Senior Presales Solution Architect

Senior Presales Solutions Architect Location: Manchester or Birmingham (2 days in office per week). Salary: £75k-£90k + Comms + Car. What you'll do as our Senior Presales Solutions Architect: Partner with Sales & Account teams to understand customer needs, attend meetings and reviews, and bring the tech know-how that helps close deals. Design tailored LAN & WAN solutions that fit perfectly with our product set. Support customers throughout the process, offering clear, confident guidance - avoiding unnecessary jargon or complexity. Produce professional documentation like SOWs, HLDs, and schematics that stand up to scrutiny. Collaborate across teams - Sales, Service Delivery, and Account Management - to win new business, support renewals and keep current customers happy. Track and manage activity in our CRM and contribute to a pipeline worth over £1m Gross Margin each year. Optimise every solution so it's profitable, reliable, and built to deliver long-lasting value. What you'll bring to the table: 5+ years as a Presales Solutions Architect (or similar) working closely with customers in the sales cycle. A background in technical pre‑sales support in Managed WAN/LAN Services, ideally with Cisco, Extreme, or Fortinet tech under your belt. Proven chops in network design, bespoke customer solutions and documentation. WAN know-how: Leased Lines, Carrier Ethernet, EFM, xDSL. LAN knowledge across DC, core, aggregation, and access layers. Up-to-date skills in SDN, SD-WAN, NFV, and network virtualisation. Wi‑Fi wisdom: CAPWAP, WPA, 802.1X, mesh and controllers. Strong communication skills – you know how to talk to humans, not just switches. UK driving licence & ability to pass BPSS and other clearance checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr