Locations: Seattle, SF Bay Area, Southeast US

Mu Dynamics’ Systems Engineers are a key member of the sales organization with responsibilities for driving pre-sales technical initiatives within existing and future customers. This position requires outstanding written & verbal communications skills and prior experience working in a similar role for a network or software vendor. Strong technical skills in networking, security, applications and/or protocol design is desired.

Travel: 50% Local, 40% Regional, 10% Corporate

The ideal candidate must have hands-on expertise in one or more of the following technical domains:

Network & Equipment Manufacturers, including but not limited to:

• Development Processes (Agile Development Methodologies)
• QA Test Tools & Automation (Ixia, Spirent, scripting, TCL)
• Technical Marketing (Test Tools and Customer Proof of Concept Labs)

Service Provider Network Operations, including but not limited to:

• Triple-Play Service Delivery (Voice, Video, and Data Protocol expertise)
• Next-gen Service Deployment Technologies (LTE, IMS, VoIP, IPTV, WiMAX, NGN)
• Deep Packet Inspection & Lawful Intercept

Network Design & Architecture, including but not limited to:

• Network Design – (Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, RIPv2, ACL’s)
• Network Troubleshooting and Capacity Planning (Wireshark, PCAP)
• Network Monitoring

Security Engineering, including but not limited to:

• Security Assessment Tools (VA scanning, pen testing, fuzzing)
• Network Security (Firewalls, DPI, IPS, IDS)

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and IP based applications and protocols
• Strong skills in Unix & Linux environments
• Proficient with basic scripting skills; advanced scripting skills a plus
• Proficient in Network Manufacturers OS’s, including Cisco IOS, Juniper JunOS
• Operational experience with security, application-aware and deep packet inspection technologies
• Troubleshooting skills for networking and application protocols
• Proficient in Ethereal/Wireshark or similar tools and understanding packet flows and application messages
• Network / Security certifications, including CCNA, CCIE, JNCIA and or CISSP are a plus

Professional Experience:

• 3+ years as a Pre-Sales Systems Engineer for a network equipment manufacturer
• History of building strong technical relationships in a broad range of customers and at all levels in the organization
• Supporting products and or software solutions used during product development and product QA cycles
• Supporting products and or software used within Technical Marketing teams
• Coordinated, conducted and lead product evaluations, including developing success criteria for technical sales closure
• Understands how to bridge business drivers to technical capabilities in a product, for both meetings and proof of concepts deployments
• (Driving) technical discussions, including white-boarding sessions, lunch-n-learns and pre-sales technical training to audiences large and small

How To Apply

We are always interested in hearing from outstanding candidates with a proven track record.  If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity with one of the most promising early stage firms in Silicon Valley, contact us today by sending your resume to: hire-me@mudynamics.com