Infrastructure Solutions Architect (Presales) | Salary: c£40k basic + company car + excellent bonus | Location: South Wales (Caerphilly base with some regional travel and hybrid working)We have an exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure Solutions Architect (Presales) to join a well-established and growing technology solutions provider supporting customers across Wales.This is a newly created role within the organisation and offers an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong technical infrastructure background to move into a customer-facing presales role, working closely with Account Managers to design and deliver innovative IT solutions.The position will involve working with a range of public sector organisations across Wales, while also supporting the growth of a developing private sector customer base. We are keen to hear from candidates currently working as Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, Technical Architect, Presales Consultant, IT Manager, Head of Infrastructure or Data Centre Manager.Candidates with strong infrastructure backgrounds who are interested in transitioning into a presales or solutions architecture role are encouraged to apply. The role offers excellent scope for career progression into a senior solutions architecture or technical leadership position as the regional business continues to grow.Infrastructure Solutions Architect experience requirements Strong technical background in enterprise infrastructure environments including servers, storage and networkingExperience with virtualisation platforms such as VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V and Microsoft server technologiesKnowledge of cloud technologies including Azure, AWS or hybrid infrastructure environmentsEnterprise networking experience including technologies from vendors such as Cisco or ArubaExperience designing or supporting infrastructure solutions within complex IT environmentsExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersExperience supporting technical sales engagements or presales activity would be advantageous but is not essential for candidates with strong infrastructure backgrounds The role Supporting Account Managers throughout the technical sales lifecycle, helping to design and present infrastructure solutions that meet customer requirementsWorking closely with customers to understand business challenges and translate them into effective technical solutionsDesigning infrastructure solutions across datacentre, networking, virtualisation and cloud environmentsProviding technical input into RFPs, RFQs and tender responses, particularly within public sector procurement processesDelivering technical presentations, workshops and demonstrations to customer stakeholdersCollaborating with leading technology vendors including Cisco, Aruba, Lenovo and Microsoft to develop customer solutionsSupporting the continued growth of both public sector and private sector accounts across Wales If this sounds like the role that you are looking for, then please apply attaching your CV.Smartsearch take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application. To effectively process your application, we may share your details with the company for whom we are collecting job applications and Smartsearch or the company may contact you by email, telephone or SMS. A copy of our privacy policy will be emailed to you upon receipt of your application.JBRP1_UKTJ