Senior Sales Engineer Strategic AI

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the worlds most demanding AI data centers in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services autonomous cars Government academia research and manufacturing.

DDNs A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure. IDC

The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments - Marc Hamilton VP Solutions Architecture & Engineering NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance reliability and scalability DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation customer-centricity and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation customer success and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

As a Sales Engineer youll architect high-performance storage solutions that enable customers to achieve their boldest ambitions. Work across finance pharmaceuticals education and physical AIdesigning systems that power real-time trading accelerate drug discovery enable groundbreaking research and fuel autonomous systems.

Youll translate complex customer requirements into elegant technical solutions demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks and serve as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle.

What Youll Do

Customer Engagement

• Partner with customers to understand their critical data challengeshigh-frequency trading genomics processing AI model training or autonomous vehicle sensor fusion
• Translate technical requirements into elegant scalable storage solutions that exceed expectations
• Act as trusted technical advisor throughout the sales cycle

Solution Design

• Architect storage for AI/ML training HPC simulations data analytics and GPU-accelerated workloads
• Design for reliability resilience security and scalebalancing performance with data protection
• Create BOMs system architectures and technical proposals for complex RFPs
• Conduct live demos POCs and performance benchmarking
• Integrate with GPU clusters Kubernetes cloud platforms and AI frameworks

Innovation & Growth

• Stay current on AI infrastructure and storage technology trends
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams using field insights
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical thought leadership
• Shape product direction based on customer needs

What You Bring

Technical Foundation (All Levels)

• Strong understanding of storage and data architectures: SAN NAS object storage parallel file systems
• Knowledge of architectural patterns for reliability resilience security and scale
• Understanding of storage and data protocols: S3 POSIX NFS SMB
• Familiarity with network protocols: TCP/IP InfiniBand RDMA
• Curiosity about massively parallel technologies (Lustre GPFS Exascaler)
• Aptitude for AI workloads and how storage enables AI innovation
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives

Entry Level (0-3 years)

• Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Exposure to storage/systems through coursework internships or projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Customer-facing communication skills

Experienced (3 years)

• 3-8 years in pre-sales solutions architecture or technical consulting
• Proven track record designing storage/infrastructure solutions
• Hands-on experience with enterprise storage systems
• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure HPC or high-performance workloads (preferred)
• Success managing complex technical sales cycles

What Sets You Apart

• Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact across industries
• Ownership mindsetyou solve problems until theyre solved
• Ability to translate technical complexity into business value
• Thrive in fast-evolving technology environments
• Collaborative team player with integrity and empathy

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities:

Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives.

Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals focuses on critical priorities and is accountable.

Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical realistic and resourceful.

Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas challenges the status quo and solves problems creatively.

DataDirect Networks Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity gender expression transgender sex stereotyping sexual orientation national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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