table. We understand that when people can be themselves, more is possible. We would love to have more people on board to join us on our journey to be better every day! So, come speak with us about career possibilities at Riverbed.

Riverbed is an equal employment opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or child birth (including breast feeding), sexual orientation, genetics, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other basis protected by and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Riverbed encourages all of its U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, but does not presently require its U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated unless such vaccination is required by applicable law or the duties of the specific position. If a specific position requires an employee to be fully vaccinated because of either applicable law or the duties of the position, then the offer of employment will be expressly conditioned on the individual being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 on or prior to their start date and providing proof of such vaccination unless the individual is legally exempt.

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