Pre/Post Sales Storage Solutions - Net App - 2545

direct hire work in & around Phoenix, AZ
travel --- 25% is normal mostly centered in respective area

Some opportunity to work via telecommuting for non client facing work.

Our client is a nationwide leader in Systems Integration since 1989, they have designed and delivered premier solutions to customers in various industries.

The Storage (NetApp) engineer will assist sales reps with both pre and post sales opportunities (50% to 50% split, respectively).
You will be involved in all aspects of the service life cycle, including pre-sales pursuit, white boarding, solution development, implementation, transformation, and deep technical support for delivery.

This is a customer-facing role that requires a professional, can-do attitude. You will work across multiple cross-functional teams to develop solutions and solve complex problems.

Typical work will include the following:
Customer and product compatibility research
Working with Channel vendors to learn new products
Onsite POC and implementations
Maintain certifications and gain additional skill sets
Facilitate long-term customer relationships through the delivery of technical solutions to customer business problems.
Generate consulting revenues by providing advanced technical design and implementation services.
Expertly deliver full life cycle Storage solutions
Very strong knowledge and experience with Wintel/Windows Servers and systems.

Required Skills:
Required Education: BS in technology or business
Storage (NetApp key) engineer with strong presales skills combined with the ability to design and implement complex storage environments.
5 + years working with NetApp Enterprise Level (Key), others a strong plus. Hitachi, EMC, Sun
Understanding of Fibre channel and iSCSI design and implementation
Expert level knowledge of backup software products.
Must have a thorough understanding of Windows Servers. Working knowledge of Linux desired.
Working knowledge of VMware ESX is desired.
Prior experience in the reseller channel environment is desired.
Experienced with mirroring and replication technologies
NFS (Network File System) skills
Experience with Solaris or Linux systems administration
OS: Windows (primary), Linux (secondary)

SKILLS THAT ARE A PLUS, BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• iSCSI
• CIFS
• SAN experience
• Experience with NetApp version 7.0+ preferred but not required
• Red Hat or Suse Linux administration experience