Pre-Sales Network Solutions Architect

Evolve

Wigan

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Evolve is seeking a Technical Pre-Sales Consultant in the UK to translate customer requirements into practical, commercially sound managed network solutions. You will engage with customers, account managers, service delivery teams and partners to design, document and present robust proposals.

You’ll lead discovery sessions, craft solution designs for WAN/LAN/Wi‑Fi/SD‑WAN, and help ensure proposals meet security, performance and scalability needs while supporting tender responses and proofs of

Qualifications

Proven experience in technical pre-sales, solutions consulting, network engineering or network architecture.
Strong knowledge of enterprise networking including routing, switching, TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, QoS and high-availability design.
Practical understanding of managed WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN and internet connectivity solutions.
Good knowledge of network security principles, including firewalls, secure remote access, segmentation and zero-trust concepts.
Experience gathering customer requirements and translating them into clear, supportable technical solutions.
Ability to produce professional technical documentation, diagrams, proposals and scopes of work.
Confident communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt for different audiences.
Sound commercial judgement including understanding of solution cost, margin, risk and contractual commitments.
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage several opportunities and deadlines.
A collaborative approach and the confidence to challenge constructively when a proposed solution is not right for the customer.
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites when required.

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customers’ business objectives, current environments, requirements, risks and constraints.
Design managed network solutions covering WAN, LAN, Wi‑Fi, SD‑WAN, internet connectivity, network security, resilience and monitoring.
Produce clear solution designs, network diagrams, scopes of work, bills of materials and technical proposal content.
Work with sales colleagues to develop compelling, accurate and commercially viable customer proposals.
Present and demonstrate proposed solutions to technical teams, senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
Respond to the technical elements of tenders, requests for proposal and customer questionnaires.
Review customer environments and support site surveys, audits and technical assessments where appropriate.
Liaise with vendors, carriers and distribution partners to validate designs, pricing, licensing and lead times.
Ensure proposed solutions meet relevant security, compliance, performance, availability and scalability requirements.
Identify assumptions, dependencies, exclusions and technical risks early in the sales process.
Support proof-of-concept activity, customer workshops and demonstrations where required.
Maintain accurate technical records and sales documentation within agreed systems and processes.
Provide a thorough handover to project, service delivery and operational teams following a successful sale.
Keep up to date with networking technologies, vendor roadmaps and emerging customer needs.
Contribute to standard service propositions, reusable designs and pre-sales best practice.