Presales Solutions Architect Salary: £60k-£75k Comms Car Location: Birmingham, UK What you'll do as our Presales Solutions Architect: Partner with Sales & Account teams to understand customer needs, attend meetings and reviews, and bring the tech know-how that helps close deals. Design tailored LAN & WAN solutions that fit perfectly with our product set. Support customers throughout the process, offering clear, confident guidance - avoiding unnecessary jargon or complexity. Produce professional documentation like SOWs, HLDs, and schematics that stand up to scrutiny. Collaborate across teams - Sales, Service Delivery, and Account Management - to win new business, support renewals and keep current customers happy. Track and manage activity in our CRM and contribute to a pipeline worth over £1m Gross Margin each year. Optimise every solution so it's profitable, reliable, and built to deliver long-lasting value. What you'll bring to the table: 2-5 years experience as a Presales Solutions Architect (or similar) working closely with customers in the sales cycle. A background in technical pre-sales support in Managed WAN/LAN Services, ideally with Cisco, Extreme, or Fortinet tech under your belt. Proven chops in network design, bespoke customer solutions and documentation. WAN know-how: Leased Lines, Carrier Ethernet, EFM, xDSL. LAN knowledge across DC, core, aggregation, and access layers. Up-to-date skills in SDN, SD-WAN, NFV, and network virtualisation. Wi-Fi wisdom: CAPWAP, WPA, 802.1X, mesh and controllers. Strong communication skills - you know how to talk to humans, not just switches.ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy