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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: PORTLAND, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">EEO Statement CenturyLink is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.? We value diversity and maintain a drug-free workplace.? Any offer of employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug test and background check.<BR>Title SR PRE SALES ENGINEER<BR>Req ID 7495BR<BR>Posting Location OR,PORTLAND<BR>WA,SEATTLE<BR>Business Unit Enterprise Markets Group<BR>Position Classification Management<BR>Job Description <BR>Sr. Pre Sales Engineer<BR><BR>Project Engineering is a Sales Engineering organization focused on the development of hosting co-location, complex managed services, Cloud Computing Services and Solution Consulting Services to Savvis/CenturyLink customers. Project Engineers work directly with the Sales organization to discover client requirements, develop solution strategies, define technical architecture, and support the project planning and implementation phase for the contracted solution<BR><BR>Essential Duties and Responsibilities<BR><BR>- Collaborate with the Sales organization to qualify customer opportunities as related to the Savvis/CenturyLink hosting and Cloud Computing product offerings and related Savvis/CenturyLink services<BR>- As appropriate to the specific opportunity, work with Sales to present overall Savvis/CenturyLink capabilities to prospects toward the development of opportunities. Project Engineers are knowledgeable regarding local and wide area networking, internet protocols, outsource management, computing platforms, and applications; and at a minimum, conversant in consulting services, systems integration and outsourcing<BR>- Review and analyze all available information pertaining to the prospect - including formal RFP/RFI/RFQ documents, customer provided diagrams and engineering documents, and publicly available and business and website materials. Conduct preliminary internal investigation of services and offerings that relate to the customer?s requirements<BR>- Develop questions and pursue responses based upon RFP and/or other materials to extract and document the complete customer technical and support requirements using a consultative approach<BR>- Co-develop a strategy with Sales. Architect a custom solution for the customer that addresses the business needs, technical requirements and service expectations. Deliverables include diagrams and specifications for the network, server, space, cabling and power layouts; technical narratives that define and help sell the solution in the competitive marketplace and active support for resolution of legal and pricing issues.<BR>- Investigate, negotiate and obtain commitments from engineering, operations, professional services, product management, executive management, legal and others to identify solutions and services that satisfy specific client requirements<BR>- Develop a high-level implementation plan and set appropriate expectations with the customer. Define implementation project management deliverables as is appropriate to the customer business framework<BR>- Assist Sales in the order process, and complete spe                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </font></td>
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