Service Pre-Sales Engineer

Orange Cyberdefense

. Own and lead Service pre-sales opportunities, with support from a solution pre-sales engineer and in collaboration with the sales team, from prospecting through handover to operations .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeNanterre • FranceSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Service Pre-Sales, focusing on technical feasibility and organizational consistency of solutions. Proficient in financial management, service engineering, and ITIL, with strong interpersonal skills to support sales processes and customer engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Service Pre-Sales LeadershipFinancial Management (P&L)Networking and Cybersecurity ExpertiseITIL ProficiencyManaged Services Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Service EngineeringTechnical Feasibility AssessmentBid-Writing StandardsPerimeter Security KnowledgeService Specifications Understanding

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailPresentation SkillsWriting SkillsCustomer Focus

Tools & Technologies

FWProxyWAFEndpointIDSSASESSEZTNA

Industry Keywords

Managed ServicesMSSPService CentersCenters of Excellence

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and lead Service pre-sales opportunities, with support from a solution pre-sales engineer and in collaboration with the sales team, from prospecting through handover to operations
Prepare responses with the appropriate internal Orange stakeholders, within deadlines and in accordance with delegation rules and bid-writing standards
Ensure the technical and organizational feasibility and consistency of the solutions proposed to customers
Support sales teams during the various stages of the sales process on Service-related matters
Develop functional, technical, and budgetary responses with architects, consultants, project managers, and sales representatives, based on the specifications and customer context
Contribute to the handover of opportunities to the operations teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Engineering degree in networking, security, or cybersecurity
Minimum of 8 years of experience
Strong command of financial (P&L) and Service engineering
Knowledge of perimeter security environments: FW/Proxy/WAF/Endpoint/IDS/SASE/SSE/ZTNA
Understanding of service offerings, particularly managed services (e.g., MSSP)
Proficiency in ITIL and a good understanding of Service Centers and Centers of Excellence
Good understanding of Service specifications involving technical expert teams
Excellent interpersonal skills, dynamism, and customer focus
Strong attention to detail, presentation, and writing skills
Good level of English

Benefits

Comp & perks

After-work events, team-building activities, and table football tournaments
Training, certifications, assessments, and Academy programs
Internal mobility opportunities
Assignments at international locations
Remote working
Support for sports and cultural activities
Sports challenges
Profit-sharing (Orange Group)
Incentive bonus
Employee savings plan
Time savings account
Gift vouchers