Technical Solutions POC Engineer

Role Overview

As a Technical Solutions POC Engineer at Peer Software, you will be responsible for researching, designing, implementing, and validating customer solutions through Proof of Concepts (POCs) that demonstrate the technical feasibility, scalability, and business value of Peer Software's products. Working closely with Sales, Presales, Product Management, Engineering, Partners, and customers, you will transform complex business requirements into validated enterprise solutions that meet defined technical and commercial success criteria.

This role combines deep technical expertise with analytical problem solving to evaluate new customer requirements, validate solution performance across enterprise storage environments, research competitive technologies, and provide actionable recommendation.

Key Responsibilities

· Solution Validation: Lead the end-to-end validation of Peer Software solutions by designing and executing Proof of Concepts that verify functionality, scalability, interoperability, and performance against agreed success criteria.

· Customer Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with customers, partners, Sales, and Presales teams to understand business challenges, technical environments, and desired outcomes before designing validation strategies.

· POC Delivery: Build, configure, deploy, and manage customer validation environments, ensuring successful installation, testing, and demonstration of Peer Software solutions.

· Technical Research: Research emerging technologies, competitor solutions, enterprise storage platforms, and industry best practices to identify the most effective technical approaches for customer requirements.

· Demonstrations: Perform technical demonstrations to show case Peer Software’s solutions and benefits providing product value and advantages. Answering any technical questions.

· Performance and Interoperability Testing: Conduct performance benchmarking, compatibility testing, scalability assessments, and technical validation across supported platforms, including Dell PowerScale, NetApp, Nutanix Files, and cloud storage services.

· Risk and Feasibility Assessment: Evaluate technical risks, infrastructure dependencies, implementation complexity, and deployment considerations while providing practical recommendations to support successful customer outcomes.

· Documentation: Produce comprehensive technical documentation, including solution designs, reference architectures, validation methodologies, deployment guides, test results, lessons learned, and implementation recommendations.

· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management and Engineering teams to communicate customer feedback, identify product enhancements, reproduce technical issues, and contribute to future product improvements.

· Competitive Validation: Perform technical evaluations of competing technologies and document comparative findings to strengthen Peer Software's technical positioning.

Required Qualifications

· 10+ years of experience in technical engineering, presales engineering, or enterprise infrastructure.

· Experience designing and executing customer Proof of Concepts or technical solution validation projects.

· Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.

· Experience with enterprise NAS platforms such as Dell PowerScale, NetApp, Nutanix Files, or similar storage technologies.

· Understanding of SMB, NFS, and object storage protocols.

· Experience troubleshooting enterprise infrastructure, networking, and storage environments.

· Excellent technical documentation and presentation skills.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to manage multiple customer validation projects simultaneously.

 

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience with unstructured data management and file synchronization technologies.

· Familiarity with virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, or Nutanix.

· Experience with cloud storage platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Wasabi.

· Knowledge of automation tools such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python a bonus

· Experience working with enterprise software deployments and distributed environments.

· Understanding of enterprise security, permissions, and cross-domain authentication concepts.

Peer Software Culture

At Peer Software, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Our team is passionate about technology and dedicated to delivering exceptional solutions to our clients. We value open communication and mutual respect, creating an environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to our collective success.

· Innovation: We encourage creative thinking and the exploration of new ideas to drive technological advancements and improve our products.

· Collaboration: Teamwork is at the heart of our operations. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better solutions and foster a supportive and collaborative work environment.

· Continuous Learning: We invest in our employees' professional growth through ongoing training, education, and opportunities to work on challenging projects.

Join Peer Software and play a vital role in validating enterprise solutions that solve real world customer challenges. Your expertise will help ensure our technologies are thoroughly tested, technically proven, and ready to deliver value across global enterprise environments.