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With offices in over 45 countries and the ability to serve customers in over 170 countries, we combine deep local expertise with the scale and delivery of a single global organization.\nOur best-in-class vendor portfolio is carefully curated with all leading industry players. Our services range from managed security to specialist technical accreditation and training and capitalize on rapidly evolving technologies and changing business models. For more information visit www.exclusive-networks.com.\nAt Exclusive Networks, we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering the best to our ecosystem, shaping a prosperous and trusted digital world, and helping our people to realize their full potential.\nDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |About the role\nWe are looking for a motivated and technically capable Junior F5 Pre-Sales Engineer to support our sales and technical teams in designing and positioning F5 application delivery and security solutions.\nThis is an entry-level role suitable for candidates with strong networking fundamentals and an interest in application delivery, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies. The successful candidate will receive guidance and mentorship from senior engineers while developing hands-on expertise in F5 technologies.\nAs an F5 Pre-Sales Engineer, you will:\nProvide technical pre-sales support for F5 application delivery, security, and networking solutions to channel partners and end customers.\nWork closely with the Sales, F5 vendor team, and channel partners to identify customer requirements and develop appropriate F5 solutions.\nSupport partners throughout the sales cycle, from opportunity qualification and solution design to proposal submission, POC, and technical closure.\nUnderstand customers' existing network, application, security, data centre, and cloud infrastructure and recommend suitable F5 solutions.\nConduct technical presentations, product demonstrations, workshops, and solution briefings for partners and customers.\nDevelop and execute Proof of Concept (POC) activities to demonstrate and validate F5 solutions against customer requirements.\nAssist channel partners with the preparation of RFI, RFP, RFQ, tender responses, technical compliance, and solution proposals.\nDevelop solution architectures, network diagrams, sizing recommendations, technical specifications, and Bills of Materials (BOM) for F5 solutions.\nProvide technical guidance to partners on F5 solution design, deployment considerations, licensing, and product capabilities.\nWork with the F5 vendor team to obtain technical clarification, solution validation, sizing, and support for complex customer opportunities.\nConduct competitive positioning and solution differentiation against other application delivery, load balancing, WAF, and security vendors.\nMaintain an F5 technical lab environment to perform product testing, demonstrations, POCs, integration testing, and validation of new F5 features.\nKeep up to date with F5 products, solutions, new technologies, competitive offerings, and industry trends.\nConduct technical enablement and knowledge-transfer sessions for channel partners and their post-sales/pre-sales engineers.\nSupport partners in building their technical capabilities and increasing their competency in positioning and selling F5 solutions.\nConduct regular technical updates and enablement sessions for the internal Sales team on F5 products, solutions, use cases, and competitive positioning.\nParticipate in customer and partner meetings to provide technical expertise and address solution-related questions.\nBuild and maintain strong technical relationships with F5, channel partners, customers, and internal stakeholders.\nQUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE |About you\nThe ideal F5 Pre-Sales Engineer:\nDiploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Networking, or a related field.\nMinimum 2-3 years of experience in IT networking, cybersecurity, application delivery, systems integration, or technical pre-sales.\nCandidates with hands-on experience in F5 implementation, administration, professional services, or technical support who are looking to move into a pre-sales role are encouraged to apply.\nStrong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS, VLANs, routing, NAT, and network security.\nGood understanding of load balancing and application delivery concepts, including Layer 4/Layer 7 traffic management, health monitors, persistence, SSL offloading, and high availability.\nFamiliarity with F5 BIG-IP technologies is strongly preferred.\nExposure to F5 BIG-IP LTM will be an advantage.\nBasic understanding of Web Application Firewall, OWASP, API security, and application security concepts.\nGood understanding of data centre, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure.\nAbility to translate customer requirements into appropriate F5 solution architectures.\nAbility to prepare technical proposals, solution diagrams, presentations, and POC documentation.\nComfortable conducting technical presentations, demonstrations, and partner enablement sessions.\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with partners, customers, sales teams, and vendors.\nGood written and spoken English.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nWillingness to travel for customer meetings, partner engagements, POCs, demonstrations, and technical workshops when required.\nPreferred Certifications\n F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (201) - strongly preferred.\nF5 Certified Technology Specialist - an advantage.\nCCNA / CCNP.\nCompTIA Network+ / Security+.\nCloud certifications such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.\nPreferred Technical Knowledge\nThe following experience would be an advantage:\nF5 BIG-IP LTM\nF5 Advanced WAF / ASM\nF5 BIG-IP DNS\nF5 APM\nF5 SSL/TLS and certificate management\nApplication delivery and load balancing\nWeb Application Firewall and OWASP\nAPI security\nDNS and GSLB\nHigh availability and disaster recovery\nTCP/IP and network troubleshooting\nVMware and virtualized environments\nAWS / Azure / Google Cloud\nKubernetes and container environments\nF5 iRules / TCL\nF5 REST API\nAnsible / automation\nKey Attributes\nPartner-focused and customer-oriented\nStrong technical presentation and communication skills\nCommercially aware with the ability to support sales opportunities\nProactive in learning new F5 technologies and competitive solutions\nAble to work independently while collaborating closely with Sales, F5, and channel partners\nStrong willingness to develop into an F5 subject-matter expert\nWHO ARE EXCLUSIVE NETWORKS? |Why work for us\nWe are people focused and strongly believe that talent empowers us to continue our dynasty of disruption and growth in the future. Our Mission is to drive the transition to a totally trusted digital world for all people and organizations. Visit our website www.exclusive-networks.com.\nWe are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the recruitment and hiring of individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences, as we believe this strengthens our ability to develop superior solutions, make informed decisions, and better serve our valued customers. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, or any similar characteristic. Employment decisions are made solely on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 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