Senior Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales Networking Designer) 

Summary 

We are currently recruiting for a Network Infrastructure Pre-Sales Designer (Senior Solutions Architect) to join our evolving Pre-Sales team within the NG Bailey IT Services Division. 

We are seeking an individual who can add value to client engagements and bring innovative solutions to design challenges across multiple technology categories with primary focus on UCaaS, CCaaS, SD-WAN, Connectivity, Network Routing and Switching and all ancillary and supporting technologies. 

The role requires the holder to be self-starting and innovative and able to research and develop technology solutions using the available products and services and by bringing new products and services into the organisation to meet customer demands. 

This role will be primarily home based however it will require regular travel to client meetings, and we are keen to be flexible on location. The successful candidate will be aligned to their local NG Bailey office to encourage interaction with team members and adjacent departments as part of a flexible home/office working model. 

Due to client specific security conditions, the successful candidate must be willing to enter into the SC clearance and EDBS check process 

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:  

• Understand design principles and best practices, interacting with other team members to assemble premium solutions. Ensure compliance to industry, H&S and Client specific standards
• Solely responsible for the design, pricing, customer facing presentations and proposals documents
• Required to maintain technical proficiency across all the solutions that NG Bailey IT Services offer
• Take the lead in developing strong technically accurate proposals and bid response documents with the creativity to build bespoke documents
• Attend customer meetings with Account Managers and Sales leads to help gather business and technical requirements
• Provide technical updates to customers as required
• Project Meetings  
• Ensure all appropriate information is constantly updated accurately within the operational systems

What we’re looking for:  

• Degree educated in an engineering discipline or have demonstrable and relevant industry experience
• Solid experience working with multiple technology vendors such as: HPe, Cisco, Ring Central, Mitel, Gamma, Meraki, Ruckus, Talk Talk, BT, Nokia, Ericsson, Solar Winds, Dell, VM Ware, Microsoft
• Demonstrable experience of designing network solutions and communications solutions such as Cloud based UCaaS, SD-WAN, Networking, Wireless communications 
• Demonstrable experience of designing Wi-Fi solutions using EKAHAU software/sidekick etc.
• Design Qualifications that are vendor driven or align with CCID, CCIE, CNIDP
• Ability to use initiative and apply a forward-thinking mind set
• Demonstratable experience in interfacing with customers in a professional and informative approach
• Comfortable leading customer facing presentations.  

Desirable but not essential: 

• EDBS checked
• SC clearance that can be transferred
• ECSE Advanced
• CNIDP, CCID