Solutions Engineer - APAC
Solutions Engineer - APAC
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Job Description
Who we are
Kentik is the network intelligence platform for modern infrastructure teams. Unlike traditional monitoring and observability tools we demystify complex network operations enabling organizations to deliver applications and innovation at scale. Built by network experts to make critical insight accessible to every engineer Kentik is the real-time source of truth that understands every network in context from data center to cloud to the internet. This single platform unifies and correlates cloud device flow synthetic data to turn telemetry into action. Market leaders like Akamai Dropbox and Zoom rely on Kentik to run manage and optimize their networks.
What we do
Do you love helping customers implement innovative solutions and solve technical problems Do you have a passion for learning about the latest technologies Do you have a knack for helping customers understand the unique business value that a technical solution provides Are you ready to bring a combination of technical skills business acumen and a do-whatever-it-takes attitude to help customers successfully leverage the Kentik solution to transform their businesses
Kentik is looking for a Solutions Engineer to support our growing sales team and help bring the Kentik solution to market. This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Kentiks most important technical teams work with some of the best and brightest engineers in the industry and develop your skills within one of the most innovative companies in the networking space. Solutions Engineers at Kentik have the opportunity to help shape our product strategy and enable a broad set of use cases by working directly with our customers.
What youll do
- Manage all technical aspects of sales opportunities including product demonstration Proof of Value engagements assisting with customer on-boarding and facilitating feature requests
- Identify opportunities to grow Kentik business in existing accounts
- Respond to RFIs RFPs and RFQs
- Weekly reporting on technical status of opportunities
- In collaboration with Customer Success post-sales engineering check-ins with customers to maintain high customer success rates share new features and product roadmap and help customers integrate with their own in-house tools and systems
- Work in tandem with account team to meet or exceed monthly quarterly and annual booking objectives
- Attend trade shows conferences and meetups
- Travel to customers in designated territory
What youll bring
Studies have shown that some candidates tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply if you meet most of the criteria - even if you dont match all of the qualifications your skills and experience could be valuable in this role!
- 5 years experience in a high tech sales/solutions engineering or systems/network engineering role
- Must be located in Asia-Pacific region - Japan Singapore South Korea or Malaysia
- Candidate must speak English fluently with a preference given to native Japanese speakers
- Ability to conduct technical conversations with prospects ranging from staff-level engineers and architects to senior executives
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience managing Cisco or Juniper routers and your own Linux servers
- Strong understanding of network and application protocols (e.g. DNS BGP Netflow TCP/IP HTTP SNMP) and their use for infrastructure design and operations
- Programming proficiency in a scripting language
- Understanding of DDoS attacks and basic mitigation methods
- Willingness to travel as needed - supporting accounts around APAC region
Nice to haves:
- Previous work experience selling to network and systems engineers and architects from Tier 1 and 2 carrier or large Enterprise accounts
- Previous experience supporting channel sales
- Background or product interest in security performance monitoring and/or infrastructure space
- Basic database and/or SQL experience
- Familiarity with open source technologies such as LibreNMS Elastic Grafana and Prometheus
- In depth knowledge of one or more public cloud architectures (e.g. AWS GCP Azure)
- Early member of a sales team at a hyper-growth startup
What we offer
Kentik is a fully remote company that operates globally. We seek professionals that will help us thrive as an organization and in turn to broaden and enhance your career. Were very thorough in the interview process to understand your skills and how they will relate to your successful growth here at Kentik. Our compensation philosophy encompasses a fair program for all in order to attract engage and retain talented individuals who will drive our business and wow our customers.
In addition to a great career opportunity Kentik offers stellar benefits for our employees which include:
- 100% of premiums are paid by company for health vision and dental coverage for you and your dependents
- Additionally an annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3000 for an individual or $4500 for a family
- Paid family & medical leave
- Open PTO a quarterly Wellness Day and a minimum of 10 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement account
- Home office reimbursement
- Stock options
Note: Benefits are as listed for all US full-time employees. For compensation international applicants will be treated equitably in relation to the laws applicable within the countries in which we operate.
Come work with us
The true meaning of Kentik is visibility. Were committed to making sure everyone feels empowered to use their voice has a sense of belonging and is represented at Kentik.
We dont look for individuals who fit the culture but those who will continue to add to the culture.
We encourage everyone to apply especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry: people of color LGBTQI community women individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen) veterans and people of any age or family status.
Kentik is committed to creating an inclusive interview process. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please reach out to
Come as you are!
You will be working at a fast-growing well-funded startup alongside industry thought leaders and network aficionados as we build the future of observability and set the high bar for how network operations and digital businesses should run. With a competitive salary and amazing benefits on top of the meaningful and challenging projects youll take on were sure youll enjoy joining the Kentik team.
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Employment Type
Full Time
