Senior Solutions Engineer
Senior Solutions Engineer (Compute, Storage & Networking)
Role Purpose
This role provides senior-level technical expertise in the delivery and support of customer infrastructure solutions, with a primary focus on compute and storage platforms and the ability to extend into enterprise networking technologies. The position also supports customer-facing solution design activities on an occasional basis, acting as a trusted technical authority across delivery and pre-sales engagements.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Delivery (Primary Focus)
- Deploy, configure, validate, and hand over infrastructure solutions at customer locations.
- Deliver technical services to customers both within the UK and internationally, including extended onsite engagements where required.
- Coordinate delivery activities with customers, partners, and third-party providers.
- Operate flexibly across delivery-related functions, supporting areas such as technical operations, professional services, managed services, and project coordination as needed.
- Lead or contribute to multi-engineer delivery teams on customer projects.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and technical support to junior and mid-level engineers.
- Ensure accurate completion of project documentation, service records, and internal systems.
- Collaborate with project management and technical leadership to plan and prepare delivery activities.
- Take responsibility for successful technical outcomes across assigned customer projects.
Pre-Sales & Solution Design Support (Occasional)
- Participate in customer-facing technical engagements, including workshops, presentations, and solution discussions.
- Contribute to the design of infrastructure solutions covering compute, storage, networking, and related services.
- Assist in the production of technical documentation such as RFIs, statements of work, and low-level designs.
- Support solution costing activities through the creation of bills of materials.
- Respond to internal technical queries raised during the sales cycle in a timely and professional manner.
- Deliver technical demonstrations and solution walkthroughs for customers when required.
Professional & Managed Services
- Attend customer sites to deliver agreed solutions and technical services.
- Maintain ownership of assigned delivery workstreams and customer engagements.
- Define and document technical scope for customer projects.
- Produce clear, accurate, and high-quality customer-facing documentation.
Certifications & Continuous Development
- Maintain relevant vendor and industry certifications in line with business requirements.
- Complete ongoing technical training, including vendor-led and self-directed learning.
- Proactively identify development opportunities that support both individual growth and organisational capability.
Skills, Experience & Attributes
Technical Experience
- Proven hands-on experience delivering enterprise infrastructure solutions.
- Strong knowledge of technologies from vendors such as HPE, Dell, Pure Storage, Juniper, Aruba, and Cisco.
- Experience with compute, storage, networking, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Familiarity with orchestration and management platforms (e.g. Juniper Apstra).
- Practical experience working with CLI-based systems and automation/orchestration tools.
Certifications (Preferred)
- HPE ASE (Storage – Architect or Integrator; Hybrid Cloud)
- HPE Master ASE (advantageous but not essential)
- HPE Solutions certifications (AI, VME, Data Protection)
- Networking certifications from Aruba, Juniper, or Cisco
This is 4 days on site and 1 day from home.