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Security Pre-sales Engineer - Architect IT Infrastructure Security Solutions
Auckland, NZ - NZD 120-135K Excellent Package!
My client, a leading IT vendor, are offering a truly excellent opportunity for an experienced Security Pre-Sales Consultant/Solution Engineer to join their existing highly skilled team in Auckland.
The ideal candidate will have outstanding interpersonal skills. They will be confident and able to present to and communicate with senior management; and to translate business needs into high level solution designs.
This role requires at least 2 years experience in a customer facing Pre-Sales or similar role within a Partner, Systems Integrator, Network Integrator, Service Provider or similar.
You will work at Senior Management and Business Stakeholder level to design, document, price and develop large complex Infrastructure and Security related solutions, architecture and strategies which fulfill business needs, whilst demonstrating a solid knowledge of clients business and commercial problems and contributing guidance and key insights.
You will be responsible for: - Defining major technical solutions involving product and/or deployment and/or support services for customers or prospects influencing their investment level.
- Attending customer meetings with sales executives to assist in qualifying opportunities and presenting the solution.
- Assisting in the production of proposals and tender responses including RFP's, RFT's, solution design, solution pricing, and Partner engagement.
- Business development, working with and supporting Account Management into customers to seek out and analyse business needs and assist with development of sales plans.
- Write and shape technical proposals to be acceptable to the customer and may propose solution/service trade-offs.
- Handover from sales to project services.
- Keeping up to date with emerging technology, vendors and upgrades to the existing solution portfolio/offerings.
You will have: - Experience with architecting IT solutions.
- Excellent working knowledge of Windows 2003/2008 Server, Solaris, Linux, VMWare.
- Good networking skills and knowledge in the use of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP.
- Good working knowledge of MS Exchange, Lotus Notes, IIS, Citrix, Active Directory.
- Good working knowledge of communication protocol and theory.
- Recognised industry certifications such as CISSP and VCP will be highly regarded.
- Experience presenting at all levels and translating technical designs into business solutions.
- Good commercial knowledge and business acumen
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Relevant certification would be desirable.
Location: Auckland Based
Excellent package and benefits.
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Phone: +61 (0) 2 9021 9723
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