Consulting Systems Engineer

World-Wide-Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

World Wide Technology in London is seeking a Consulting Systems Engineer (CSE) to drive AI, private cloud, and data centre solutions across industry verticals. You will lead technical design, engage with senior stakeholders, and partner with account teams to position WWT's solutions.

We value extensive pre-sales and consulting experience, strong data centre expertise, and certifications from top vendors. Travel within the UK and beyond may be required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable pre-sales and consulting experience with customer-facing roles.
• Strong technical skills in data centre infrastructure, compute, storage, networking and security.
• Vendor certifications from leading vendors are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical advisor for accounts and customers, aligning with business objectives.
• Lead design and architecture of IT infrastructure for data centre compute/storage.
• Engage vertical market experts to tailor solutions to client needs.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with clients and prospects.
• Collaborate with account teams to plan revenue-driving education and solution positioning.
• Own engagements with OEMs and partners ensuring alignment in AI, compute, storage and software.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices to educate clients and teams.
• Produce BOMs and help scope/pricing for professional services engagements.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

Technical consulting

Data centre infra

Virtualisation

Cloud technologies

AI awareness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Cisco

VMware

Dell EMC

HPE

NetApp

NVIDIA

Job description

Consulting Systems Engineer – United Kingdom

Consulting Systems Engineer (CSE), Data Centre Compute and Storage London, United Kingdom

Company Overview

World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology integrator and supply chain solutions provider that brings an innovative and proven approach to how organisations around the world discover, evaluate, architect, and implement technology. Since 2013, WWT has expanded its US business to Europe, establishing a sales office in the heart of London and building a European Integration Centre (EIC) with an operations team at Schiphol. With over 450 employees in the UK, WWT continues to grow rapidly.

With more than 15,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT’s culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognised by Fortune and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all for 15 consecutive years.

About the role

This role is for a Consulting Systems Engineer (CSE) role, with a focus on industry vertical use cases and customer-side understanding. The ideal candidate will contribute to the sales cycle based on industry experience, and assist in driving gross profit by positioning WWT's horizontal solutions within vertical markets. This includes a strong emphasis on AI, private cloud, and data centre solutions.

What you'll do

• Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical advisor for accounts and customers, taking ownership of the technical agenda and ensuring alignment with customer business objectives.

• Solution Design and Architecture: Lead the design and architecture of IT infrastructure, focusing on data centre compute and storage solutions that meet performance, scalability, and security requirements.

• Vertical Market Engagement: Develop deep relationships within key industry verticals (e.g., Finance, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals) to tailor WWT's solutions to specific customer needs.

• Customer Engagement: Gain trusted advisor status with clients and prospects, understanding their issues, needs, and projects while positioning WWT's value effectively.

• Sales Enablement: Collaborate with account teams and WWT internal groups to create plans and strategies that drive revenue through education and solution positioning.

• OEM and Partner Collaboration: Own critical engagements with OEMs and key partners, ensuring strong alignment in areas such as AI, compute, storage, and software.

• Technology and Industry Awareness: Stay current with vertical market trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices, creating a body of work that educates both clients and internal teams.

• Technical Quote Support: Producing Bills of Materials (BOMs) and recognise opportunities to scope and price professional services engagements.

What you'll bring

• Experience: Demonstrable experience in pre-sales, technical consulting, and customer-facing roles, with a proven track record of solutions selling and consulting.

• Technical Expertise: Strong pre-sales technical skills and hands-on experience in data centre infrastructure (compute, storage, network), virtualisation and software-defined technologies, cloud technologies and DevOps, core and edge networking, enterprise security/cyber security, IT/OT environments, and AI awareness.

• Certifications: High-level technical accreditations with major vendors such as Cisco, VMware, Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, and NVIDIA.

• Industry Experience: Extensive industry experience in client-side senior roles or within technology integrators or manufacturers, with expertise in applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, and networking.

• Consultative Skills: Demonstrable consultative technical selling skills, with the ability to rapidly understand customer business problems and propose technology-based solutions.

• Communication Skills: Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage with senior customer stakeholders, including C-level executives.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

Logistics

• Location: London, United Kingdom.

• Travel: Ability to travel within and outside the UK as required to meet business and customer needs.

Strong candidates rarely match every line of a job description. If you can win new logos, get an MSA over the line, and grow what you land, we want to hear from you. WWT is an equal opportunity employer. We hire on merit, and we're building a team that reflects the customers and communities we serve.

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WWT will consider for employment, without regard to disability, a disabled applicant who satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the job and is capable of performing the essential requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call 1-800-432-7008 and ask for Human Resources.