Senior Network & Security Presales Consultant
Location: UAE - Northern Emirates region (On-site / Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
We are seeking an experienced Network & Network Security Presales Consultant to support enterprise and mid-market customers across the full presales lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of sales, solution architecture, and customer advisory, acting as a trusted technical partner to both internal stakeholders and end customers.
You will work closely with sales teams to understand business challenges, design fit-for-purpose networking and security solutions, and articulate technical value in a clear, commercially aligned manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with sales teams to engage customers during discovery, qualification, and solution design phases
- Lead customer workshops, technical presentations, and solution demonstrations
- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable networking and security architectures
- Design high-level solution architectures and produce:
- High-Level Designs (HLDs)
- Architecture diagrams
- Bills of Materials (BoMs)
- Prepare and respond to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs with detailed technical proposals
- Conduct Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and solution validations to demonstrate capability and value
- Collaborate with technology vendors and distributors to validate designs and ensure best-fit solutions
- Support smooth handover from presales to delivery and implementation teams
- Stay current on emerging networking, security, and cloud technologies to inform solution strategy
Technical Expertise Required
Networking
- LAN, WAN, WLAN
- Routing & Switching
- SD-WAN
Network Security
- Firewalls
- VPN
- IDS / IPS
- Network Access Control (NAC)
- Zero Trust architectures
- SASE / SSE
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Cloud & Modern Security
- Cloud networking concepts
- Secure Service Edge (SSE)
- ZTNA
- CASB
- Cloud-based firewalls
Vendor Exposure
- Experience working with leading networking and security vendors such as:
- Enterprise networking platforms
- Next-generation firewall and security vendors
- Application delivery and load-balancing technologies
- (Multi-vendor experience is essential.)
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years experience in:
- Presales engineering
- Solution architecture
- Technical consulting for networking and/or security solutions
- Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
- Proven ability to align technical solutions to business outcomes
Preferred Certifications
- Advanced networking or security certifications (e.g. professional or expert-level)
- Vendor certifications in networking, security, or cloud platforms
