At Infoblox, every breakthrough begins with a bold “what if.”
What if your ideas could ignite global innovation?
What if your curiosity could redefine the future?
We invite you to step into the next exciting chapter of your career journey. Bring your creativity, drive, your daring spirit, and feel what it’s like to thrive on a team big enough to make an impact, yet small enough to make a difference. Our cloud-first networking and security solutions already protect 70% of the Fortune 500, and we’re looking for creative thinkers ready to push that influence even further. Join us and discover how far your bold “what if” can take the world, your community, and your career.
Here, how we empower our people is extraordinary: Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2025, Great Place to Work-Certified in five countries, and Cigna Healthy Workforce honors three years running — and what we build is world-class: recognized as CybersecAsia’s Best in Critical Infrastructure 2024 — evidence that when first-class technology meets empowered talent, remarkable careers take shape. So, what if the next big idea, and the next great career story, comes from you? Become the force that turns every “what if” into “what’s next”.
In a world where you can be anything, Be Infoblox.
Senior Sales Engineer - Federal
We have an opportunity for a Sales Engineer to join our growing Federal Sales Engineering Team focused on expanding our presence within the U.S. Federal Government.. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with a team that has a strong foundation supporting Infoblox solutions across the U.S. Government. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Sales Engineering - Federal, you will build on that momentum - deepening customer engagement, expanding solution adoption, and helping Federal Organizations modernize with confidence.
Be a Contributor — What You’ll Do
- Build compelling business cases and highlight technical differentiation in sales opportunities by educating customers and partners on Infoblox solutions
- Develop pre-sales engineering content—presentations, demos, and webinars—for customer and partner audiences
- Design solution architectures and diagrams that clearly convey how Infoblox solutions integrate with other technologies
- Train partner technical sales teams on Infoblox technologies and how to identify and position opportunities
- Collaborate closely with your primary account manager and support the broader team in your areas of expertise
- Identify and pursue new opportunities within existing accounts to expand Infoblox adoption
Be Prepared — What You Bring
- 10+ years in a technical pre-sales or customer-facing architecture role
- Deep understanding of Federal network environments, procurement cycles, and compliance frameworks (e.g., CJIS, NIST, FedRAMP/GovRAMP)
- Technical expertise across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), networking, security, data platforms, and emerging technologies
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience working with or within Federal, state/local government agencies, or educational institutions
- Strong collaboration, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Willingness to travel within the territory as needed
- DNS/DHCP/IPAM experience
- CCSP, CISSP, CASP+, CySA+ CEH technical certifications are a plus
- Bachelor's Degree
Be Successful — Your Path
First 90 Days: Immerse yourself in our culture, connect with mentors (Blox Buddies), and map the systems and meet with key stakeholders that rely on your work. Discuss and create short/long term goals.
Six Months:
- Have a foundational knowledge of our entire product/solution portfolio
- Demonstrate fluency with either on-prem or SaaS-based Infoblox solutions
- Identify 1-2 specialization areas
- Capable of handling primary SA customer-facing tasks with only occasional help from others
One Year:
- Demonstrate fluency with all Infoblox solutions
- Capable of handling advanced SA customer-facing tasks with only occasional help from others
- Able to conduct POC’s & customer demos with little to no supervision
- Go-to person for specialization area for assigned reg
Belong— Your Community
Our culture thrives on inclusion, rewarding the bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity that move us forward. In a community where every voice counts, continuous learning is the norm. So, whether you code, create, sell, or care for customers, you’ll grow and belong here.
Be Rewarded — Benefits That Help You Grow, Thrive, Belong
- Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options
- Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops
- Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy that keeps collaboration healthy
- Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks (and the occasional cupcake), plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations
- Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match
- We practice pay transparency and reward performance. Offers reflect role location, internal equity, experience, skills, education, and certifications. Base salary for this position: $145K - $155K, plus bonus or commissions
Ready to Be the Difference?
Infoblox is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis
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