At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with clients to design innovative networking and security solutions.
- Company: Join a leading Tech and Data Consultancy with a fantastic culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, private healthcare, flexible working, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Exciting career progression and access to cutting-edge technologies.
- Why this job: Shape the future of enterprise networking while working with top-tier clients.
- Qualifications: 8-10 years in pre-sales or solutions consulting with strong technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
My client is a well established Tech and Data Consultancy business made up of several different business units. The Network Services business unit is a rapidly expanding specialist IT and Networks consultancy offering a wide variety of opportunities to work within challenging and exciting environments with our major clients in Global Media, Banking, Government, Telecoms & Utilities.
Job Description
Working alongside sales teams, technical specialists, and leading technology vendors, you will act as a trusted advisor to customers, helping shape and design enterprise networking, security, and cloud solutions. This is a highly visible role combining technical expertise, commercial awareness, customer engagement, and solution design.
You will work with organisations across sectors including enterprise, financial services, telecommunications, media, utilities, and the public sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Customer Engagement
- Engage with customers to understand business drivers, technical requirements, and strategic objectives.
- Lead discovery sessions, workshops, and technical presentations.
- Build trusted relationships with technical and business stakeholders, including senior leadership teams.
- Solution Design
- Design enterprise-grade networking and security solutions.
- Develop compelling solution proposals and technical documentation.
- Create accurate Bills of Materials (BoMs) and contribute to Statements of Work (SoWs).
- Work closely with sales and technical delivery teams to ensure solutions are commercially and technically aligned.
- Bid & Proposal Management
- Support and manage technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, and tenders.
- Coordinate with vendors, partners, and subject matter experts throughout the bid process.
- Maintain proposal templates, technical collateral, and knowledge assets.
- Vendor & Market Engagement
- Build strong relationships with strategic technology partners.
- Keep current with emerging technologies, market trends, and vendor roadmaps.
- Contribute to thought leadership, service development, and technical whitepapers.
- Project Handover
- Ensure seamless transition from pre-sales to delivery teams.
- Provide implementation guidance where required.
- Participate in solution reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will be a customer-focused pre-sales professional who combines strong technical depth with excellent communication and commercial skills.
Experience
- 8-10+ years' experience in a pre-sales, solutions consulting, or technical sales role.
- Background within a systems integrator, managed service provider, value-added reseller, or professional services organisation.
- Proven experience designing networking and security solutions for enterprise customers.
- Strong experience responding to RFPs and managing technical bids.
Technical Knowledge
- Networking architecture and enterprise network design.
- Network security principles and best practices.
- Network automation technologies.
- Public cloud platforms and hybrid architectures.
- Experience with technologies from vendors such as: Cisco, Arista, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, F5.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with audiences ranging from engineers to C-level executives.
- Strong presentation, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Excellent written communication and proposal development capabilities.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
Desirable Certifications
- CCNP / CCIE, NSE4 or higher, PCNSE, CCSEC, CISSP, CISM, Other relevant networking, security, or architecture certifications.
What's on Offer
- 75-90k base + 20k OTE (uncapped)
- Private healthcare
- Pension contribution scheme
- Life assurance and income protection benefits
- Flexible benefits package
- Hybrid working model
- Ongoing technical and professional training
- Access to leading vendor certification programmes
- Clear and merit-based career progression opportunities
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge networking and security technologies
Pre-sales Solution Consultant - Network & Security Services employer: Michael Page International
Michael Page is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Leeds that fosters professional growth and development. With a strong focus on mentoring and team collaboration, employees benefit from hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary package, including performance-based bonuses. Joining this multinational organisation means being part of a high-growth team dedicated to delivering exceptional tax compliance services across diverse sectors.
Contact Details:
Michael Page International Recruitment Team
