Key Responsibilities:

1. Tender & Proposal Management:

• Analyze tender documents, technical specifications, and customer requirements thoroughly.
• Prepare comprehensive technical and commercial proposals, including detailed BOQs, architecture diagrams, and compliance documents.
• Ensure all submissions are accurate, professionally formatted, and meet all tender requirements and deadlines.
• Participate in the e-bidding and procurement portal processes for government and enterprise clients.

2. Technical & Pre-Sales Support:

• Engage with clients to gather and assess network and system requirements.
• Conduct site surveys and translate business needs into scalable network and infrastructure designs.
• Support the sales team in technical meetings, presentations, and RFP clarifications.
• Create detailed solution presentations, implementation plans, compliance sheets, and diagrams (e.g., using Visio).
• Propose solutions involving network security, routing/switching, firewalls, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), storage, and server infrastructure.
• Assist in selecting appropriate hardware/software solutions (e.g., Cisco, HPE, Fortinet, Microsoft, VMware, etc.).
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external OEMs to finalize the best-fit solution in terms of performance, cost, and compliance.

3. Vendor & OEM Coordination:

• Work with OEMs, vendors, and suppliers to gather up-to-date product specs, datasheets, and pricing.
• Ensure compatibility of third-party components with the proposed solution architecture.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in pre-sales or solution design for IT infrastructure (networking, servers, storage, security, etc.).
• Strong technical knowledge in:
• Networking (LAN/WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs)
• System Administration (Windows/Linux Server, AD, DNS, DHCP)
• Virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V)
• Network & endpoint security (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus, etc.)
• Proficient in proposal creation tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience with public sector tenders, procurement portals, and compliance processes.
• Strong analytical and documentation skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have):

• CCNA / CCNP
• MCSA / MCSE
• VMware VCP
• Fortinet NSE certifications
• ITIL Foundation

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• pre-sales or solution design for IT infrastructure : 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person