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# Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, Higher Education (Texas) at Everpure

- **Company:** Everpure
- **Location:** Texas
- **Compensation:** $141k–$212k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/purestorage/jobs/8334904

## Job description

Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) is hiring a Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer to support our Higher Education business, with a focus on R1 research universities.

R1 institutions are not one customer. A single campus can behave like a dozen different organizations at the same time: central IT running enterprise applications, research computing and HPC teams, genomics and imaging cores, AI and machine learning labs competing for GPU time, an academic medical center with its own rules and its own budget, and faculty groups buying infrastructure directly with grant money. Decisions move through CIOs, research computing directors, principal investigators, sponsored programs offices, procurement, and consortium contract vehicles, often in parallel and not always in agreement.

That environment rewards someone who can hold a lot of context at once, translate between very different audiences, and connect technology to the outcomes these institutions actually care about: time to result for researchers, compliance with sponsor and grant requirements, data that stays usable for a decade or more, and budgets that have to stretch further every year.

You will be the technical lead on these accounts, working alongside account managers, specialists, and partners to build solutions customers can defend internally, both technically and financially.

Location: Texas

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Develop a real understanding of what drives each institution: research priorities, funding cycles, capital versus operating constraints, and who actually makes the decision
- Connect technology, including the Everpure portfolio and the broader ecosystem, to measurable research and institutional outcomes
- Move fluently between principal investigators, research computing staff, central IT, CIOs, finance, and procurement, adapting the conversation to each audience instead of delivering the same presentation
- Build the business case alongside the technical one: total cost of ownership, power and cooling, data center footprint, staff time, and the real cost of the current environment
- Support research workloads end to end, from instrument and sequencer output through HPC and AI pipelines to long-term retention and archive
- Help customers work through data management questions: lifecycle and retention, reproducibility, sponsor and funding agency data sharing expectations, research data governance, and security requirements such as NIST 800-171 and CMMC where they apply
- Partner closely with account managers, specialists, channel partners, and higher education purchasing consortia and contract vehicles
- Take ownership of evaluations, benchmarks, proofs of concept, and system configurations, and secure the technical win
- Capture requirements and translate them into solutions that help institutions grow their research capability rather than just their capacity
- Author responses to RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, which in this segment are frequent and detailed
- Stay current on the competitive landscape and make sure our positioning reflects it honestly
- Follow market and research computing trends closely enough to bring that thinking back into our organization
- Lead by example living the Pure Values: Persistence, Creativity, Teamwork, Ownership and Customer-first

## WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Required:

- 8 or more years of relevant experience across technology, solution design, and customer-facing communication
- Pre-sales or customer-facing technical experience
- Experience with higher education, research computing, academic medical centers, or the public sector
- Familiarity with HPC and AI environments: parallel and distributed file systems, GPU-attached storage, schedulers such as Slurm, and data pipelines for genomics, imaging, or simulation
- Broad technical depth across two or more of: cloud, HPC, AI and machine learning infrastructure, data management, core infrastructure, analytics, or financial and business applications. A career built entirely inside storage is not what we are looking for
- A track record of selling on value: uncovering what the customer is trying to accomplish and connecting technology to business, operational, and financial outcomes
- The ability to hold credible conversations with engineers, architects, executives, data scientists, researchers, finance teams, and procurement, and to adjust the message for each
- Comfort with ambiguity, and the judgment to challenge assumptions and help customers think through complicated decisions
- Curiosity, empathy, an open mind, and a genuine appetite for continuous learning
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- BS in CS, EE, another technical degree, or equivalent experience

Helpful, but not required:

- Knowledge of current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, SAN, object) and file systems
- Linux, NFS, and distributed Linux environments
- VMware, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and general networking
- AWS, Azure, or GCP, and hybrid or cloud-native architectures
- Containers, Kubernetes, and microservices
- Data-intensive applications such as structured databases (SQL, Oracle) and analytics platforms
- Experience with grant-funded procurement, consortium purchasing, or public sector contract vehicles
- Experience with higher education, research computing, academic medical centers
- Familiarity with HPC, research and AI environments: parallel and distributed file systems, GPU-attached storage, schedulers such as Slurm, and data pipelines for genomics, imaging, or simulation

If you meet most of the required list and few of the second list, we would still like to hear from you.

## #LI-REMOTE

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations.

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity.

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

The annual base salary range is: $141,400—$212,100 USD

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

- Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
- Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology™, Fortune's Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™, and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
- Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events. Check out http://benefits.everpuredata.com/for more information.

## ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

Join us and bring your best.

Bring your bold.

Pure and simple.

## About Everpure

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Enterprise data storage and data management
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise, Fortune 500 companies (62% of Fortune 500 are customers)
- **Mission**: “Unleash the power of data – making it secure, accessible, intelligent, and ready to perform in the AI era.”

## Products & Services
- **[Everpure Platform](https://www.everpuredata.com/)**: The core data management platform (formerly Pure Storage Platform) built on Evergreen® architecture. Provides unified storage, data protection, and management across edge, data center, and cloud. Delivers 99.9999% reliability (six 9s) and reduces energy use up to 85% compared to legacy storage.
- **[Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC)](https://www.everpuredata.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/pure-storage-becomes-everpure.html)**: Architecture that virtualizes storage into a single, policy-driven data cloud, enabling automated provisioning, protection, and mobility.
- **[1touch](https://www.everpuredata.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/pure-storage-becomes-everpure.html)** (acquired May 2026): Data intelligence and orchestration layer that discovers, classifies, and contextualizes data across all environments, making it AI-ready at the source.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources (public company; market cap available via stock exchanges)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue – not publicly available; Total funding – not applicable (public); Notable metrics: 14,000+ customers, Net Promoter Score of 84, 5,600+ employees, 99.9999% reliability guarantee
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not specifically listed; named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Storage Platforms (highest in Execution and furthest in Vision)
- **Growth Signals**: Rebrand from Pure Storage to Everpure (Feb 2026); acquisition of 1touch (closed May 2026) to extend data intelligence; one of the fastest growing enterprise IT companies in history; 62% of Fortune 500 companies are customers

## Competitive Advantages
- **Evergreen® architecture**: Enables non-disruptive, pay-as-you-grow upgrades without forklift replacements, reducing total cost of ownership and e-waste.
- **Industry-leading reliability**: Six 9s (99.9999%) availability guarantee.
- **High customer satisfaction**: Net Promoter Score of 84, among the highest in the industry for over a decade.
- **Energy efficiency**: Shrinks energy use up to 85% compared to legacy storage, supporting sustainability goals.
- **Data intelligence integration**: 1touch acquisition adds semantic context and AI-readiness at the storage layer, differentiating from traditional storage vendors.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-ready data management**: Ensuring data is contextualized, governed, and instantly available for AI workloads.
- **Enterprise Data Cloud**: Unifying storage into a single, policy-driven cloud to eliminate silos and manual processes.
- **Data intelligence and orchestration**: Expanding platform capabilities through 1touch to transform raw data into actionable insights.
- **Sustainability**: Designing solutions that reduce power, space, and e-waste as a core focus.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Innovative, dynamic, and supportive environment driven by values of inclusion, innovation, and growth. Recognized as a Great Place to Work and featured in Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology™ for six consecutive years.
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Global offices with flexible work options (“Flexible” noted on careers page); specific policy not detailed.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive healthcare coverage, well-being support, flexible time off, company-sponsored team events, and family-friendly benefits (recognized as a top workplace for parents in 2023).
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on tackling world’s most daunting data challenges; team members bring expertise, creativity, and excellence. Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) foster inclusion and community.
- **Growth**: Training and development opportunities; fast-growing company with a global presence.

## Sources
1. [everpuredata.com](https://www.everpuredata.com/company.html)
2. [everpuredata.com](https://www.everpuredata.com/)
3. [everpuredata.com](https://www.everpuredata.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/pure-storage-becomes-everpure.html)
4. [everpuredata.com](https://www.everpuredata.com/company/careers.html)
5. [everpuredata.com](https://www.everpuredata.com/company/careers/opportunities.html)

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