Network Engineer (Sales Support)

Direct Hire full-time position

Salary + Commission + Bonus

Hybrid onsite in Columbus, Ohio (Polaris area)

Columbus, Ohio client is seeking a technically strong, early-to-mid career Network Sales Engineer to support the sales team in designing and presenting advanced network infrastructure solutions. This role bridges engineering and sales – working with customers to understand requirements, develop technical architectures, and support proposals for next-generation networking solutions. We are looking for someone with a solid networking foundation who wants to grow into a senior technical leadership role in a fast-moving systems integrator.

Job Responsibilities

Partner with account managers during customer discovery, technical presentations, and solution development

Design network architectures including switching, routing, wireless, security, and optical LAN solutions

Perform technical discovery with customer IT teams to understand operational requirements and constraints

Assist with technical proposals, bill-of-materials (BOM) development, and RFP responses

Deliver technical demonstrations and presentations to both technical teams and executive stakeholders

Support proof-of-concept testing, lab validation, and solution demonstrations

Participate in limited hands-on engineering activities including network configuration review, troubleshooting support, and deployment assistance when needed

Work closely with engineering teams to translate real-world deployment experience into practical customer solutions

Collaborate with vendor partners (Juniper, Aruba, Ruckus, etc.) on solution design and technical validation

Participate in occasional on-site customer meetings, design workshops, and project kickoffs

Technologies You Will Work With

Enterprise switching and routing

Enterprise firewalls & security platforms

Wi-Fi 7+ wireless solutions

Optical LAN and next-generation network architectures

Smart building and converged infrastructure systems

Digital electricity Fault managed power systems

Experience + Qualifications

5+ years experience as a Network Engineer or Systems Engineer

2+ years experience supporting pre-sales or sales engineering activities

Strong understanding of enterprise networking (routing, switching, wireless)

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to customers

Experience working with major networking platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Ruckus)

Educations Certifications Preferred

Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field preferred

Industry certifications (CCNA/CCNP, JNCIA/JNCIP, Aruba, Ruckus, etc.)

Experience supporting system integrator and/or MSP environments

Experience with network design tools wireless surveys