Pre-Sales Solution Consultant | Network Services

Pre-Sales Solution Consultant | Network Services

£70,000 - £90,000 + £20k OTE
Hybrid - UK | 3 days office/client site

Are you a senior Network Pre-Sales Consultant / Solutions Architect who enjoys getting under the skin of a customer's challenges, designing the right solution and helping turn technical opportunities into successful sales?

If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise genuinely influences the solution, this could be worth a look.

You’ll sit at the heart of the sales process, acting as the technical authority between customers, Sales, vendors and internal technical teams.

Your role will include:

• Leading customer discovery and technical scoping workshops
• Understanding business challenges and translating them into technical requirements
• Designing enterprise networking and security solutions
• Creating technical proposals and compelling customer presentations
• Producing accurate Bills of Materials (BoMs)
• Supporting RFPs, tenders and complex bids
• Working closely with Sales, Network & Security SMEs and technology partners
• Engaging directly with senior technical stakeholders and C-level decision makers
• Supporting the transition from pre-sales into delivery
• Keeping ahead of developments across networking, security, cloud and automation

You’ll ideally have strong experience across enterprise networking and security, with exposure to technologies such as:

Cisco | Arista | Fortinet | Palo Alto | Check Point | F5

Experience with public cloud, network automation and modern enterprise network architectures is also highly valued.

You don't need to have every vendor on your CV - we're interested in strong, transferable enterprise networking and security expertise.

We're particularly interested in people with:

• 8-10+ years' experience in pre-sales, solutions consulting or solutions architecture
• Experience with in a VAR, MSP, systems integrator or professional services environment
• Strong enterprise networking and security knowledge
• Experience leading customer discovery and technical workshops
• A proven track record with RFPs, tenders and technical bids
• Experience producing BoMs, proposals and technical presentations
• The confidence to speak with everyone from engineers through to C-suite
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how technology supports business outcomes

Relevant certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, NSE4, PCNSE, CCSE, CISSP or CISM would be a big plus.

• £70k-£90k base salary
• £20k OTE
• Hybrid working - approximately 3 days office/client site
• 25 days annual leave
• Private healthcare after qualifying period
• Pension contributions
• Technical training & certification opportunities
• Clear opportunities for career progression

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