MasterMindsHRSG - Our client, a fast leading Technology Solution Provider is looking to recruit suitable candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Pre-sales Engineer
Location: Lagos
Job Description
Our client, a fast leading Technology Solution Provider is seeking to recruit a Pre-sales Engineer who will work collaboratively with a specialized group of highly skilled individuals to understand clients’ technical and business needs and to demonstrate how those can be achieved through the capabilities of relevant Platforms.
Responsible for the technical dimension of the sales cycle and successfully employ a combination of high technical expertise, communication and coordination skills between clients and internal teams to achieve your mission.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
The Pre-sales Engineer will carry out these functions:
Determine the technical requirements to meet client goals and act as liaison between the various groups in the organization.
Collaborate with the sales and services teams by acting as technical experts in customer presentations
Providing pre-sales technical assistance and product education
Manage and interpret customer requirements; also persuade clients on the product or service that will best satisfy their needs
Interface with client architects and cloud service providers to ensure that the defined solution is signed-off by all the stakeholders.
Make technical presentations and demonstrate how a product will meet client needs
Maintain Company IT standards, Architecture principles and Strategy, Roadmap and use cases.
Travelling to visit potential clients where necessary analysing costs and sales; calculating client quotations
Negotiating tender and contract terms
Offering after-sales support services
Helping in the design of custom-made products
Providing training and producing support material for the sales team
Meeting regular sales targets
Recording and maintaining client contact data
Co-ordinating sales projects
Supporting marketing by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
Requirements
Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree / Master's degree qualification
Experience:
Previous work experience as a Pre-sales Engineer or similar role specifically:
3 to 5 years year’s experience in a presales or related field
Technical:
In-depth understanding of Microsoft Azure & AWS, IaaS, specifically:
An understanding of the challenges and considerations to be catered for while migrating applications from on-premise to Azure.
Ability to define solution architecture which meet availability, disaster recovery and availability requirements as specified by the customer
Knowledge of migrating applications to Cloud using Tools like AppZero, ASR etc will be nice to have.
Fundamental knowledge of AWS is also required and understanding on how Azure IaaS v/s AWS IaaS compares to each other and conceptual knowledge of AWS RDS is desired.
Fundamental knowledge of GCP (Google Cloud Platform) is also required and understanding on how GCP IaaS v/s AWS and Azure IaaS compares to each other.
Soft Skills such as writing Proposals and Presenting up to C-Levels is a must
Preferably from Developer background (.net, Java)
Microsoft Azure certifications desirable
Extensive client-facing skills and the ability to work independently
Other Requirements:
Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success.
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
Team player.
Good time-management skills.
Interpersonal and communication skills.
Application Closing Date
20th November, 2020.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.