Senior Pre-Sales Engineer: Compute, Virtualization & HCI

Abdulla Fouad Group; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Abdulla Fouad Group in Saudi Arabia seeks a Pre-Sales Engineer to act as the technical authority for compute, virtualization and HCI. You will craft sizing models, author RFP responses, and drive hands-on PoCs for clients.

You will collaborate with VMware, Nutanix, Dell, Cisco and Huawei to assure compliant designs, accurate BOQs, and compelling technical proposals. Strong Arabic language skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology.
• 3+ years of technical experience in enterprise compute and virtualization.
• 2+ years in a dedicated Pre-Sales role at a System Integrator.
• Arabic language proficiency required (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Compute & HCI Architecture: Architect enterprise server configurations, rack/blade systems, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) nodes.
• Virtualization & Cloud Sizing: Design enterprise virtualization stacks, micro-segmentation, management clusters, and hybrid cloud integration platforms.
• RFP Technical Authoring: Analyze enterprise compute and virtualization RFPs/RFQs. Author technical proposal narratives, high-level designs (HLD), sizing matrices, and accurate BOQs with licensing breakdowns.
• Hands-on PoC Execution: Plan, build, and execute hands-on compute performance testing, hypervisor failover validation, workload migration, and HCI cluster demonstrations for clients.
• Vendor Technical Alignment: Collaborate with OEM teams (VMware, Nutanix, Dell, Cisco, Huawei) for compliant configurations and sizing.

Skills

Compute & HCI Architecture

vSphere / vSAN

Nutanix AHV

Dell VxRail / PowerEdge

Cisco UCS

Huawei FusionServer

Arabic language

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology

Tools

VMware vSphere

Nutanix

Dell EMC

Cisco UCS

Huawei FusionServer

Job description

Abdulla Fouad Group in Saudi Arabia seeks a Pre-Sales Engineer to act as the technical authority for compute, virtualization and HCI. You will craft sizing models, author RFP responses, and drive hands-on PoCs for clients.

You will collaborate with VMware, Nutanix, Dell, Cisco and Huawei to assure compliant designs, accurate BOQs, and compelling technical proposals. Strong Arabic language skills are required.