System Engineer

The LRS Enterprise Output Management (EOM) software sales division is hiring for a systems engineering position based in the Glastonbury, CT area. As an EOM Systems Engineer (ESE), you will provide technical assistance to the Sales organization regarding EOM software and solutions. You will also provide engineering services to customers using EOM software that runs on Windows, Linux, UNIX, and cloud platforms. Additional responsibilities include assisting Sales with strategy and product positioning, helping prepare and deliver product demos, and roadmap discussions with prospects and customers.

Applicant Requirements:

1. Three to five years of pre-sales technical experience and/or customer-facing experience. Including a proven track record of training, co-selling, mentoring, and leading large global enterprise teams with diverse backgrounds across direct, indirect, and channel sales.
2. Three to five years of experience in systems administration/technical support or related experience working with UNIX and/or Windows platforms for organizations of at least 5,000 employees or customers of similar size.
3. Three to five years of experience writing and/or editing Python, C#, and/or PowerShell programs would make you a stronger candidate.
4. Experience working with customers in Virtualization, VDI, VMware, Citrix, Active Directory, and Federated security will make you a stronger candidate.
5. Practical experience with other programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, .NET, PowerShell and with XML, SOAP, and popular page description languages will make you a stronger candidate.
6. Experience in planning and/or implementing an Enterprise scale cloud environment would make you a stronger candidate.
7. Experience in large-scale environments, either large sites (thousands of users) or geographically distributed environments (multi-national) will make you a stronger candidate.

You must be a technical professional who is comfortable and competent when interacting with customers. Your ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and in written form) features of the EOM product suite in a diverse group, ranging from CIOs to system programmers, will be instrumental in the sales process. To demonstrate these skills, you must have experience making presentations to a live audience. This experience could be with sales presentations, technical presentations, or training. You must have experience explaining complex technical concepts using simple terminology. It is a requirement to participate in ongoing professional training, development, planning and engagement which includes attendance at the division’s annual summit to review and develop strategic goals and initiatives.

Success in this role:

The key to your success is your ability to utilize your EOM software product knowledge to assist in generating new software license revenues. You must quickly develop a technical understanding of the EOM product suite and understand how the products relate to customers’ business needs. In-house training will be provided. Your aptitude or experience developing an understanding of customers’ IT environments, identifying, and qualifying customer requirements, and identifying product requirements will be vital to your success.

Salary:

Salary Range $60,000 - $75,000, plus commission. This range displays the low and high end based on experience.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.