Sales Engineer
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Named one of the fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine, Nitel is a leading single-source provider of telecommunications network services nationwide. Customers partner with us to simplify procurement, billing and maintenance of wholesale network services across a multitude of disparate carriers. Our wholesale customers consist of domestic and international carriers, ISPs, wireless providers and hosting companies.Jump Start Your Career
We continue to build a team of innovative, hard-working telecommunications professionals who understand the rapidly changing environment. Rapid growth has created an exciting opportunity for an experienced Telecom Sales Engineer in our Chicago, IL office. As our Sales Engineer you will be the primary technical resource for the field sales force. The sales engineer, working in conjunction with the sales team, will be a key technical advisor and subject matter expert for our portfolio of services. We offer an exciting work environment and opportunities for career advancement for the right candidates.The successful candidate will possess the ability to articulate technology and service aspects to both non-technical and technical end users. As a Sales Engineer you must be able to:
- Match applications with the unique needs of our clients and prospects
- Identify all technical issues to assure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle. At least 5 years' wholesale telecommunications experience
Sales Engineer Responsibilities:
- Development and delivery of service demonstrations
- Represent Nitel services to customers and at field events such as conferences, trade shows, etc.
- Ability to respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs
- Ability to convey customer requirements to Pricing and Product Management teams
- Ability to travel to Atlanta Sales Office at least quarterly and throughout sales territory as needed
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree Required/Masters Degree Preferred
- CCNP or CCDP Certifications required. CCIE is a plus.
- Minimum of ten years experience in an IP/Access Sales Engineer role for a major telecom company
- Minimum of five years of circuit and/or IP design and build experience is required
- Expert level network protocol experience: MPLS, OSPF, TCP/IP, BGP4, VLANS/VTP
- Extensive, expert-level experience with Cisco IOS, PIX, JunOS
- Terrestrial circuit experience required (DSn, OCn, Ethernet)
- Experience with Windows and UNIX-based operating systems, including system performance tuning, security, upgrading, and day-to-day maintenance and monitoring
A Successful Candidate Will:
- Demonstrate the ability to dig in, and do what it takes to get the job done
- Be solution orientated to address customer needs and thrive in a success-based environment
- Be a bright, broad-minded, intellectually curious individual, with outstanding business acumen, who demonstrates sound judgment in decision-making and is agile in responding to obstacles and strategic opportunities
- Be adept at building strong personal relationships throughout the organization to insure open and fluid communications; must be able to anticipate issues before they can impact the organization
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Nitel Offers:
- Competitive salary
- Company-paid benefits
- Dynamic, professional work environment
- Opportunity for growth
To apply, send resume and cover letter via e-mail to: jobs@nitelusa.com.
Nitel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment contingent upon successful completion of background investigation. Pre-employment drug screening required. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search. Must be eligible to work in this country. No phone calls please.