About the role
The Pre-Sales Engineer will design and configure data center infrastructure solutions including servers, storage, and backup systems. They will also act as the technical authority during sales cycles, delivering presentations and responding to RFPs.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 3-5 years of experience in pre-sales or solutions engineering within a system integrator or IT solutions provider. A bachelor's degree in a technical field and strong hands-on knowledge of Dell or HPE hardware are required.
Full description
- Gather and analyze customer requirements and design appropriate server, storage, and data backup solutions.
- Prepare BOMs, sizing, and configurations using vendor configuration and assessment tools.
- Write technical proposals, respond to RFPs/RFQs and tenders, and prepare compliance sheets.
- Deliver technical presentations, demos, and PoCs to customers (remotely and during on-site visits to KSA).
- Work with distributors and vendor channel teams on deal registration and special pricing.
- Support the sales team in customer meetings as the technical authority.
- Own the technical pre-sales cycle for data center infrastructure — enterprise servers, storage, and data backup solutions, with a focus on Dell Technologies & HPE portfolios.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of pre-sales / solutions engineering experience at a system integrator or IT solutions provider, focused on data center hardware.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Dell Technologies or HPE solutions — servers, storage, and backup.
- Good understanding of virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), backup solutions, SAN/NAS, and RAID concepts.
- Dell or HPE certifications are a strong plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Excellent presentation and proposal-writing skills in English and Arabic.
- Willingness to travel periodically to Saudi Arabia.
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