Senior Sales Engineer at Commvault - Remote ACT — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
This role is listed as remote and based in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but a key constraint significantly limits location flexibility for digital nomads: a mandatory Australian NV1 security clearance (or higher). NV1 clearance is issued exclusively to Australian citizens and requires ongoing vetting by the Australian government — meaning you must be an Australian citizen and, practically speaking, accessible within Australia for government-related activities.
This is not a true location-independent role. While labeled remote, the public sector security clearance requirement and the nature of the Federal Sales territory (Australian government clients in Canberra) strongly imply you need to be physically present in or near the ACT for client meetings, demonstrations, and stakeholder engagement.
What this means for nomads:
- International nomad visas (e.g., Portugal's D8, Thailand's LTR) are not applicable — this role requires Australian citizenship and clearance.
- Occasional domestic travel within Australia is likely expected for federal client visits.
- The "remote" label likely means work-from-home within Australia, not globally location-independent work.
If you are an Australian citizen with NV1+ clearance who works remotely from within Australia, this could suit a flexible lifestyle within the country. For international nomads, this role is not suitable — look instead for Commvault roles without security clearance requirements.
Headquarters: ACT - Australia (Remote)
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What to know:
- Commvault does not conduct interviews by email or text.
- We will never ask you to submit sensitive documents (including banking information, SSN, etc.) before your first day.
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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. The company's unique AI-powered platform combines best-in-class data protection, exceptional data security, advanced data intelligence, and lightning-fast recovery across any workload or cloud at the lowest TCO. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations and a vast partner ecosystem have relied on Commvault to reduce risks, improve governance, and do more with data.
As a Senior Sales Engineer (SSE), you will be a critical part of the Commvault Federal Sales Team, driving pre-sales engagement and technical excellence. You will be an expert on Commvault's products and services, understand the presales methodology, and how decisions impact and influence the customer's bottom line while driving revenue for Commvault.
To succeed in this role, you must be a self-motivated, confident professional who thrives in collaborative environments. You'll be a trusted advisor across all levels—both internally and within our partner and customer communities. You bring a deep understanding of pre-sales methodologies, technical leadership, and a passion for innovative technology, helping customers translate business challenges into impactful technical solutions.
How you will make an impact
- Develop and execute territory plans and account strategies with the sales team.
- Evangelise Commvault's solutions to expand opportunities and engage key stakeholders.
- Identify and drive new and incremental sales opportunities in collaboration with Account Management.
- Provide technical guidance throughout the discovery, evaluation, and proposal stages.
- Participate in proof of value (PoV) creation and cloud architecture discussions.
- Build relationships with technical decision-makers and execute detailed Technical Account Plans.
- Present Commvault's messaging and vision to C-suite executives.
- Deliver compelling product demonstrations, whiteboard discussions, and customer success stories.
- Provide enablement support for channel and alliance partners.
- Stay ahead through continuous learning, certifications, and industry trends.
- Gather and share customer feedback with Product Management to shape future innovations.
- Build best practices and share knowledge with the team to continuously develop and enhance both your personal and team capabilities.
Who you are
To be successful in the role, you should have:
- 8+ years in software or storage industries
- 10+ years in a pre-sales engineer role
- Security clearance (NV1 or higher)
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern technologies (containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift) is desirable.
- Experience working with Public Sector clients and competitive knowledge in the market.
- Expertise in data management solutions (backup & recovery, security resilience, migration, compliance, cloud workloads).
- Solid grasp of software licensing, cloud sizing, and enterprise applications (SAP, Oracle, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory).
- Deep knowledge of infrastructure technologies (storage, servers, networking, cloud, hyper-convergence).
- Proficiency with CRM tools (Salesforce) and sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC).
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related IT field (preferred).
Commvault is an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status and we will not discriminate against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work.
Commvault's goal is to make interviewing inclusive and accessible to all candidates and employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to participate in the interview process or apply for a position at Commvault, please email [email protected]. For any inquiries not related to an accommodation please reach out to [email protected].
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/commvault-senior-sales-engineer-act
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