HP posted a job you might be interested in April 24, 2014 at 12:50PM

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Enterprise Security Products Presales Engineer

Milan Area, Italy, IT - Information Technology and Services

HP is seeking a highly motivated and qualified professional for a Presales Engineer role to be based in Rome, Italy. HP’s Enterprise Security Product (ESP) business unit is at the forefront of the security leadership position in security industry.



As an ESP Presales Engineer, you will possess exceptional presentation, written and verbal skills. You will ideally be familiar with the HP Enterprise Security Product portfolio and have a technical understanding of the HP ArcSight, TippingPoint, Fortify, and Atalla solutions. You will have a deep understanding of security principles, architectures and competitive products and security architectures and design.



The candidate will be joining an extremely motivated sales team, playing a key role as subject matter expert in the space of Enterprise Log Management and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and Network Security - IPS/NGFW - solutions.



He/she will be responsible for a wide range of presales activities including:

Product presentation and technical deep diving to prospects, customers and partners.

Conducting and documenting successful PoCs and live demos of HP ArcSight SIEM/Log Management solutions and TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems and NGFW.

Addressing RFI/RFP/RFQ responses in an extensive, formally excellent and timely manner.

Customization and localization of product documentation.

Keeping a healthy and positive relationship with key customers and partners, meeting them regularly and keeping them up to date with the latest product releases and new features.

Representing HP ESP at trade shows and events, also as public speaker.

Generally speaking representing HP ESP in the specific market with a high standing and leadership.



Besides the product specialization required and explained above, the selected candidate will be trained about the entire HP ESP portfolio including: HP Fortify application security suite - static, dynamic and real time security testing; Atalla – L2 encryption and key management devices.



Qualifications


Basic requirements are:



5 to 10 years of real field experience as presales engineer in the information security market or security specialist

Robust knowledge of information security fundamentals, market analysis and product verticals (architectural design, technology, hands-on)

Excellent skills in SIEM/Log Management and Network Security presentation, sizing, design, implementation, customization, troubleshooting

Good knowledge of the local IT security market up to C-level (system integrators, resellers, distributors are a plus)

Good knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, SQL-based RDBMS, networking fundamentals, firewalling

Ability to communicate the value of the solution in terms of financial return and impact on customer business goals



Considered as a plus:



Existing hands-on skills on HP ArcSight (preferred) and HP TippingPoint solutions or at least another brand included in the Gartner Magic Quadrants for SIEM or IPS (preferably rated as “leader”)

CISSP, CISM, CEH, or CCSK certifications

scripting skills (Xml, Perl, Phyton, SQL, RegEx)



Soft skills:



Open-minded, keen to learn and share, flexible thinker

Self-responsible, creative and proactive in managing time-bond tasks and concurrent requests coming from the larger sales team

A real and positive-thinking teamworker

Confident in diving into different scenarios



No salary provided



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