{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0e9aba43a935e36bb208ebeb","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0e9aba43a935e36bb208ebeb","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0e9aba43a935e36bb208ebeb","title":"Principal Sales Engineer - Data Modernization","description":"It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!\nJob Description Summary:\nWe're looking for a Principal Sales Engineer who is not only passionate about technology but thrives on engaging with customers to solve complex challenges. This role centers on migrating mainframe workloads to cloud environments, where your technical acumen and customer-facing skills will drive success in new and existing partnerships.\nThe Sales Engineering team supports Account Executives in new and existing partner relationships, as well as, direct business in order to grow revenue opportunities.\nRocket Software Sales Engineers are experienced technical professionals with an extensive enterprise software sales background who can successfully be the technical sales lead on software opportunities to progress and close business, and must function well as a member of a dynamic team, while having the ability to also work independently to progress and close business.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities :\nEngage with prospective clients to understand their data integration challenges, especially around migrating from mainframe systems to cloud environments.\nPresent and demonstrate our software solutions, clearly articulating the technical benefits and integration capabilities.\nEngage and inspire customers by presenting solutions that demonstrate real value, backed by your passion for the latest database and AI technologies and trends.\nDeliver compelling proof of concepts, highlighting how our offerings stand at the forefront of technology.\nSuccessfully convey technical details to a non-technical audience, as well as, foster credibility with more technical audiences.\nProvide knowledge and skills to help qualify business opportunities by understanding the user requirements and technical environment.\nActively participate in training and mentoring activities of other members of the Sales Engineering team.\nHandle objections professionally; answer questions quickly and coherently; deal with challenges assertively and persuasively.\nRequired Qualifications:\nA minimum of 8+ years of relevant sales engineering experience.\nProven track record in presales or consulting roles with a strong foundation in mainframe or IBMi.\nExperience working with large-scale enterprise data migration projects.\nStrong understanding of data integration concepts, especially relating to mainframe databases (such as IBM Db2, IMS, VSAM) and cloud-native databases (such as Amazon RDS, Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift).\nData replication technologies (ETL, CDC) expertise is advantageous.\nPrior experience supporting or migrating workloads from mainframe environments is preferred.\nFamiliarity with security best practices for data handling across cloud and mainframe environments.\nStrong problem solving and requirements gathering skills.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nDetail-oriented and can rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts and technologies.\nAbility to work independently and engage team support as required.\nAbility to prioritize and manage workload to meet defined deadlines.\nMust be comfortable working in a rapidly changing and sometimes unstructured environment.\nInformation Security:\nInformation security is everyone’s responsibility. A fundamental principle of information security at Rocket Software is that all individuals in the organization have a responsibility for the security and protection of company information and IT Resources over which they have control, according to their role.\nDiversity, Inclusion & Equity:\nAt Rocket we are committed to an inclusive workplace environment, where every Rocketeer can thrive by bringing their full selves to work. Being a Rocketeer means you are part of our movement to continually drive inclusivity, diversity and equity in our workforce.\n#LI-Remote\n#LI-MM1\nAnnual salary range for this position is between $114,500.00 - $154,575.00 gross before taxes.\n.\nWhat Rocket Software can offer you in USA:\nUnlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time\nHealth and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents\nLife and disability coverage\nFidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions\nMonthly student debt benefit program\nTuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities\nLeadership and skills training opportunities\n\nEOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.\n\nAt Rocket Software, we believe AI is a critical enabler of innovation and productivity. All Rocketeers are expected to actively leverage AI-powered tools and technologies, where appropriate, to enhance efficiency, improve decision-making, and deliver greater impact in their roles. Embracing continuous learning and the responsible use of AI is an essential part of how we work.\n\nRocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. 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