Hybrid Senior Solutions Engineer - Public Sector AI & Data

SAS; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Generous pension

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Job summary

SAS in Marlow (UK) is hiring a Sr Solution Engineer for the Public Sector. You will work with Central Government and Defence & Policing, translating analytics and AI into real-world outcomes, and lead technical engagements across client teams.

The role requires UK Security Clearance, 3+ years pre-sales experience, and hands-on SAS tech knowledge; you will travel to customer sites and demonstrate solutions through demos and pilots, shaping strategic engagements.

Qualifications

• Translating business and technology requirements into SAS solutions.
• Clear and engaging storytelling, presentation, written and demonstration skills for technical and executive audiences.
• Workshop facilitation, discovery, requirements gathering and creative problem-solving.
• Influencing, negotiation and objection-handling skills.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and project leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical contact between the client and SAS, translating client business needs to value-generating solutions based on SAS products (software and cloud) and associated services.
• Define and execute the technical strategy, working independently from but in alignment and close partnership with the account executive and wider engagement team.
• Provide technical and pre-sales leadership to new business opportunities, engaging with technical and business audiences - defining and owning the technical engagement plan, building and leading multi-discipline teams in pursuit of these opportunities. Engagements will be with central government organisations (including, but not limited to defence, national security, law enforcement, HMRC, DWP).
• Be responsible for dealing with complex customer situations using knowledge of industry standards, SAS solutions and the customer’s technology landscape to help deliver win-win outcomes for the customer and for SAS.
• Deliver a high-quality, high-impact customer experience and to demonstrate SAS’ value through various mediums (presentations, discussions, demonstrations POCs, etc).
• Use domain (technical and industry) knowledge to create a compelling vision to influence all stakeholders in formal and informal meetings, adapting the material to suit the audience and using influencing and negotiation skills to overcome internal and external objections.

Skills

Requirements translation

Storytelling & presentation

Workshop facilitation

Influencing & negotiation

Curiosity & learning

Project leadership

Tools

SAS Viya Platform

Job description

SAS in Marlow (UK) is hiring a Sr Solution Engineer for the Public Sector. You will work with Central Government and Defence & Policing, translating analytics and AI into real-world outcomes, and lead technical engagements across client teams.

The role requires UK Security Clearance, 3+ years pre-sales experience, and hands-on SAS tech knowledge; you will travel to customer sites and demonstrate solutions through demos and pilots, shaping strategic engagements.