Presales Solution Architect

Overview

In this role, you will serve as a trusted presales advisor, shaping digital transformation for enterprise clients across EMEA. You’ll translate high-level business goals into Verizon solutions, building long-term relationships with customers and cross-functional teams. You’ll design and present complex architectures, own the technical relationship, and help win opportunities while staying ahead in networking and security domains. This hybrid, travel-enabled role blends strategy, technical leadership, and customer-centric impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work model (home + office)
• opportunity to work with multinational clients

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify business opportunities and define a strategy to leverage technology to achieve objectives
• Recommend integration architectures, platforms, and infrastructure required for complete solutions
• Own the technical relationship with customers, manage briefings, proof-of-concept work, and coordinate resources
• Collaborate with customers to create solutions and use cases leveraging the Verizon portfolio
• Position Verizon Business as a thought leader on key technological developments
• Continuously expand technical knowledge to deliver high-quality services and solutions
• Travel to client sites and events to represent Verizon as required

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related IT subject or equivalent work experience
• Experience as a pre-sales solution architect for a managed services provider
• Direct interaction with customer stakeholders as part of a sales process
• Experience in architecting and developing network and cybersecurity solutions for large enterprise customers and handling RFP responses
• Knowledge of SDN, routing, VPNs, and firewalls
• Knowledge of data and information security in business contexts
• Experience in two or more areas: SDN, IT infrastructure/security, cloud or network systems management, or business continuity
• Willingness to travel 25–50%
• Valid UK Driver’s License

• Strong communication and presentation skills with audience engagement
• Team player with ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to uncover business challenges and translate them into proposals
• Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• IT infrastructure and systems security
• Cloud or network systems management

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