Technical Sales Engineer

Overview
MCS Group are delighted to be recruiting a Technical Sales Engineer for a rapidly growing software and security company. This Technical Sales Engineer will be integral to the Enterprise Sales team, acting as a key liaison between the product, sales, and technical teams to drive business growth. The ideal Technical Sales Engineer will have the opportunity to shape this newly created role within a high-growth, dynamic organisation, making a direct and significant impact. While UK-based candidates are preferred, applicants from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will also be considered, with the expectation of regular travel (a couple of times per month) across the UK.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical liaison between customers, the product team, and the enterprise sales team, ensuring smooth communication and efficient deal progression.
• Support enterprise customers through their technical queries and provide guidance during trials, ensuring that issues are addressed quickly to facilitate conversions.
• Assist in pre-sales activities, including product demonstrations, technical support during client meetings, and creating bespoke technical solutions where necessary.
• Collaborate with the product team to feed back customer insights and challenges, helping to improve product offerings.
• Establish and maintain processes to improve customer support during trials and technical evaluations.
• Work independently to develop strategies for enhancing customer relationships and driving technical success throughout the sales cycle.
• If based in NI/ROI will have to travel to the UK a couple of times per month

Essential Criteria and Skills

• Proven experience with hardware or software products (experience in both would be highly desirable).
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and create processes in a newly established role.
• Strong technical understanding and the ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships both internally and externally.
• Experience in a similar technical sales, sales engineering, or customer-facing role within the security technology or hardware/software industries.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomous environment, taking initiative to drive results without extensive oversight.
• Comfortable with regular travel for customer visits and industry events across the UK.

What's On Offer

• £60,000-£87,000, dependent on experience and ability to work autonomously.
• Flexible remote working role.
• Annual bonus with potential for an increase based on performance.
• 25 days annual leave, private health insurance, and up to a 5% company-matched pension scheme.
• Budget available for courses and training to help you grow in your role.
• Work in a small, dynamic, and collaborative team that values innovation, autonomy, and growth.

How to Apply

To speak in absolute confidence about this role please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Lara McGlinchey, Sales Recruitment Specialist at MCS Group, at 02890490912 or mcglinchey@mcsgroup.jobs

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit mcsgroup.jobs to view a wide selection of our current jobs. MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.