Senior Sales Engineer, Mobile Backhaul, Spectrum Enterprise
At a glance:
- Are you a client-focused technical expert talented in supporting the sales of Mobile and Backhaul accounts?
- Can you commit to a technical sales support position developing proposals and providing cost-effective client solutions?
- Do you desire a competitive salary with lucrative benefits and a focus on professional development?
Our Company:
At Spectrum Enterprise, our goal is to foster an engaging work environment that encourages our team members to reach their full potential. We promote a culture of excellence that celebrates diversity, innovative thinking and dedication to consistently exceeding client expectations.
Spectrum Enterprise, a part of Charter Communications, Inc., is a national provider of scalable, fiber technology solutions serving America's largest businesses and communications service providers. The broad Spectrum Enterprise portfolio includes networking and managed services solutions: Internet access, Ethernet access and networks, Voice and TV solutions. Spectrum Enterprise's industry-leading team of experts works closely with clients to achieve greater business success by providing solutions designed to meet their evolving needs. More information about Spectrum Enterprise can be found at enterprise.spectrum.com.
Highlights:
As a Carrier Sales Engineer, you focus on exceeding client expectations by advocating for their mobile backhaul needs. You excel at working with regional account teams to put together cost-effective backhaul transport, metro area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN) and data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) technology solutions. You accelerate the sales cycle by providing consultative pre-sales technical work to develop proposals and create client product recommendations. You are passionate about educating clients with informative presentations and proposals that motivate them to share in your enthusiasm for Spectrum Enterprise products.
Using your expertise and understanding of each client's current and future networking needs, you outline solutions to their immediate issues readying them for upsell and renewal opportunities. You possess a keen ability to overcome technical obstacles to ensure a smooth installation and integration process for clients. You thrive in an office environment and feel comfortable traveling to support pre-sale activities for accounts. You report directly to the Manager of Sales Engineering for goals, guidance and assistance.
Position benefits:
- Competitive salary with sales incentives.
- Health, vision and dental insurance.
- 100% company match 401(k) up to 6%.
- Company funded retirement accumulation plan for an additional 3%.
- Education assistance.
- Pretax childcare spending account.
- Paid holidays, vacation days, personal days and sick days.
- Employee discount on spectrum services where available.
What you will do:
- Be an empowering member of the Mobile Backhaul sales team by focusing on mobile backhaul client solutions, to include Marco, Small Cell and distributed antenna system (DAS).
- Entice clients by developing and presenting compelling information to executives, to include network design, consulting and formal proposal writing.
- Support a successful sales cycle by evaluating the status and performance needs of client networks, making improvement recommendations and staying current on industry trends.
- Meet the needs of clients by partnering with various internal teams to develop unique service offerings.
- Develop technical responses and strategies for requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs).
- Verify proof of concept designs for internal engineering teams by serving as a subject matter expert for Cell Tower Backhaul services and solutions.
- Mitigate risk by ensuring compliance with all company, local and federal policies and procedures.
Required keys for success:
- Three years of field experience in pre-sales in the telecommunications industry.
- Eight years of networking experience with mobile backhaul or working with a mobile back haul (MBH) operator.
- In-depth knowledge across multiple technical disciplines and vendor products, including data and wireless communications, backhaul technologies, converging technologies, broadband, long term evolution (LTE), common public radio interface (CPRI), Packet Wireless, radio frequency (RF), internet protocol (IP), wave length division multiplexing (WDM), multi-protocol label switching (MPLS), virtual private LAN service (VPLS) and local area network (LAN) and WAN integration.
- Experience in the design and implementation of complex Metro Ethernet, Wireless, RF, MPLS or DOCSIS solutions.
- History of working with wireless and backhaul technologies designing and implementing complex Metro Ethernet, Wireless, MPLS and DOCSIS solutions.
- Self-motivated with solid issue resolution skills and the ability to assess an issue and determine an effective course of action.
- Confidence when presenting to large accounts and interacting with executive leaders.
- Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Effective written and spoken English communication skills with all levels of an organization.
How you will stand out from the crowd:
- Previous carrier experience.
- Experience with small cell, macros or DAS.
- Working knowledge of front-haul, mid-haul and back-haul technologies.
- Background in microwave and other wireless backhaul environments.
Your education:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience (required).
- Metro Ethernet Forum Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) (required).
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (preferred).
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (preferred).
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Here, employees don't just have jobs, they build careers. That's why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.
The pay for this position has a salary range of $74,300.00 to $121,400.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.
In addition, this position has a commission earnings target starting at $30,000.00.