Strategic Solutions Engineer – Education IT & Cloud Security

CR3; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CR3 is seeking a Sales Solution Engineer to join our growing team. This role blends technical consulting with account management, engaging with senior stakeholders and leading strategic projects from discovery through deployment.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional communication, commercial awareness, and a passion for driving positive customer outcomes across the UK and EMEA.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Technical Account Manager, Technical Consultant, Solutions Engineer, or similar customer-facing technical role.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale technology deployments from planning through implementation.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers, becoming a trusted technical advisor.
• Lead customer engagements remotely and on-site.
• Manage strategic deployments from discovery through adoption.
• Understand customer goals and design effective solutions.
• Present technical solutions to IT leaders and senior decision-makers.
• Resolve issues with professionalism and urgency.
• Support revenue growth with Sales and Customer Success teams.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Technical sales

Solution design

Education sector knowledge

Cloud & security

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computing

Tools

SCCM

JAMF

Windows Server

Google Workspace

AWS

Job description

CR3 is seeking a Sales Solution Engineer to join our growing team. This role blends technical consulting with account management, engaging with senior stakeholders and leading strategic projects from discovery through deployment.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional communication, commercial awareness, and a passion for driving positive customer outcomes across the UK and EMEA.