Sales Engineer

Job Description

Sales Engineer (Solutions Specialist)SalaryAldgate (Hybrid)3 days one week, 2 days week after£35000 - £60,000 Bonus - 10% of basic salary- if hit Quarter KPIsHours - 9-5.30pmOur client are in the market for an experienced Sales Engineer to support Presales / Solution Consultants and Sales Teams across all Four Pillars of the solution designs, with a primary focus on Networks, SD-WAN, SASE and Cyber Security.Bridging the gap between front-end and back-end Engineering-led business functions, our Sales Engineers have a great opportunity to develop and enhance their capabilities, growing their IT solutions skills across our four Cornerstones. We are looking fora candidate who is energetic, willing to learn all aspects of the Company’s cornerstones, with a desire to develop into a subject-matter expert within the business and perform as a role-model in the department.Must Haves- Working knowledge in networking principles & protocols such as:o L2-L4 TCP/IP Stacko L2 & L3 Switching conceptso IP routing technologies such as OSPF or BGPo Redundancy protocolso Security principles such as Stateful Firewall SIEM & SOCo Wireless principles such as SSIDs Encryption & Authentication- Demonstratable commercial awareness- Excellent written and oral communication skills; including the ability to translate technical jargon for a non-technical audience and vice-versa- Excellent organization & analytical skills with an eye for detail- Excellent presentation skills- Strong problem-solving skills - both technical and social- Ability to work proficiently in a high-stress environment managing multiple projects across multiple product suites simultaneously- Ability to work both individually and in a team environment towards an objective.- CCNA or Networking equivalent (Understanding Layer 2,3 and 4)Key responsibilities for this job:

• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor, working with Sales & Solution Consultants from an early stage of the opportunity cycle from both a technical & commercial perspective
• Able to quickly qualify new opportunities, both technically & commercially.
• Able to effectively respond to technical, functional & commercial elements of RFIs/RFPs/BAFOs
• Able to architect and propose innovative validated designs which address the identified business & technical objectives for a prospect or customer
• Design and deliver detailed presentations both internally & externally that showcase your solution, pricing & benefits - either in person or over a video conferencing tool
• Develop, maintain, and deliver detailed product demonstrations, either in person, as part of a presentation or over a video conferencing tool
• Develop and maintain accurate technical design documentation of our products and solutions
• Build close working relationships with Product Management, Solution Consultants, Sales & Engineering teams throughout all elements of your role.
• Remain a point of contact, responsible for solution design, for Engineering, Delivery and support teams throughout an order lifecycle.
• Actively take part in secondments to Solution Implementation & Support Services teams, to remain knowledgeable across the entire order lifecycle
• Remain knowledgeable in your allotted technology vertical as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), by continuing to develop your skills and study new market data.
• Analyse and propose more effective ways of working when identified within the business.
• Any other fair and reasonable task or duty assigned to you by your manager

Customer skills are key in this position, the candidate will be required to present and demo products in detail.Knowledge and experience required:

• Demonstratable interest in the Managed IT / Telecommunications industry.
• Working knowledge in common networking principles & protocols such as:
• L2-L4 TCP/IP Stack
• L2 & L3 Switching concepts
• IP routing technologies such as OSPF & BGP
• Redundancy protocols such as VRRP
• Security principles such as Stateful Firewall, UTM, IPSec & SIEM
• Wireless principles such as SSIDs, Encryption & Authentication
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; including the ability to translate technical jargon for a non-technical audience and vice-versa.
• Excellent organization & analytical skills with an eye for detail.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills - both technical and social.
• Thrive in a highly agile environment, managing multiple projects across multiple product suites simultaneously
• Ability to work both individually and in a team environment towards an objective.

Desirable knowledge and experience: - Familiarity with SD-WAN & SASE technologies.- Familiarity with Unified Communications & Collaboration technologies.- Knowledge of Private & Public Cloud architectureConnect Recruit are an equal opportunities employer, and make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill set and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs, or lackthereof, marital status, disability or sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. This is mindset aligns with our company values as we understand that we are Better Together.

Keyskills :
CCNAo L2-L4 TCP/IP StackL2 & L3 Switching conceptso IP routing technologies such