Pre Sales Engineer - Walsh Employment : Job Details

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