Network PreSales Engineer
5 days ago
City of London
Network PreSales Engineer – UK Public Sector (DV Cleared) Location: Remote, with 60–70% UK travel Clearance Requirement: Candidates must hold active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance or Security Clearance (SC) My client is currently seeking a Principal Sales Engineer to support the growth of UK public sector accounts. This is a remote, client-facing role for a highly technical and experienced presales professional with a strong Government/Public Sector background. As Principal Sales Engineer, you will play a vital role in driving revenue by delivering technical presales support, demonstrating product value, and shaping best-fit solutions. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, you will act as a trusted advisor for public sector clients and internal stakeholders. Responsibilities include: • Leading technical discovery and supporting the full sales cycle, • Creating and delivering high-impact demos and presentations, • Differentiating solutions from competitors using compelling value stories, • Acting as a technical expert across integrators, service providers, and Government, • Partnering with product and engineering to influence roadmaps and relay market feedback, • Contributing to technical documentation, RFPs, and whitepapers, • Mentoring Sales Engineers, attending client meetings alongside them, • Building strong customer relationships and identifying upsell opportunities, • Representing customer needs internally and advocating for technical alignment Essential skills and experience: • 15+ years’ experience in IT, with at least 10 years in presales, network engineering, or technical support, • Demonstrable success supporting UK Government or public sector clients, • Ability to translate technical challenges into clear commercial value, • Strong expertise in:, • Cisco routing, switching, gateways, and applications, • TCP/IP, SNMP, Netflow, VoIP, • LAN/WAN topologies (MPLS, Frame Relay, ATM), • Security concepts and network infrastructure design, • Network performance and fault/alert management, • Solid understanding of:, • Operating systems – Linux, Windows, • Cloud and virtualisation technologies – SDN/NFV, Public/Private Cloud, • Performance tools – HP/OV, Tivoli, EMC SMARTS, ArcSight, • Relevant certifications – CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, • Formal presales training (e.g. Sandler, Siebel, Afterburner), • Excellent communication and presentation skills – verbal, written, and visual, • Comfortable with 60-70% UK travel Desirable qualifications: • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent technical military training, • MBA or relevant business/leadership qualification, • Knowledge of products such as Arbor, Radwhere, Riverbed, A10, ExtraHop, • Experience authoring whitepapers, contributing to product strategy, • Familiarity with security audits, RFP/RFI responses