Senior Solutions Engineer, Strategic Accounts

Senior Solutions Engineer

It's exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today's dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers' most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact. As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we're achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we'd like to invite you to join us.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

The impact you will have:

As a QTS Senior Solutions Engineer for our Enterprise Strategic Accounts team, you will serve as the primary technical resource supporting both sales and operations. You will identify and define customer requirements throughout the evaluation stage of the sales process and develop tailored technical solutions to meet their business objectives. You will address both business and technical questions, clearly demonstrating the value of QTS products, services, and connectivity solutions. As the trusted technical advisor, you will collaborate closely with internal teams to develop and present technical designs, contractual requirements, and service order information, ensuring a seamless customer experience from solution development through implementation.

What you will do:

• Design complex infrastructure solutions for Enterprise Strategic Accounts, supporting customers with hyperscale-level technical, operational, and scalability requirements, while partnering with sales personnel to develop solutions with minimal supervision.
• Present advanced technical concepts in a clear manner to customers through demonstrations, technical review, and design/proposal presentations.
• Effectively communicate requirements to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with operational staff as it relates to initiatives that affect the Solutions Engineering Team.
• Respond to functional and technical elements of RFPs

What you need to be successful:

• Five or more years of experience in Sales Engineering, preferably focused on custom infrastructure designed solutions or applicable customer facing experience
• Five or more years of experience specific with large enterprise and hyperscale colocation design to include mechanical and electrical design, power, cooling and networking is strongly preferred.
• Two or more years of experience working in data center infrastructure (space, power, connectivity) or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent written and presentation communication skills with the capacity to articulate complex technical topics to varying customer audiences (administrators to executives)
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines while supporting multiple projects simultaneously.

The perks (and these are just a few!):

• QRest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club award trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer days
• Tuition assistance, parental leave and military leave assistance

Total rewards:

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

The estimated pay range for this role, if based in Virginia, is: $157,030.58 - 240,141.62

Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Virginia only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Virginia with compensation that aligns with your location. The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.