Wireless Solution Specialist, Midrand

Key Responsibilities

• To attend meetings with potential Clients to determine technical and business requirements and ensuring that all necessary information is collated prior to producing a solution
• Provide technical solutions in a professional manner and to agreed timeframes
• Create and confidently deliver technical presentations internally and externally
• Deliver training on solutions and provide product support to channel partners and internal stakeholders
• Create internal design configuration documentation including network diagrams with technical explanations
• Work with the sales team to provide feedback on issues with current products and provide input around new products
• Builds productive relationships internally and externally, fostering teamwork by keeping colleagues updated on activities
• Perform technical development for bespoke solutions as part of a design and development framework
• Able to understand business drivers and risks involved to the customer and to the organization
• Sell technical solutions to the customer with professionalism and enthusiasm
• Provide accurate and timely management information, to include - activity reports, reviews, project forecasts, etc.
• To structure and produce compelling sales proposals/commercial and technical documentation outlining the cost savings and business benefits to customers
• Interface with the implementation/project team, articulating customer requirement, to ensure smooth transition from Sale to Delivery
• Ability to demonstrate organizations products and technologies effectively to audiences of varied technical knowledge

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum three-year diploma (NQF level 6) in Information Technology
• In-depth working knowledge of TCP/IP v4 and an understanding of TCP/IP v6.
• Strong interest in Internet technologies (routing, switching and general network infrastructure) including technologies associated with the ISP market.
• Comfortable working with hosting technologies including Windows and Linux based server systems, network storage systems and data center services
• Working knowledge of current security issues and technologies concerning the industry, together with a demonstrable interest in keeping abreast with technical developments in this field.
• Good working knowledge of Internet connectivity methods including xDSL and leased circuit services using copper and fiber presentation.
• Knowledge of CPE QoS technologies including traffic prioritization and traffic shaping.
• Understanding of the lower level workings of VPN technologies including IPSEC and MPLS VPNs
• Cisco Certifications CCNA must, CCDA & CCNP an advantage
• Fortinet Certification FCNSA & FCNSP an advantage
• Previous experience of requirements gathering, design and solution building and the ability to replicate this in a commercial setting
• Able to show and discuss a range of previous customer solution designs
• Be able to demonstrate familiarity with hosting as well as network solution designs and show integration between the two
• Be able to demonstrate familiarity with resilient solution design for networks and hosting and discuss security implications for the two disciplines
• Ability to develop effective working relationships internally at a variety of levels and work closely with commercial departments such as sales, operations and technical.
• Organised and analytical, able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches
• Ability to cope under pressure and prioritise work accordingly
• Willingness to travel through sales territory
• Project management experience a distinct advantage