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Senior Solutions Engineers sit squarely in H-1B visa specialty occupation territory: the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, engineering, or a closely related field. Employers in enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS consistently file LCAs for this title, making it one of the more H-1B-accessible technical roles in the market.
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At NetApp, we have a history of helping customers turn challenges into business opportunities. That’s because we bring new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively in the most efficient possible way. As an Engineer with NetApp, you’ll have the opportunity to work with modern cloud and container orchestration technologies in a production setting. You’ll play an important role in scaling systems sustainably through automation and evolving them by pushing for changes to improve reliability and velocity.
Own Every Moment at NetApp
At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.
Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.
JOB SUMMARY
Behind every great sales rep is a Solutions Engineer who makes the magic happen. As an Enterprise Solutions Engineer, you will own the technical relationship with customers while partnering closely with your Client Executive to drive business outcomes, winning together across both existing accounts and net-new opportunities. You will design, architect, and configure solutions across complex enterprise environments, manage multiple deals at various stages (from new logos to long-term strategic accounts), and bring the art of what’s possible to every engagement. This role blends deep technical expertise, strong channel collaboration, and a high-energy, team-first culture where we work hard, win together, and actually enjoy doing it.
*This position must be located within a commutable distance from our NetApp HQ in San Jose, CA.*
- Serve as the technical lead and trusted advisor across enterprise accounts in your territory
- Partner closely with Enterprise Client Executives to build strategy, develop pipeline, and close business, operating as one team
- Build and maintain strong relationships with channel partners and partner SEs; co-sell, co-strategize, and win together in the field
- Lead deep discovery sessions that go beyond the surface, uncovering real business challenges, technical gaps, and future-state goals
- Architect and configure solutions across the NetApp portfolio (ONTAP, SAN, NAS, block, file, hybrid cloud, and data protection) tailored to customer environments
- Support a mix of opportunities simultaneously, from net-new logo pursuits to highly strategic, long-cycle enterprise deals
- Drive protect-and-expand motions within existing accounts while identifying and capturing whitespace opportunities
- Engage customers in forward-looking conversations around AI readiness, data strategy, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Solutions Architects, Engineering, and Professional Services to deliver seamless outcomes
- Stay ahead of industry trends and bring innovative ideas that elevate customer conversations and differentiate NetApp
QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or systems engineering in a quota-driven environment
- Proven success supporting enterprise or Fortune 1000 customers in complex sales cycles
- Strong background in infrastructure technologies, storage and storage-adjacent solutions are essential
- Deep knowledge of on-prem environments including SAN, NAS, block, and file, and how they integrate into broader architectures
- Experience designing and configuring solutions within customer environments, translating requirements into real, deployable outcomes
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud, virtualization platforms, and data protection/disaster recovery strategies
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deals simultaneously across different stages, priorities, and customer types
- Experience working within and alongside channel partners, including partner SE alignment and joint execution
- Strong discovery, communication, and presentation skills, able to translate technical capabilities into clear business value
- Ability to think strategically while executing tactically, designing for both immediate impact and long-term growth
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.
Why You'll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.
NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.
Our culture
We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.
If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. now.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
Our values
Put the customer at the center. Care for each other and our communities. Think and act like owners. Build belonging every day. Embrace a growth mindset.
Benefits
Volunteer time off
40 hours of paid volunteer time each year.
Well-being
Employee Assistance Program, fitness, and mental health resources to help employees be their best.
Time away
Paid time off for vacation and to recharge.
Overview
At NetApp, we have a history of helping customers turn challenges into business opportunities. That’s because we bring new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively in the most efficient possible way. As an Engineer with NetApp, you’ll have the opportunity to work with modern cloud and container orchestration technologies in a production setting. You’ll play an important role in scaling systems sustainably through automation and evolving them by pushing for changes to improve reliability and velocity.
Own Every Moment at NetApp
At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.
Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.
JOB SUMMARY
Behind every great sales rep is a Solutions Engineer who makes the magic happen. As an Enterprise Solutions Engineer, you will own the technical relationship with customers while partnering closely with your Client Executive to drive business outcomes, winning together across both existing accounts and net-new opportunities. You will design, architect, and configure solutions across complex enterprise environments, manage multiple deals at various stages (from new logos to long-term strategic accounts), and bring the art of what’s possible to every engagement. This role blends deep technical expertise, strong channel collaboration, and a high-energy, team-first culture where we work hard, win together, and actually enjoy doing it.
*This position must be located within a commutable distance from our NetApp HQ in San Jose, CA.*
- Serve as the technical lead and trusted advisor across enterprise accounts in your territory
- Partner closely with Enterprise Client Executives to build strategy, develop pipeline, and close business, operating as one team
- Build and maintain strong relationships with channel partners and partner SEs; co-sell, co-strategize, and win together in the field
- Lead deep discovery sessions that go beyond the surface, uncovering real business challenges, technical gaps, and future-state goals
- Architect and configure solutions across the NetApp portfolio (ONTAP, SAN, NAS, block, file, hybrid cloud, and data protection) tailored to customer environments
- Support a mix of opportunities simultaneously, from net-new logo pursuits to highly strategic, long-cycle enterprise deals
- Drive protect-and-expand motions within existing accounts while identifying and capturing whitespace opportunities
- Engage customers in forward-looking conversations around AI readiness, data strategy, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Solutions Architects, Engineering, and Professional Services to deliver seamless outcomes
- Stay ahead of industry trends and bring innovative ideas that elevate customer conversations and differentiate NetApp
QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, solutions engineering, or systems engineering in a quota-driven environment
- Proven success supporting enterprise or Fortune 1000 customers in complex sales cycles
- Strong background in infrastructure technologies, storage and storage-adjacent solutions are essential
- Deep knowledge of on-prem environments including SAN, NAS, block, and file, and how they integrate into broader architectures
- Experience designing and configuring solutions within customer environments, translating requirements into real, deployable outcomes
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud, virtualization platforms, and data protection/disaster recovery strategies
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deals simultaneously across different stages, priorities, and customer types
- Experience working within and alongside channel partners, including partner SE alignment and joint execution
- Strong discovery, communication, and presentation skills, able to translate technical capabilities into clear business value
- Ability to think strategically while executing tactically, designing for both immediate impact and long-term growth
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.
Why You'll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.
NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.
Our culture
We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.
If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. now.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
Our values
Put the customer at the center. Care for each other and our communities. Think and act like owners. Build belonging every day. Embrace a growth mindset.
Benefits
Volunteer time off
40 hours of paid volunteer time each year.
Well-being
Employee Assistance Program, fitness, and mental health resources to help employees be their best.
Time away
Paid time off for vacation and to recharge.
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Verify your degree maps to the role
USCIS requires a direct connection between your degree field and the Solutions Engineer position. A degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or information systems supports the petition. A general business degree likely won't without supplemental credentials.
Search LCA filings by job title
Use Migrate Mate to filter employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications specifically for Solutions Engineer roles. This tells you which companies have already navigated the DOL certification process for this title, not just engineering roles broadly.
Target companies already enrolled in E-Verify
E-Verify enrollment is mandatory for federal contractors and STEM OPT employers, and it signals familiarity with employment authorization processes. Prioritize employers with E-Verify history when you're evaluating who can move quickly on an H-1B petition.
Clarify the prevailing wage tier before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage level for your specific SOC code and work location. Solutions Engineers span wage levels two through four depending on autonomy and complexity. Confirm your offer meets or exceeds the certified LCA wage before signing.
Time your application around the October 1 start date
H-1B cap petitions must be filed by April 1 for an October 1 start. If you're on OPT and it expires before October, confirm your employer can bridge the gap with a cap-gap extension, which USCIS automatically provides when a timely petition is pending.
Document your pre-sales and technical scope clearly
Solutions Engineer roles that involve significant pre-sales activity can face USCIS scrutiny over whether the position truly requires a specialty degree. Your petition should emphasize technical architecture, integration design, and systems analysis duties rather than sales support framing.
H-1B Visa Senior Solutions Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Solutions Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. Senior Solutions Engineer roles typically require computer science, engineering, or information systems credentials because of the architecture and systems integration work involved. Roles skewed toward account management may face more scrutiny, so your job description should emphasize the technical scope.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Solutions Engineer roles?
Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS companies file the highest volume of LCAs for Solutions Engineer titles. Hardware and networking vendors also sponsor consistently. You can browse verified H-1B sponsoring employers for this role on Migrate Mate, which surfaces companies based on actual DOL Labor Condition Application filing history rather than self-reported data.
How does the prevailing wage requirement work for Senior Solutions Engineers?
Before filing your H-1B petition, your employer must obtain a certified LCA from DOL confirming your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for the SOC code and work location. Senior-level roles often map to wage level three or four under the OFLC Wage Search. If you work at multiple client sites, each location may require a separate wage determination.
Can I change employers after getting an H-1B in a Solutions Engineer role?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, provided your current H-1B was previously approved and you haven't been out of status. The new employer files Form I-129 and a fresh LCA for the new position and work location.
What happens to my H-1B if my employer terminates me as a Solutions Engineer?
You enter a 60-day grace period after involuntary termination, during which you can pursue a new H-1B transfer, change to another nonimmigrant status, or prepare to depart. Your new employer's I-129 filing activates portability if filed before the 60 days expire. The grace period doesn't reset if the same situation recurs within a single H-1B validity period.