Technical Sales Engineer
About the role
Sparc Systems Limited is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Sales Engineer to join their dynamic team, contributing to their growth by identifying new business opportunities, designing tailored IT solutions, conducting technical presentations, and acting as a technical expert during pre-sales engagements. Responsibilities: - Identifying and establishing new business opportunities with potential and existing customers. - Collaborate with the sales team to understand customer requirements and design tailored solutions and services. - Conduct technical presentations and demonstrations to showcase the features and benefits of our products and services. - Act as a technical expert during pre-sales engagements, addressing customer inquiries and concerns. - Analyze customer needs and align them with appropriate products and solutions. - Work closely with clients to gather technical requirements and provide guidance on product configurations. - Develop an in-depth understanding of our product offering and communicate its value proposition effectively to customers. - Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and product development, to ensure a seamless customer experience. - Provide feedback from customer interactions to help improve product features and functionality. - Assist customers in troubleshooting technical issues and coordinate with the support team to ensure prompt resolution. - Serve as a point of contact for customers post-sale, building and maintaining strong relationships. - Responding to Requests for Quotations (RFQs), tenders, Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and prequalification submissions within the assigned product portfolio, ensuring that technical requirements are accurately addressed and aligned with available solutions. - Continuously enhancing product knowledge and technical expertise within the assigned product focus through vendor training, certifications, product updates, industry research, and hands-on learning. - Keeping up to date with current technologies, industry trends, emerging solutions, and developments relevant to the assigned product portfolio, and identifying opportunities to introduce these technologies to customers. How to apply: Submit your application with a detailed CV and the names and addresses of at least 3 traceable referees by email only to: recruitment@sparcsystems.africa Deadline: 16th October 2026.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Certifications in relevant technologies such as Microsoft and IBM are a plus.
- Experience in technical sales or a similar customer-facing role.
- 2 years of in-depth knowledge of Microsoft technologies, Replication systems, virtualization and cloud computing.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Portuguese.
- Ability to understand and translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
- Results-oriented with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.