Sales Engineer

A Sales Engineer is required to support high-profile UK public sector accounts where security, resilience and performance genuinely matter. This is not a generic presales role. You’ll be front and centre with Government clients, helping them solve complex digital and network challenges in secure environments where failure simply isn’t an option.Important: Only candidates who currently hold active SC clearance can be considered. Applications from candidates without live SC clearance will not be progressed. What’s in it for you

• £90,000–£120,000 base salary with 20% bonus and car allowance
• Work with critical UK public sector organisations on nationally significant programmes
• High-autonomy, home-based role with real influence across technical and commercial decisions
• Opportunity to shape solution design and feed directly into product direction
• Exposure to complex secure environments and enterprise-scale infrastructure
• Comprehensive benefits package and strong long-term progression potential

What you’ll be getting stuck into as a Sales Engineer

• Leading technical discovery sessions across Government and public sector accounts
• Supporting the full sales cycle with compelling demonstrations and value-led solution design
• Translating complex network and security challenges into clear commercial outcomes
• Differentiating solutions through strong technical storytelling and competitive positioning
• Contributing to RFP/RFI responses, technical documentation and proof-of-concept engagements
• Acting as a trusted technical advisor across integrators, service providers and secure client environments

What you’ll bring to the table as a Sales Engineer

• Current active SC clearance
• Previous presales or technical consulting experience within UK Government or public sector environments
• Strong knowledge of Cisco routing, switching, gateways and core networking protocols (TCP/IP, SNMP, NetFlow, VoIP)
• Solid understanding of LAN/WAN topologies, network performance management and security infrastructure
• Exposure to cloud, virtualisation, SDN/NFV and enterprise monitoring or analytics tools

Remote, home-based role with regular UK travel (typically 3–4 days per week to client sites). Preference for candidates based in Central or Southern UK. Working hours: Monday to Friday, standard business hours with flexibility to meet client demands.If you’re an SC-cleared Sales Engineer ready to operate at the sharp end of secure public sector transformation, apply now.Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency.  Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to.