About the position
Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. We are seeking an Applications & Security Technical Marketing Engineer for our NEMs and Chipsets Business Development/Solution team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in networking and security, with the technical depth to engage with senior technical users, architects, and managers. This role involves working closely with customers in the Networking & Security ecosystem, Cloud, and Keysight's marketing and R&D teams. Your mission is to understand and address customers' network infrastructure and security validation needs from the lab to production environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute various business, technical, and marketing initiatives related to the company's network infrastructure and security testing solutions.
- Possess deep knowledge of public cloud and virtualized infrastructure, including automation tools/technologies such as Python and Terraform.
- Stay up to date with emerging security technologies like SASE, ZTNA, LLM Security, Cloud Security, NGFW, and DDoS.
- Engage directly with vendors in these areas to support business development or sales activities.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, gaining insights into their needs and translating them into actionable solution requirements.
- Influence product roadmaps and business strategies to align with customer demands.
- Provide technical support and coordinate resources to secure strategic opportunities.
- Develop and execute comprehensive go-to-market plans.
- Conduct competitive analysis and assess emerging technologies.
- Author technical documentation, including application notes, white papers, and briefs.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Serve as a thought leader and advocate for Keysight's solutions through public seminars, technical conferences, and customer visits.
Requirements
- Advanced-level experience with a background in planning, architecting, designing, implementing, testing, or maintaining on-premise infrastructure or cloud networks.
- Expertise in Ethernet technologies, networking, security, virtualization, and related technologies.
- Hands-on experience with testing tools such as BPS, IxLoad, and CyPerf, and their application in cloud and network security environments.
- Advanced knowledge of networking, cloud, and network security technologies.
- Ability and willingness to continuously learn and adopt new technologies.
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, along with strong critical thinking and analytical abilities.
- Experience deploying or testing networking and security systems such as SASE, ZTNA, Cloud Security Services, Next-Gen Firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.
- Deep understanding of network and cloud security design and operations.
- Familiarity with cloud automation and DevOps frameworks/tools like Jenkins, Python, and Terraform.
- Knowledge of Docker containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.
- Strong understanding of compute and network virtualization.
- 15+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, both independently and as part of a global, distributed team.
- Strong leadership, project management, and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive initiatives across multiple departments.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (advanced degrees preferred).
Nice-to-haves
- Existing relationships and hands on working experience with technical users in the network security ecosystem.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision
- Health Savings Account
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, Accident, Disability insurance
- Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
- Paid Family Leave
- Discounts, Perks
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Adoption Assistance
- ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
