Forward Networks

Customer Success Engineer

Forward Networks$165K — $190K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in post-sales engineering or related field
  • Experience with networking and security fundamentals
  • Familiarity with multiple network vendors such as Cisco, Palo Alto, etc.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert advice to ensure successful technology usage
  • Own post-sales technical issues and document resolutions
  • Guide customers through the adoption stages of Forwards Platform
  • Collaborate with internal teams including Product Management and Engineering
  • Travel approximately 10% to customer locations

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Access to a diverse client base including Federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies
  • Potential to influence networking technology on a global scale
  • Onsite customer engagement with major clients
  • Professional development through collaboration with cross-functional teams
Full Job Description
Forward is looking for a Customer Success Engineer
  • Do want to create a category and help build a special company?
  • Join a company that has been in market 5+ years and has some of the top Federal agencies and F500/Global 2000 already buying and referenceable.
  • We are building a special team and hope you consider us if you want to have the experience of changing the networking world as we know it.

What you'll do:

As a Customer Success Engineer for our Enterprise team, you will be responsible for providing world class post-sales technical leadership to our client base and will be onsite at our customer in NY.

Responsibilities:
  • Providing advice and guidance as the Forwards subject matter expert to ensure successful ongoing usage and adoption of our technologies
  • Taking ownership of post-sales technical issues, working with cross-functional teams to document problem resolution steps and troubleshooting procedures
  • Walking customers through the various stages of adoption with Forwards Platform
  • Working directly with our internal Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Marketing teams.
  • Some travel (10%)

Requirements:
  • B.S. Computer Science or equivalent educational experience
  • 5+ years of customer facing experience in a post-sales engineer role for a networking company, relevant software vendor, or as a network engineer for a large enterprise, service provider or Governmental agencies
  • Must be willing to be onsite at customer location in either Charlotte, NC (hybrid)/ Jersey City, NJ/ NYC.

Experience:
  • Strong understanding of Networking and Security fundamentals
  • Experience in working with multiple Network vendors (e.g. A10, Arista, Cisco, F5, Fortinet, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks etc.)
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills with a focus on needs analysis, positioning, business justification, and closing techniques; Superior presentation skills
  • Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems
  • Demonstrable success in thinking strategically, executing tactically while providing consistent and high levels of customer satisfaction and retention in a fast-paced environment

Highly Desired:
  • One or more of the following certificates: CCIE, JNCIE or VCDX
  • Experience in working for a startup company
  • Working knowledge of API driven workflows and scripting languages (Python, bash, jq, graphql, etc)
  • Ideal candidate will be onsite at customer location in NY

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary +bonus is expected to be between $165,000/yr to $190,000/yr. The offered compensation may also include stock.

About Forward Networks

Forward Networks is a software company that provides network assurance and verification solutions for enterprise networks. The company was founded in 2013 by David Erickson and Peyman Kazemian and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Forward Networks' platform uses mathematical models to analyze network behavior and identify potential issues before they occur. The company has received funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and A.Capital Ventures.
Learn more about Forward Networks
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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