Networking Sales Engineer

Datacenter People are currently supporting a global technology company specialising in data center networking, infrastructure management and out-of-band solutions in the search for a Sales Engineer to support customers across Europe. This is a remote, customer-facing pre-sales role for someone with a strong networking foundation who also enjoys remaining technically hands-on. You will work alongside the European sales team as a trusted technical advisor, supporting customers from initial discovery and solution design through to demonstrations, deployment and ongoing technical engagement. Please note that although this role is remote, you should be already based somewhere in Europe (including the UK). The OpportunityThe business is looking for a technically curious generalist: someone whose core strength is networking, but who is comfortable working across Linux, scripting, virtualisation and data center/telecommunications infrastructure technologies. Of particular interest are candidates who have worked across multiple technologies and vendors rather than becoming narrowly specialised in one product area. You'll be expected to get hands-on when required, including working with equipment on customer sites, while also being comfortable presenting solutions and engaging senior technical stakeholders. What the Job Involves…Work alongside sales teams as the technical lead throughout customer engagementsUnderstand customer environments and translate requirements into technical solutionsDesign and present networking and infrastructure solutionsDeliver technical demonstrations, presentations and product trainingSupport customers with technical and engineering questionsWork hands-on with equipment during demonstrations, evaluations and customer deploymentsAct as a trusted technical advisor across existing and future productsSupport commercial opportunities with technical input and solution developmentBuild strong relationships with customers and technical stakeholdersIdentify new applications and opportunities within customer environmentsKeep up to date with emerging networking, infrastructure and data center technologiesTravel across Europe for customer engagements and industry events Travel is expected to be approximately 30%, including customer visits and events such as Cisco Live. We're Looking for Someone Who...3+ years' experience in Sales Engineering, Pre-Sales, Solutions Engineering or a customer-facing technical positionEnglish ability to a full professional proficiencyStrong networking knowledge, including routing protocols and wider network infrastructurePractical experience with Linux and ideally scriptingUnderstanding of virtual machines, containers/Docker and modern infrastructure environmentsKnowledge of VPN technologies including IPsec, SSL VPN and/or WireGuardExposure to technologies such as console servers, PDUs, KVM and service processors would be advantageousComfortable getting hands-on with hardware and setting up equipment on customer sitesStrong customer-facing, presentation and relationship-building skillsCurious, adaptable and comfortable learning technologies outside your immediate specialism Candidates coming from VARs, system integrators, networking partners and smaller-to-medium technology vendors would be particularly relevant. What Makes This Role Interesting...Broad technical remit rather than being restricted to a single networking technologyOpportunity to remain hands-on while developing your pre-sales careerWork across networking, Linux, automation and data center infrastructureCustomer exposure across multiple European marketsJoin a growing technology business operating in an important area of data center infrastructureRemote position with significant autonomyWork directly with an experienced global Sales Engineering organisation Strong opportunity for technically curious engineers who enjoy learning new technologies rather than specialising in just one area We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.