Presales Engineer - Telecommunications
- €1,800 - €2,000 net per month
- Athens, Greece
- Permanent
- Telecoms
- Satellite
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
Join a specialist maritime technology business providing dependable coverage and connectivity in remote places and at critical times, on land and at sea. Through its own ground-based infrastructure and managed services, it connects customers to some of the world’s most reliable satellite networks.
The organization is currently on the lookout for a Network Engineer to join its team in Piraeus on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will assess vessel network topologies, deliver internal networking solutions, manage complex escalated customer tickets, and contribute to customer-facing meetings alongside the sales team. This is a technical support role with customer engagement built in, not a pre-sales position.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity and apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Assessing network topology on vessels and evaluating appropriate internal solutions
- Delivering and maintaining two internal networking solutions - a MikroTik environment and an in-house Ubuntu-based platform
- Taking ownership of complex, escalated customer tickets and resolving them directly via phone and written communication
- Joining sales meetings with customers to provide technical input and support
- Producing clear, accurate written communications for customers and internal stakeholders
- Contributing to ongoing improvement of support processes and solution delivery
Skills/Must Have:
- Solid networking fundamentals: subnetting, firewall rules, and NAT implementation
- Proven experience handling complex, escalated customer support tickets in a technical environment
- Confident and composed verbal communication skills - must be comfortable resolving issues with demanding or frustrated customers on the phone
- Clear and professional written communication skills in English
- Support engineering background - candidates from a pure pre-sales background are not suitable for this role
Desirable Skills:
- Hands-on MikroTik experience
- Basic familiarity with Ubuntu-based network environments
- Exposure to maritime or vessel network topology
Benefits:
- Flexible working hours - choice of 9am to 5pm or 10am to 6pm
- Minimal on-call commitment - approximately three instances in the past year for high-profile implementations only
- Travel limited to Greece for training purposes - no international travel
- Work from home considered on a case-by-case basis
- Permanent role within a specialist maritime technology business in Piraeus
Salary:
- €1,800 - €2,000 net per month