Pre-Sales Engineer (495575)

Our client, a leader in network security software is looking for a northeast US pre-sales engineer to support direct/channel customers.Responsibilities:Accountable for the technical aspects of the sales cycle by providing pre (70%) and post-sales (30%) support.Provide training for both sales and technical staff of channel partners.Participate in any technical discussions or presentations.Deliver technical presentations - give an in-depth overview of solution and capabilitiesEstablish and qualify suitable technology partners to increase our chances of winning business and add value to the customer solution.Develop documentation to support the configuration requirements of different applications.Assist in the creation of strategies designed to optimize revenue and profitability from each account.Establish and maintain relationships with key technical contacts at each account.Liaise with Product Management, Engineering and R&D to insure successful delivery of solutions to Strategic Customers and continued customer satisfaction thereafter.Provide support throughout RFP process, researching, composing, and delivering responses to RFP'sExperience requirements:5+ years experience providing pre and post-sales technical support along with customer training.Intrusion Detection, network security, endpoint security, web application security experience.Enterprise application software implementation experience.5+ years experience with Windows NT/2000/XP, Active Directory, Exchange, NT domains and Novell network infrastructure.- Expert practical and applied knowledge of the Microsoft server operating systems, including Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server3+ years experience with IP LANs and WANs, including highly available, redundant networks, firewalls, Voice over IP network design, QoS, routing protocols.Network Security experience a plus.BA/BS required in a technical field.Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.Must have excellent interpersonal and time management skills.Ability to travel up to 40-50% required.- Relevant technical certifications such as MCSE, UNIX, CCA/CCEA, Cisco and Solaris are a plusCISSP a plus