Network & Security Engineer

Building Secure, Scalable Network Infrastructure

15+ years of proven success in cybersecurity, SD-WAN, and network services — from consultative discovery to post-sales implementation.

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15+
Years Experience
SD-WAN
Core Speciality
SASE
Security Focus
HPE
Current Employer
Jason E. Anderson

Jason E. Anderson

Pre-Sales Engineer, SASE & Security · HPE

Engineer. Strategist. Trusted Advisor.

"15+ years of proven success driving strategic initiatives in cybersecurity, SD-WAN, and network services."

I am a Network and Security Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in pre-sales engineering, business development, and consultative selling. Throughout my career I have partnered with customers and channel partners to design, demonstrate, and implement solutions that simplify complex network environments.

My work spans strategy planning, project management, and building high-performing team environments — always with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Oklahoma State University
Cisco Networking Academy
Tulsa Technology Center

Skills & Expertise

A broad technical foundation combined with strong business and communication skills.

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Cybersecurity
Deep expertise in SASE architecture, security portfolio strategy, and threat-aware network design.
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SD-WAN
Proven success planning, designing, and implementing SD-WAN architectures that improve user experience.
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Network Infrastructure
Extensive background in complex WAN topologies, network services, and infrastructure management.
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Pre-Sales Engineering
Skilled in consultative discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts, and post-sales implementation planning.
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Business Development
Experience in change management, strategy planning, and achieving revenue goals through partner enablement.
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Team Leadership
Skilled in building high-performing teams, facilitating training workshops, and cross-functional collaboration.
Cisco Certified SASE SD-WAN HPE Security Portfolio Project Management Channel Enablement

Work Experience

A track record of delivering results across pre-sales, channel, and implementation roles.

November 2024 – Present
Pre-Sales Engineer, Overlay – SASE & Security
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
  • Regularly work with product management to streamline communication of updates and roadmaps.
  • Facilitate training workshops for field SEs regarding HPE's SASE and Security portfolio.
  • Support customer sales motions, from consultative discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts and post-sales implementation planning.
November 2020 – November 2024
Channel Sales Engineer, SASE
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
  • Supported teams of partner SEs by leading enablement workshops and sessions pertaining to SASE products.
  • Regularly collaborated with product management group to keep channel partners up to date on the SASE portfolio.
  • Helped #1 channel partner achieve their largest revenue attainment to date in the SASE field through strategic account support.
September 2016 – November 2020
Pre-Sales Engineer, SD-WAN
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
  • Proven success working with customers to plan, design, and implement SD-WAN architectures that improve user experience and simplify management of complex WAN topologies.
  • Successfully supported customer sales motions, from consultative discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts and post-sales implementation planning.
  • Collaborated with internal and customer teams to attain strategic and revenue goals.

Projects

Hands-on lab builds, network designs, and technical references documenting real-world configurations and architectures.

vSRX IPsec VPN Lab — Proxmox server2
SRX1 ↔ IPsec ↔ SRX2
IPsec VPN Juniper vSRX Proxmox
vSRX Route-Based IPsec VPN Lab

Interactive network topology diagram and full CLI reference for a two-node vSRX IPsec VPN lab running on Proxmox. Built entirely with Claude Code.

Let's Connect

Whether you're looking to discuss a network challenge, explore a collaboration, or simply connect — I'd love to hear from you.

Location
Fort Collins, CO
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