Technical Sales Engineer - Alt-Net

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fibre network provider in London is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to join their expanding team. The role involves designing LAN and WAN environments, communicating with stakeholders, and supporting pre-sales activities. The ideal candidate has strong networking skills and experience with Juniper, Ruckus, and Fortinet. This position offers a competitive salary and attractive benefits including a performance bonus and private healthcare.

Benefits

Employee share scheme

Company pension

Performance bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private healthcare

Life assurance and income protection

Mental health support

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Free eye tests

Season ticket/travel loan

Access to financial wellbeing tools

Qualifications

• Proven background in campus LAN and multi-site WAN design within service provider or enterprise settings.
• Hands-on experience is preferred with Juniper, Ruckus, and Fortinet.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design campus LAN and multi-site WAN environments.
• Communicate complex networking concepts effectively.
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities.

Skills

Strong networking fundamentals

Experience in IP/MPLS

Experience in BGP

Experience in EVPN

Background in campus LAN design

Background in multi-site WAN design

Hands-on experience with Juniper

Hands-on experience with Ruckus

Hands-on experience with Fortinet

Familiarity with SD-WAN

Familiarity with SASE technologies

Excellent communication skills

Ability to produce high-quality documentation

Enthusiastic about training others

Job description

Join a leading fibre network and internet service provider, purpose-built to meet the needs of London’s most demanding businesses. Recognised as one of the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, this company stands out by offering a minimum of 10Gbps, ensuring its network can support data-intensive businesses for the next decade and beyond. Unlike most ISPs that resell access to the same underlying fibre network, this provider has built its own from the ground up - designed, maintained, and operated by an in-house team of experts.

With rapid growth from a small team of 18 to over 100 specialists based in Liverpool Street, they are seeking for a Technical Sales Engineer to join their growing team. Ready to take your expertise to the next level? Get in touch today!

Responsibilities

• Design campus LAN (firewalling, switching, Wi-Fi) and multi-site WAN environments
• Communicate complex networking concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deliver technical training sessions for internal sales teams
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities with the commercial and network teams
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and professional network diagrams
• Align technical proposals with sales objectives to support customer success

Skills/Must have

• Strong networking fundamentals with experience in IP/MPLS, BGP, EVPN
• Proven background in campus LAN and multi-site WAN design within service provider or enterprise settings
• Hands-on experience with Juniper, Ruckus, and Fortinet (Palo Alto beneficial)
• Familiarity with SD-WAN and SASE technologies
• Excellent communication skills—confident with internal teams and external clients
• Organised, capable of producing high-quality documentation and diagrams
• Enthusiastic about training and mentoring others in a technical sales environment

Benefits

• Employee share scheme
• Company pension
• Performance bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with tenure
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance and income protection
• Mental health support via Spill
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Free eye tests
• Season ticket/travel loan
• Access to financial wellbeing tools

Salary

• Up to £100,000 basic salary per annum