Pre-Sales Engineer/Client Solutions Lead

Purpose: TEKsystems has a Direct Placement opportunity with a top client for a Pre-Sales Engineer/ Client Solutions Lead. Our Raleigh, NC based client is a leading provider of business and technology consulting. Total compensation package is 120-140K depending on experience. This position will require 75% travel in the Raleigh area as well as 20% over-night travel.

Description:
The Client Solutions Lead is responsible for working closely with sales representatives to define technical components, consultative professional services, support services and other aspects of technical solutions sales. The Lead establishes technical credibility and fosters technical relationships in customer accounts and with vendor representatives.

The ideal candidate will be grounded in IT Infrastructure technologies from Sun Microsystems / StorageTek, Symantec/Veritas, Hitachi Data Systems, and/or Network Appliance including previous hands-on experience. Experience in technologies from BMC Software, Remedy, Oracle are highly desirable. He or she will have extensive experience in developing consultative solutions around IT processes and best practices (ITIL a plus), with a thorough understanding in the business impact of IT in various business verticals. He or she will possess extensive pre-sales experience.

Essential Functions:
- Responsible for positioning companies solutions in accounts; lead presales solutions specialist with primarily services and product focus who drives revenue growth in major accounts.
- Establishes trusted technical advisor relationships with senior technology and customer executives
- Assists sales account executive in driving increased solution-led sales, i.e., using hardware, software & services to solve customer problems
- Acts as single point of contact to the customer for pre-sales technical expertise
- Arranges necessary support from subject matter experts
- Owns technical account plan, system assurance, acceptance criteria, competitive strategy, and customer education.
- Writes solution proposals, Statements of Work and technology evaluation plans
- Drives Professional Services opportunities to closure obtaining signed SOW

Work Environment:
Day travel within each area is required as well as approximately 20% or less overnight travel within the US. Client will provide continuous training to successful candidate as part of overall career development. Office facilities will be provided in Raleigh, NC but part-time home office environment for telecommuting is supported as well.

Classification:
Direct Placement

Compensation:
120-140k Year

Join TEKsystems© and get your career on the fast track. As the nation's premier technology execution company, we are passionate about deploying high-caliber IT and communications expertise. To satisfy our constant need for expertise, we actively seek talented technical professionals with all levels of information technology and communications skills. TEKsystems knows that every professional has different needs, so we'll work together to determine a suitable benefits package. We offer options to our technical professionals that could include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation and holiday pay, and technical and professional training. With a foundation as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, we've become a billion-dollar services company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Allegis Group and its subsidiaries is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

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Contact:Kayser,Brian P