Senior Technical Marketing Engineer - Apstra Data Center

About the role

This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.

Job Description

HPE is seeking a Technical Marketing Engineer (TME) to join our Data Center Networking organization, supporting Apstra, HPE's industry-leading intent-based data center automation platform. Apstra simplifies the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of modern data center networks by allowing organizations to define their desired network intent while automating configuration, validation, and continuous operations. The platform enables customers to build highly reliable, scalable, and automated data center networks with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop technical enablement content, including presentations, solution guides, white papers, workshops, labs, and training materials.
• Design, build, and maintain product demonstrations that showcase customer challenges, technical capabilities, and business outcomes.
• Support field sales, systems engineering, and channel teams by providing technical expertise and creating customer-facing content.
• Deliver presentations at customer meetings, internal enablement sessions, partner events, and industry conferences.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and regional field organizations to support product launches and strategic initiatives.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends in data center networking, automation, AI, and cloud infrastructure.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling messaging for technical and executive audiences.

What We're Looking For

• Successful candidates are naturally curious, highly collaborative, and passionate about both technology and communication.
• You are someone who explains complex technical concepts clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Enjoys creating technical content, demos, and tools that solve real customer and field challenges.
• Has a genuine passion for networking technologies and continuously expands your technical knowledge.
• Is comfortable presenting to customers, partners, executives, and technical audiences.
• Can manage multiple priorities independently while delivering high-quality work.
• Bridges the gap between Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and the Field.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in Technical Marketing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting, or a related customer-facing technical role.
• Strong knowledge of modern data center networking technologies, including: IP Fabrics, Spine-Leaf Architectures, BGP/EVPN/VXLAN, Hands-on experience with network automation using APIs, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience presenting complex technical solutions to customers, partners, or field organizations.
• Proven ability to build engaging product demonstrations that clearly communicate customer value and business outcomes.
• Content Development & Communication Experience creating high-quality technical content, including presentations, white papers, training materials, solution guides, and technical documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills with experience delivering technical content at customer meetings, conferences, workshops, or internal events.
• Ability to develop compelling technical narratives that clearly communicate customer challenges, solutions, and business value.
• Sales & Field Enablement Experience supporting enterprise sales organizations through technical enablement, customer presentations, solution development, or RFP responses.
• Understanding of enterprise technology sales cycles and customer buying processes.
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple field requests while balancing strategic initiatives and business priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with HPE Apstra or other intent-based networking platforms.
• Knowledge of intent-based networking, model-driven automation, or software-defined networking technologies.
• Experience with AI-assisted networking, agentic AI, or large language model (LLM) applications.
• Python programming or software development experience.
• Experience building automation tools, APIs, proof-of-concepts, or interactive demonstrations.
• Familiarity with sales enablement platforms or content management systems.
• Industry certifications such as JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP-DC, CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent data center networking certifications.

Why Join HPE?

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-driven infrastructure and next-generation data center networking. You'll help shape how customers understand and adopt cutting-edge networking technologies while collaborating with world-class engineering, product management, and field teams. Your work will directly influence product adoption, customer success, and the future of automated data center operations.

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