Systems Engineer Position Summary Seeking experienced Systems Engineer (SE) to work with Leostream's sales team to ensure that the Leostream Connection Broker integrates with the customer's environment and solve their business need. This requires a broad technical knowledge and the ability to work closely with technical teams working for the customer, Leostream's solution partners, and not least Leostream. This position offers significant opportunity to learn about some of the "hottest" technology in the datacenter, and to work with some of the most advanced customer infrastructures in the world. Required Skills At least 3 years of IT industry experience in a sales, consulting, or other customer-facing role. Flexible, dependable, and capable of quickly learning new products and technologies. Broad understanding of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Solid background in networking and systems administration. Solid written and oral skills. Desired Skills Virtualization (VMware, Microsoft, or Citrix). Remote computing (Citrix). Second language Scripting or basic programming skills. User authentication (Active Directory or Novell eDirectory). Expectations The SE will be responsible for delivering technical solution presentations and demonstrations in briefings and demand generation events. They must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to present visionary technical solutions to non-technical customer executives as well as IT professionals. The SE must complement product expertise with good interpersonal skills in order to develop and foster the technical relationship(s) with both partners and customers. The SE will be a technical authority for the Leostream product line. The SE must also be attentive to new competitive products or market positioning and be prepared to deliver a Leostream value proposition that directly addresses competitive market offerings. Essential Job Functions, Approximate Breakdown Initial Customer Technical Presentations: 25% of job Typically this involves using a desktop sharing solutions to demonstrate the Leostream Connection Broker to prospective customers. These are normally system architects and desktop managers - who have a high technical understand and a real problem to solve. Customer Presentations: 10% of job These are presentations to the broader customer team, and involve a wider set of business issues. Requirement Documentation : 10% of job Customers often have key functionality requirements that are not currently addressed by the Connection Broker. These requirements need to be documented in sufficient detail that the Engineering team can access the time and investment required to satisfy them. Solution Development and Deployment: 30% of job As the customer becomes more engaged with Leostream the engagement changes from the customer "kicking the tyres" to integrating the Connection Broker with their environment. This process requires the System Engineer to work closely with the customer and Leostream partners to develop and roll-out the complete solution Support: 10% of job There is an ongoing need to provide support to prospective and existing customers. Often this requires an indepth knowledge of the customer's environment, and hence there is a need for the SE to respond to support tickets. Trade Shows: 5% of job Leostream exhibits at a range of industry tradeshows, and requires System Engineers to work the booth and answer customer questions. Training: 10% of job Leostream trains its business partners and customers. The System Engineering team will need to develop training material and deliver training courses. How to Apply To be considered for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@leostream.com About Leostream Leostream is a five year old rapidly growing software company that is leveraging the power of virtualization to change the architecture of a wide variety of customer desktop deployments. These range from Korean Banks to the US Government, and from West Coast Software Companies to East Coast Hospitals. You will immediately get pulled into a fast-moving projects that will quickly see the light of day, and become a mission critical systems for Hospitals, Banks, Universities, and similar organizations. The work environment is informal and goal-oriented, and we have a very "light" organizational structure. All we really care about is that the goals are met and the customer, the rest of the team, and you are happy. Leostream is an equal opportunities employer.