Cyber Infrastructure Presales Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design of systems, storage, backup, and virtualisation infrastructure for small to large-scale security-centric IT Infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to define the best design and security methodology for infrastructure systems in physical and virtualised environments.
• Collaborate with bid management, sales team, and vendor partners to provide the best solution for customer requirements and pain points.
• Prepare the solution for the customer, which will minimally include the bill of materials (BOM), scope of work (SOW), resource effort sizing, proposal, and solution presentation.
• Conduct/Setup POC and its success criteria if required to showcase the solution’s feasibility.
• Upon award of an opportunity and project, ensure timely and proper handover of the project collaterals to the project and implementation team.
• Collaborate with vendors and ensure partnership level and relationship are met by attending training, acquiring vendor certifications, and participating in vendor-hosted events.
• Be updated with the latest trends related to Cybersecurity and infrastructure solutions.
• Accurately track/follow up on each assigned/handled project opportunity and produce a timely report of the status.

Requirements:

• Minimum two (2) years experience as an IT Infra Presales
• Diploma/Degree in Computer Science/IT/Information security from a recognised institution
• Proven experience in enterprise system technology such as Servers, OS, Storage, Virtualisation, Backup and Recovery, Patch Management, Infra Monitoring, Database Access Management
• Work experience in a System Integrator (SI) is preferred.
• The right candidate must be an excellent team player, have a positive work attitude, and can prioritise tasks effectively, even under pressure.
• A keen interest in Cybersecurity and willingness to learn new skills to address skill gaps if needed.

Preferred:

• Product certifications in AWS/Microsoft Azure, Redhat Openshift, VMWare, Veeam, Dell EMC, HPE, HDS, Imperva, Solarwinds/Netgain.
• Cybersecurity Certifications such as ISC/ISACA Certifications