Title: Solutions Engineer - Colorado
Boulder, CO, US, 80301
LOCATION
This role is based in the greater Denver, Colorado region. Please note that candidates outside of this region will not be considered for this position.
JOB SUMMARY
We’re looking for an Enterprise Solutions Engineer to support our Enterprise Sales organization across the greater Colorado region. In this role, you’ll partner with two Enterprise Client Executives to deliver strategic, data-driven solutions for customers and partners.
You’ll help customers modernize and optimize their on-prem and hybrid environments, enabling smarter data management, AI readiness, and disaster recovery resilience. This is a hands-on technical role that blends relationship-building, architecture design, and business impact, working side-by-side with sales to drive growth across both existing and whitespace accounts.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Serve as the technical lead and trusted advisor to enterprise customers across the Colorado territory.
- Partner closely with two Enterprise Client Executives to define account strategy, drive pipeline development, and support deal progression.
- Lead technical discovery sessions to identify customer challenges and architect end-to-end data storage and protection solutions.
- Design and position solutions leveraging the full NetApp portfolio, including ONTAP, SAN, NAS, block and file storage, hybrid cloud, and data protection technologies.
- Support both protect/expand and whitespace opportunities, helping your reps hunt for net-new logos while maintaining deep engagement within existing accounts.
- Engage in strategic conversations around AI data pipelines, disaster recovery, data governance, and hybrid architecture best practices.
- Collaborate with product management, engineering, and partner teams to ensure successful execution from design to delivery.
- Stay current on emerging technologies, bringing forward new ideas that drive customer innovation and value.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- 7+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or systems engineering roles.
- Proven experience supporting enterprise or Fortune 1000 customers, ideally within the data storage or infrastructure space.
- Strong technical understanding of on-prem storage technologies (block, file, SAN, NAS) and ecosystem components
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud architectures, virtualization, and data protection/disaster recovery solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, the ability to translate technical capabilities into business outcomes.
- Based in or near the greater Colorado region; local presence is required to effectively support customers and partners in territory.
The OTE (On Target Earnings) Range for this position is $175,000 - $225,000 USD and will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.
Nearest Major Market: Boulder
Nearest Secondary Market: Denver
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