Presales Engineer

Our client who is a technology solutions provider are looking for a highly technical, hands-on presales engineer to own the design, positioning, and promotion of active infrastructure solutions across the region.

This role sits at the intersection of technology and commercial strategy. You'll be the technical authority for our key active infrastructure vendor partnerships, drive complex regional and global opportunities, and work hand-in-hand with Sales to turn customer needs into technically sound, commercially viable solutions.

What you'll be doing

Presales & Solution Leadership

• Serve as the primary technical presales lead for active infrastructure opportunities spanning routing, switching, wireless, security, data centre networking, compute & storage, and management platforms
• Lead technical discovery, architecture design, and solution positioning for complex enterprise, hyperscale, and strategic accounts across APAC
• Build end-to-end solution designs and accurate Bills of Materials aligned to customer needs and standards
• Represent the technical voice of the business in customer workshops and executive-level conversations

Vendor & Partner Management

• Own technical relationships with key active infrastructure vendors and ecosystem partners
• Stay sharp on vendor portfolios, product roadmaps, and competitive positioning
• Manage technical escalations, proof-of-concept work, and solution validations with partners
• Help shape vendor strategy and enablement in line with regional and global goals

Regional & Global Impact

• Take ownership of presales support across Southeast Asia, India, and the wider APAC region, including multi-country and global initiatives
• Support large-scale, complex, or strategic deals that require cross-regional collaboration
• Act as the go-to technical escalation point for active infrastructure across the region

Team & Sales Enablement

• Partner closely with Sales to shape deals, qualify technical requirements, and differentiate our solutions
• Coach and mentor sales teams and junior presales talent
• Contribute to technical content, reference architectures, and best practices for the wider team

Staying Ahead

• Keep pace with emerging technologies and architectural trends in enterprise and data centre networking
• Ensure every solution reflects best practices in security, resiliency, scalability, and performance
• Help shape internal standards, playbooks, and presales governance

Requirements

• At least 4 years in a network presales or solutions architecture role with direct customer-facing responsibility
• Strong command of routing, switching, wireless, and network security architectures
• Genuine exposure to AI/ML and HPC workloads from an infrastructure and presales perspective
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and commissioning active infrastructure technologies
• Solid expertise in compute and storage solutions, plus HCI and virtualization
• Exposure in designing and positioning enterprise and hyperscale data centre architectures, including high-performance computing/networking, resiliency, and interconnect solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Confidence operating independently with regional ownership and accountability
• A degree in a technical or engineering discipline (or equivalent hands-on experience); relevant certifications a strong plus

Interested candidates may apply through the application system or send it to [Confidential Information]. Shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Morgan McKinley Pte Ltd

Ho Ji Keat, Joey

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