2022 New Grad – Associate Solution Engineer (Feb 2023)

Title: New Grad – Associate Solution Engineer

Start Date: Feb. 2023

Prerequisites criteria: 

• We're looking for final year students and/or recent graduates with a graduation date between Jan 2022 to Jan 2023.
• This job opportunity is not eligible for employment-based immigration sponsorship by VMware.
• To apply for roles based in Canberra, you are required to be an Australian citizen or a Permanent Resident, as well as willing and able to obtain a government security clearance.

Why will you enjoy this new opportunity? 

At VMware, we're building new possibilities for our customers by accelerating digital business transformation. We're modernising data centres for greater agility and productivity, integrating public clouds for faster time to market, empowering digital workspaces to improve mobile experiences, and transforming cyber security. You can be a part of this amazing transformation that will impact our customers and businesses around the world. How? By joining VMware as a new graduate of VMware Academy! 

VMware Academy is a global development program designed to fast-track new graduate hires from training into successful careers across the Worldwide Sales and Customer Experience and Success (CXS) organizations.

Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes after Academy Program you will work toward completing? 

Supporting our customers in their new multi-cloud reality by ensuring they have suitable and well-developed security solutions that enable them to move between clouds seamlessly without needing to rewrite or redevelop their security postures.

Working with your SE peers, you will help grow our Security business in customers from SMEs to enterprises and governments across Australia.

You will become familiar with the demonstration of our products, and the way we position and talk about our solutions, you will develop presentation skills, sales skills and technical skills in a supportive and team-focused environment.

We will also help you develop your skills in programming and the use of open-source tools such as Mimikatz and Metasploit.

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

• Collaborate with cross-functional VMware project teams which could consist of VMware pre-sales architects, engineers, product management and support staff.
• Contribute to workshops, and demonstrations and drive sales of VMware security solutions.
• Develop use cases into high-quality solutions in your specialist area
• Work with the sales organization to deliver information in response to customer requests, and help train other VMware sellers. Take ownership and accountability for individual deliverables.
• Maintain current, high-level technical knowledge of the entire VMware product line and advanced level knowledge of your specialist area

We are looking for conscientious and responsible individuals who can build on our successful track record and come with us on the next stage of our journey.

• A major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology and Systems or related. 
• Customer-focused, an outgoing individual that can build rapport easily.
• Hands-on IT experience from either internship, university projects, and/or other relevant work experiences. 
• Application development and coding experience is a plus. 

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like? 

You will become one of the core members of the VMware Security Business Unit.  This BU focuses on the sale, deployment, and uptake of the VMware security suite to customers of all sizes and from a variety of different industries.

VMware is committed to offering a collaborative and supportive working environment with a full enablement plan and the opportunity to develop in the latest technologies and solutions. We promote an inclusive atmosphere where your voice will be heard, and where you will be part of a dynamic team working in partnership with each other.

Where is the role located? 

Sydney or Melbourne Australia. Non-remote. The flexi-work arrangement allowed. 

What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?

You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types
• Generous Time Off Programs
• 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
• Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behaviour challenges, or developmental disabilities
• Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, training, course work, etc.)
• Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes