Presales Engineer - Networking

The Presales Engineer – Networking is responsible for designing, positioning, and supporting enterprise networking solutions for customers across the region. The role acts as a technical advisor throughout the sales lifecycle, supporting opportunity qualification, solution design, technical presentations, and customer engagement activities.

Working closely with sales and delivery teams, the engineer develops scalable and high-performance networking solutions aligned with customer business and technical requirements. The role focuses on enterprise networking technologies including routing, switching, wireless, and SD-WAN environments, while supporting solution positioning and customer success initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Solutions Architecture & Presales Support

• Design enterprise networking solutions aligned with customer requirements and business objectives
• Develop:
• High-Level Designs (HLD)
• Low-Level Designs (LLD)
• Technical proposals
• Bill of Quantities (BOQs)
• RFP/RFI responses
• Support networking solution architectures covering:
• LAN/WAN infrastructure
• Enterprise wireless solutions
• SD-WAN
• Network segmentation and connectivity

Technical Expertise & Solution Positioning

• Provide technical guidance on networking best practices, scalability, and infrastructure design
• Support positioning of Cisco-based networking solutions across enterprise environments
• Assist in solution comparison, technical assessments, and vendor positioning activities
• Stay updated on emerging networking technologies and vendor roadmaps

Customer Engagement & Technical Advisory

• Conduct customer meetings, workshops, presentations, and technical demonstrations
• Understand customer technical and business requirements and translate them into networking solutions
• Support technical discussions during pre-sales engagements and opportunity qualification
• Participate in Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and technical validation activities where required

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Delivery, and Technical teams to ensure successful solution alignment and handover
• Support implementation readiness and technical clarification activities
• Contribute to customer success initiatives through technical support and engagement

Documentation & Best Practices

• Maintain accurate technical documentation and solution records
• Ensure proposed solutions align with customer standards and best practices
• Support continuous improvement of solution templates, technical documentation, and presales processes

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, or a related field
• 3–6 years of experience in networking, presales, or system integration environments
• Strong technical knowledge in:
• Routing & Switching
• LAN/WAN networking
• TCP/IP, VLANs, BGP, OSPF
• Network design and architecture
• Enterprise wireless technologies
• SD-WAN fundamentals
• Experience developing:
• Technical proposals
• BOQs
• Network solution designs
• Good understanding of enterprise infrastructure environments
• Cisco networking technologies
• Hands-on or presales experience with: Fortinet solutions (basic security integration awareness is a plus)Experience supporting enterprise networking projects and customer engagements
• Strong customer-facing and technical solution positioning experience
• Certifications; Cisco (CCNA, CCNP), Fortinet (NSE 4 or above)