Pre-Sales Engineer

Date:  Jun 24, 2025
Location: 

Johannesburg, ZA

Company:  Midis Group
Vendor:  VMware
Req ID:  1981

Job Title

Pre-Sales Engineer

Job Scope

The Pre-Sales Engineer is accountable for advising and coordinating with the Sales team on all technical issues related but not limited to account penetration strategies, pre-sales implementations, solution design and training on the VMware product portfolio by Broadcom. S/He is a technical expert building strong relationships with partners and customers and driving the business through multiple technical initiatives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Act as a subject matter expert in technical/solutions design of the company products/services
  • Work with the Sales team to develop and implement specific account penetration strategies and achieve set targets
  • Create specific accounts for product(s), service(s) and sales plans pertaining to the company products/services
  • Collaborate with the Sales team in qualifying opportunities, supporting and advising on the technical aspect of the sales lifecycle including technical qualification, presentation of solution proposals and high-level designs and demonstrations
  • Run, manage and drive proof of concepts (POC) and request for proposals (RFP) and close opportunities from a pre-sales and implementation perspective
  • Build sound relationships with partners and customers in support of sales objectives;
  • Lead technical sales calls
  • Manage adoption, integration and value generation of offered products/services within the customer/partner business and related IT infrastructure
  • Complete required pre-sales documentations in a quick and accurate manner
  • Develop content, train and support partners and customers
  • Respond to after-hours support queries during assigned rotations and escalate issues if needed
  • Put available systems into practice (salesforce.com CRM for leads, opportunity and deal registration management) for output efficiency and standardization.

Position Requirements

  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  • VMware certifications (e.g., VCP, VCAP) are preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or any other related field.

 

Experience

  • At least 5 -7 years of relevant experience.

 

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