Recognised as a Top 100 IT reseller and 'Superstar leader' in the Digital Maturity Index, our client is a multi-award winning and market-leading technology services provider with over 25 years of experience. The business provides IT products, managed services and solutions to our clients across small to medium-sized businesses and all areas of the public and private sector. We are now seeking a Pre Sales Engineer to join their busy, growing and successful team.
Pre Sales Engineer
Birmingham – hybrid working from home with onsite client visits 2/3 times per week
£45-48K plus car allowance (£425pcm) and excellent benefits package
To be successful in this role:
You will be a confident Pre Sales Engineer who is currently in a similar position, although we would consider an IT Consultant or Engineer who has excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of commercial business.
Other requirements for this role include experience with:
- MS 365 and Azure (predominantly security - Endpoint Manager – servers - Business Prem/E3 stack)
- Virtualisation (VMWare vSphere. Hyper-V)
- Storage – SAN’s (HP MSA/Nimble - Dell MD)
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- Exchange Server
- SQL Server
- Switching (including dynamic routing and dynamic VLANS)
- Firewalling and perimeter security (Next gen firewalls)
- Wi-Fi (enterprise grade)
- Good understanding of communication networks (Lease Line – Radio - FTTP - etc)
- Remote Desktop Services /AVD
- SSLVPN’s
- Basic SQL configuration and infrastructure optimisation
- Good understanding of MSP support and managed services offerings
- Full Clean UK driving license
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a thoroughly professional approach
- Professional in appearance and with good commercial acumen
- Experience of actively driving and managing the pre sales process
- Good attention to detail and problem solving skills
- Must be comfortable in a working from home environment and be able to visit the office once or twice a month
- Formal qualifications are desirable but not essential as experience is valued more highly
Job role and responsibilities:
- Attending meetings with clients and prospects to showcase technical abilities
- Providing assistance and guidance during the pre-sales process by identifying technical and business requirements prior to designing an IT solution
- Collating client information to produce solutions
- Writing and producing documentation, designs, and proposals
- Delivering technical presentations both internally and externally
- Working with various teams to feedback on issues with current products and provide input around new products
- Creating scopes of works for project delivery teams and working with them to successfully deliver a project
- Providing technical solutions in a professional manner and to agreed timeframes
- Promoting and quoting technical solutions, managed services and support services with professionalism and enthusiasm
- Providing accurate and timely management information and activity reports and forecasts
- Providing technical specialist support in some or all of the following: Microsoft Server/365/Azure, HPe Server/Storage, Aruba Switching, Dell Server/Storage, SonicWALL Firewall/Switching, Ruckus Wi-Fi/Switching and other leading specialist vendors
Benefits:
31 days holiday including bank holidays
Remote working from home
Life Insurance Option to buy and sell annual leave
Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 health, finance and wellbeing support
Tailored benefits platform – includes discounts on retail, travel, gym and leisure
YuLife wellbeing app - 24/7 access to a virtual GP Cycle to work scheme
Paid Volunteer Leave
Quarterly employee awards – monetary awards given to top performers and for long service
Training and development opportunities
Onsite café, free access to gym, shower facilities and secure lockers for bikes
Electric car salary sacrifice scheme