PA Consulting

Cybersecurity

SolutionArchitect(TechnicalPre-SalesandFieldApplicationsEngineer)

£75–110k ~AI est. Melbourn, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Solution Architect (Technical Pre-Sales and Field Applications Engineer) at PA Consulting. Skills: Technical pre-sales, Field applications, Solution architecture, Customer requirements. Support sales team. Identify requirements”

What You'll Achieve.

Clear value articulation; Technical delivery; Fast issue resolution; Customer advocacy; Reliable collaboration; Consistent execution

Industry & Context.

Cybersecurity
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Issue resolution; Diagnostic analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-site assistance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Technical background hardware, Technical background software, Technical background cybersecurity, Technical background systems integration, Pre-sales experience, Solutions Engineer experience, FAE experience, Systems Engineer experience, Customer-facing technical role experience

What You'll Do.

Identify requirements

Lead technical discovery sessions

Evaluate environments

Evaluate integration constraints

Translate customer needs

Create compelling technical solutions

Deliver compelling demonstrations

Deliver proof-of-concepts

Produce technical documentation

Articulate competitive advantages

Articulate technical differentiators

Support customers during installation

Support customers during configuration

Support customers during commissioning

Support customers during system integration

Perform diagnostic analysis

Perform troubleshooting

Perform issue resolution

Perform system validation

Conduct performance checks

Conduct acceptance procedures

Provide remote assistance

Provide on-site assistance

Deliver technical training

Deliver knowledge-transfer sessions

Advise customers on best practices

Advise customers on product optimisation

Advise customers on operational efficiency

Build trusted relationships

Act as extension of engineering teams

Act as extension of support teams

Capture insightful feedback

Inform product roadmap decisions

Prioritise product roadmap decisions

Analyse market trends

Analyse competitor activity

Analyse customer needs

Support internal teams

Support opportunity qualification

Support solution validation

Support technical reviews

Maintain expert knowledge

Stay current with technologies

Stay current with industry trends

Contribute to internal enablement

Contribute to technical guides

Contribute to solution assets

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with sales; Collaborate with engineering; Collaborate with operations; Customer engineering teams; Customer operations teams; Oakdoor engineering teams; Oakdoor support teams; Internal teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation; Executive presentations

Full Job Description

Oakdoor™ by PA Consulting is an incubated scale-up business that is disrupting the cybersecurity world of cross domain solutions. Bringing the next generation of ingenious hardware data diodes to the most important networks in the world. We build relationships with customers who want to protect their critical digital assets, from across a range of industries such as defence, national security and critical national infrastructure. By understanding common challenges and opportunities we use our insight to solve customer problems, nurturing relationships with organisations of varying maturity. We are a highly skilled and motivated team designing and selling world-leading new network security products - and "world- leading" genuinely means we are the only team who can meet the needs of some of our extraordinarily prestigious customers. 'Oakdoor presents a unique opportunity for an ambitious sales professional. As part of the team, you have the opportunity to bring product to market, that is representative of an industry disruptor, and genuinely solves long standing network security challenges'. [Cyber Security Hardware | Cross Domain Solutions | Oakdoor](https://oakdoor.io/) We are seeking a versatile Technical Pre-Sales and Field Application Engineer to build technical credibility, shape customer requirements, and enable sales conversion. Supporting the full customer lifecycle — from early opportunity discovery through deployment, integration, and ongoing technical success — this hybrid role combines the customer-facing solution design strengths of pre-sales with the hands-on technical delivery and support capabilities of a Field Application Engineer (FAE). You will collaborate closely with the sales, engineering, and operations teams, acting as both a technical evangelist and trusted advisor. The ideal candidate can translate business problems into technical solutions, deliver compelling demonstrations, and provide expert implementation and troubleshooting support. Ke

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