We’re hiring! Calian is growing and looking for talented individuals to join our team.  Our diverse and inclusive team's capabilities are leveraged to solve complex problems using cutting-edge technologies.

We are seeking a Junior Sales Engineer. The purpose of this role is to provide assistance to other Solution Architects. The ideal candidate for this position has a degree in business administration with a focus on information technology. In addition to assisting other Solution Architects, the Sales Engineer will work with current and potential customers to design and assist with selling multi-manufacturer partner technology solutions. This role will expose the Sales Engineer to one or more of the following critical technology vendors: Cisco, HPE, Dell, VMware, Nutanix, Aruba, and others. This is a customer-facing position that will require minimal travel.

Essential Functions:

• Assist Solution Architects with day-to-day tasks and duties.
• Meet with Calian customers to provide pre-sales analysis, design, recommendations, and justification for customized solutions within the customer's environment.
• Create and deliver customer-facing presentations.
• Provide detailed design documentation, including diagrams detailing configurations and installation process.
• Produce accurate Bill of Materials and Statements of Work
• Employee must be able to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

This employer will not sponsor applicants with work visas.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum of Cisco CCNA certification or equivalent years of experience
• Strong desire to learn technology and acquire skills
• Aptitude for all things technical
• Open to meeting and working with customers and internal team members
• Must be a team player with excellent communication skills at the business and technical level
• Able to collaborate as part of a team to deliver exceptional customer results in a fast-paced environment.
• Beginner-level knowledge and experience with the following:
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud
• Compute/storage
• Networking

Preferred Minimum Experience/Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Sales Engineer position has no supervision responsibilities.

Work Environment:

We work hard to create an environment based on a single guiding principal of employees and customers for life. Our talented team delivers an unprecedented level of customer service, through an amazing place to work and grow careers. We will value your skills and experience. We are building a performance organization with heart and developing a pipeline of tomorrow's leaders.

Physical/cognitive requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer requirement.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work

Light to moderate lifting is required

Travel:

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some of the area and overnight travel may be expected.

Whether remote or in the office, Calian offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well-being and your loved ones. You will experience a company that believes in small teams for maximum impact; seeks well-rounded talent to ensure a full perspective on our customers’ experience, understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture that empowers everyone to do their best work and be the best version of themselves.

EEO Statement

Calian is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.