Network Solutions Engineer

Ruby Group are recruiting an experienced client facing Network Engineer / Sales Engineer to join our Managed Service client supporting Presales / Solution Consultants and Sales, with a primary focus on Networks, SD-WAN, SASE and Cyber Security. Suitable Network Engineers / Sales Engineers will be responsible for bridging the gap between the clients front-end and back-end Engineering-led business functions, suitable Sales Network Engineers will have a great opportunity to develop and enhance their capabilities.

This is a Hybrid role: You will need to be in commutable distance to London head office, 2.5 days per week. (3 days one week, 2 days another)

Key responsibilities for this job:

• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor, working with Sales & Solution Consultants from an early stage of the opportunity cycle from both a technical & commercial perspective.
• Able to quickly qualify new opportunities, both technically & commercially.
• Able to effectively respond to technical, functional & commercial elements of RFIs/RFPs/BAFOs.
• Able to architect and propose innovative validated designs which address the identified business & technical objectives for a prospect or customer.
• Design and deliver detailed presentations both internally & externally that showcase your solution, pricing & benefits - either in person or over a video conferencing tool.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver detailed product demonstrations, either in person, as part of a presentation or over a video conferencing tool.
• Develop and maintain accurate technical design documentation of our products and solutions.
• Build close working relationships with Product Management, Solution Consultants, Sales & Engineering teams throughout all elements of your role.
• Remain a point of contact, responsible for solution design, for Engineering, Delivery and support teams throughout an order lifecycle.
• Actively take part in secondments to Solution Implementation & Support Services teams, to remain knowledgeable across the entire order lifecycle.
• Remain knowledgeable in your allotted technology vertical as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), by continuing to develop your skills and study new market data.

Knowledge and experience required:

• Seeking candidates with CCNA or Networking equivalent (Understanding Layer 2,3 ,4)
• Demonstratable interest in the Managed IT / Telecommunications industry.
• Working knowledge in common networking principles & protocols such as:
• L2-L4 TCP/IP Stack
• L2 & L3 Switching concepts
• IP routing technologies such as OSPF & BGP
• Redundancy protocols such as VRRP
• Security principles such as Stateful Firewall, UTM, IPSec & SIEM
• Wireless principles such as SSIDs, Encryption & Authentication
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; including the ability to translate technical jargon for a non-technical audience and vice-versa.
• Excellent organisation & analytical skills with an eye for detail.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills - both technical and social.
• Thrive in a highly agile environment, managing multiple projects across multiple product suites simultaneously.
• Ability to work both individually and in a team environment towards an objective.

Desirable knowledge and experience:

• Familiarity with SD-WAN & SASE technologies.
• Familiarity with Unified Communications & Collaboration technologies.
• Knowledge of Private & Public Cloud architecture.

Please call or send us your CV for more information!