Presales Solutions Architect – IT Infra & Hybrid Cloud

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks a technically minded Technical Sales Specialist to join a high-performing enterprise technology environment, supporting customers and partners with the design and positioning of HPE infrastructure solutions.

This role blends technology, solution design and sales, with exposure to enterprise servers, storage, hybrid cloud, virtualization and data protection. If you thrive at this intersection, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• Relevant IT qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience in technical presales, solution design or infrastructure sales.
• HPE certifications such as HPE ATP/ASE advantageous.
• Certifications in VMware, Veeam, CompTIA Server+/Network+ beneficial.
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel to customers/partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and position HPE infrastructure solutions across Compute, Storage, Hybrid Cloud and Data Protection.
• Engage with customers and channel partners to understand business and technical requirements.
• Translate customer requirements into practical, technically sound infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and validate BOMs, configurations and technical proposals.
• Use sizing and configuration tools to ensure accurate and compliant solutions.
• Support the design of HPE ProLiant server solutions, including rack and blade environments.
• Work with storage technologies such as Alletra, StoreOnce and StoreEver.
• Support Hybrid Cloud, virtualization and HPE GreenLake solutions.
• Assist with backup and data protection solutions including Veeam and HPE StoreOnce.
• Prepare HLDs, technical diagrams, solution summaries, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Support sales teams during customer meetings, technical discussions, workshops and demos.
• Identify risks, compatibility issues, lead-time constraints and gaps before quotation.
• Collaborate with senior technical specialists and solution architects on complex opportunities.
• Support infrastructure modernization, technology refresh and migration initiatives.
• Maintain accurate opportunity, BOM and technical documentation.
• Stay up to date with HPE technologies, certifications, industry developments and competitive solutions.

Skills

Enterprise IT infrastructure

HPE ProLiant servers

Virtualisation

Backup technologies

Hybrid Cloud

Veeam

StoreOnce

BOMs

Education

Diploma or Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Relevant IT qualifications

Tools

VMware

Veeam

HPE StoreOnce

Microsoft Excel

HPE ATP/ASE

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks a technically minded Technical Sales Specialist to join a high-performing enterprise technology environment, supporting customers and partners with the design and positioning of HPE infrastructure solutions.

This role blends technology, solution design and sales, with exposure to enterprise servers, storage, hybrid cloud, virtualization and data protection. If you thrive at this intersection, we'd love to hear from you.