Are you a senior Network Pre-Sales Consultant / Solutions Architect who enjoys getting under the skin of a customer's challenges, designing the right solution and helping turn technical opportunities into successful sales?
If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise genuinely influences the solution , this could be worth a look.
Pre‑Sales Solution Consultant | Network Services
£70,000 - £90,000 + £20k OTE
Hybrid - UK | 3 days office/client site
What will you be doing?
You will sit at the heart of the sales process, acting as the technical authority between customers, Sales, vendors and internal technical teams.
- Leading customer discovery and technical scoping workshops
- Understanding business challenges and translating them into technical requirements
- Designing enterprise networking and security solutions
- Creating technical proposals and compelling customer presentations
- Producing accurate Bills of Materials (BoMs)
- Supporting RFPs, tenders and complex bids
- Working closely with Sales, Network & Security SMEs and technology partners
- Engaging directly with senior technical stakeholders and C-level decision makers
- Supporting the transition from pre‑sales into delivery
- Keeping ahead of developments across networking, security, cloud and automation
The technology
You’ll ideally have strong experience across enterprise networking and security, with exposure to technologies such as:
- Cisco
- Arista
- Fortinet
- Palo Alto
- Check Point
- F5
Experience with public cloud, network automation and modern enterprise network architectures is also highly valued.
You don’t need to have every vendor on your CV – we’re interested in strong, transferable enterprise networking and security expertise.
What we’re looking for
- 8‑10+ years’ experience in pre‑sales, solutions consulting or solutions architecture
- Experience within a VAR, MSP, systems integrator or professional services environment
- Strong enterprise networking and security knowledge
- Experience leading customer discovery and technical workshops
- A proven track record with RFPs, tenders and technical bids
- Experience producing BoMs, proposals and technical presentations
- The confidence to speak with everyone from engineers through to C‑suite
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of how technology supports business outcomes
Relevant certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, NSE4, PCNSE, CCSE, CISSP or CISM would be a big plus.
What’s on offer
- £70k‑£90k base salary
- £20k OTE
- Hybrid working – approximately 3 days office/client site
- 25 days annual leave
- Private healthcare after qualifying period
- Pension contributions
- Technical training & certification opportunities
- Clear opportunities for career progression
We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
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Pre-Sales Solution Consultant | Network Services in London employer: WeAreAspire
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