Apprenticeship Trainee

Job Description

Who You'll Work With

As an Apprentice Trainee in our Sales Engineering team, you will join a group of industry experts and technical leaders. Reporting to the System Engineering Manager, you'll collaborate with skilled field engineers and contribute to aligning our solutions with our clients' larger business goals. You'll work closely with our Product Management and Software Development teams to steer product developments and strategic direction.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a BE/BS/CS/CE technical degree.
• Interest in obtaining Network Industry Certifications (e.g., CCIE (R&S), JNCIE) preferred.
• Strong foundational knowledge in L2/L3 networking design and implementation.
• Familiarity with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols (Cisco, Juniper, Extreme, Aruba).
• Interest in Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineering.
• Basic knowledge of network overlays preferred.
• Understanding of Ethernet, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, EVPN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS.
• Familiarity with industry-standard CLI.
• Interest in SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) desired.
• Basic programming skills in Python and Ansible for network automation.
• Awareness of competitive products, solutions, and services.
• Ability to write white papers is a plus.

Note: This apprenticeship is designed to provide hands-on experience and mentorship from industry leaders, preparing you for a successful career in systems engineering and pre-sales.