Technical Pre-Sales systems engineering supporting Networking and NW Security solution trackServe as the technical liaison to all supported clientsCreate Level of Effort Documents, Proof of Concepts, create and validate Solution Bill of Materials, assist in generating Statements of WorkCreate Network design and architecture (Wired and Wireless both across multiple OEM solutions tack)Estimate labor hours for Professional Services work as and when neededWorks with clients and WWT Sales team to obtain technical priorities, challenges, and initiatives that can be translated into WWT Network opportunitiesResponsible for the coordination, delivery, and quality of presales technology solution deliverables within the domain of the opportunity which may include items such as configurations, architectural diagrams, and proposalsManages and achieves a gross profit numberDevelops and fosters relationships with strategic original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and key data center partners who are local to your region and/or territoryEnsures that proposed solutions, when implemented, meet the needs and functional requirements of the customer
• 10+ years of Networking, and 4+ years of Pre-Sales, experience (preferably with an System Integrator company)
• Strong commercial and technical understanding of Cisco's products and solutions positioning along with this competitive OEM is a must have
• Experience in using Cisco CCW tool for ENS and Security to create various solution/ BOM is a must have
• Experience supporting enterprise network environments, ideally at larger Enterprise companies (strong preference to experience with Indian customers) is a must have
• Very strong experience in architecting and designing Cisco Networking Solutions (Wired and Wireless both) in line with Industry best practices spanning across Cisco ACI with latest / and greatest product and solution configurations is a must have
• Comprehensive knowledge if not experience is required on Cloud Networking on cloud and associate solutions
• Knowledge of Cisco's / other OEM' - Unified Communications, Security, Data Center, Cloud Networking and Storage will be an added advantage. Any additional certifications in these areas would be an added advantage
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% across India
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, product demonstration skills, customer service skills, and one to one a as well as one to many presentation skills are required
• Be prepared to adopt to WWT Culture and get upskilled as and when desired / required by WWT to retain the competitive edge in the market
• Hand on experience in the field during the early stages either as support or services engineer will be an added advantage
• Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience required
• Candidate must be based/willing to work from Chennai and must be able to conversate in Tamil