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Pre-Sales Network Engineer

Career Cross Limited
London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£90,000 – £120,000 pa

Salary

£90,000 – £120,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
8 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

20% bonus Car allowance Extensive benefits package
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Pre-Sales Network Engineer – Remote - £90k - 120k + 20% bonus + car allowance + extensive benefits package (SC cleared)

Our client is at the forefront of digital transformation, supporting the world’s most essential organisations through their most complex digital challenges. By providing visibility and insight at an unparalleled scale they help clients solve problems faster, secure what matters, and drive continuous innovation across their digital ecosystems.

We are now seeking a Pre-Sales Network Engineer to support the growth of UK public sector accounts. This is a remote, client-facing role for a highly technical and experienced presales professional with a strong Government/Public Sector background and current SC clearance.

As Sales Engineer, you will play a vital role in driving revenue by delivering technical presales support, demonstrating product value, and shaping best-fit solutions. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, you will act as a trusted advisor for public sector clients and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading technical discovery and supporting the full sales cycle
  • Differentiating solutions from competitors using compelling value stories
  • Acting as a technical expert across integrators, service providers, and Government
  • Partnering with product and engineering to influence roadmaps and relay market feedback
  • Contributing to technical documentation, RFPs, and whitepapers
  • Building strong customer relationships and identifying upsell opportunities
  • Representing customer needs internally and advocating for technical alignment
  • Participating in industry events, speaking engagements, and strategic initiatives
  • Helping customers use the product to find / troubleshoot problems in PoC etc.

Essential skills and experience:

  • 5+ years’ experience in IT, with at least 2 years in presales, network engineering, or technical support
  • Demonstrable success supporting UK Government or public sector clients
  • Ability to translate technical challenges into clear commercial value
  • Confident at C-Suite Level and able to hold customer meetings onsite
  • Cisco routing, switching, gateways, and applications
  • TCP/IP, SNMP, Netflow, VoIP
  • LAN/WAN topologies (MPLS, Frame Relay, ATM)
  • Security concepts and network infrastructure design
  • Network performance and fault/alert management
  • Operating systems – Linux, Windows
  • Cloud and virtualisation technologies – SDN/NFV, Public/Private Cloud
  • Performance tools – HP/OV, Tivoli, EMC SMARTS, ArcSight
  • Relevant certifications – CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
  • Formal presales training (e.g. Sandler, Siebel, Afterburner)
  • Exposure to packet analysis, troubleshooting.
  • Comfortable with 60-70% UK travel

Desirable qualifications:

  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent technical military training
  • MBA or relevant business/leadership qualification
  • Knowledge of products such as Arbor, Radwhere, Riverbed, A10, ExtraHop
  • Experience authoring whitepapers, contributing to product strategy
  • Familiarity with security audits, RFP/RFI responses
  • Exposure to security analytics tools and techniques, such as log analysis, anomaly detection, or traffic monitoring, with an interest in developing stronger skills.
  • Understanding of full packet capture and analysis concepts, or hands-on experience with tools like Wireshark, Zeek, or similar platforms.
  • Awareness of cybersecurity frameworks and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and how they apply to network assurance.

Keywords – network, networking, network engineer, principle engineer, principle network engineer, cybersecurity, software engineer, Wireshark, Zeek, RFP/RFI, Arbor, Radwhere, Riverbed, A10, ExtraHop, TCP/IP, SNMP, Netflow, VoIP, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, SC clearance, security clearance, pre-sales, presales, sales engineer, network sales engineer, remote, homebased

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