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Technical Pre-Sales Consultant | Cybersecurity Services

Redherd.io


Job Location:

Pretoria - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Technical Pre-Sales Consultant Cybersecurity Services

Location: Pretoria South Africa (Hybrid)

About the Role

Our client is a leading cybersecurity consultancy delivering penetration testing managed security services incident response and specialist security consulting to enterprise organisations.

They are seeking a Technical Pre-Sales Consultant to bridge the gap between customers sales teams and technical consultants. Youll translate customer requirements into technically sound cybersecurity solutions develop proposals assist with solution design and support Account Managers throughout the sales lifecycle.

This role is ideal for someone with 1-3 years of technical pre-sales sales engineering or technical consulting experience who enjoys combining cybersecurity knowledge with customer engagement and commercial thinking.


Key Responsibilities
  • Support Account Managers throughout the technical sales process
  • Gather and analyse customer requirements
  • Design technically sound cybersecurity solutions
  • Develop technical proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs)
  • Respond to RFIs RFQs and RFPs
  • Present and explain cybersecurity services to customers
  • Recommend appropriate security assessments and managed services
  • Support Proof of Concept (PoC) engagements and demonstrations
  • Build trusted relationships with customers and internal stakeholders
  • Stay current with cybersecurity trends and service offerings
  • Collaborate with Sales Ethical Hacking Professional Services Project Management and Managed Services teams

Requirements
Essential
  • 1-3 years experience in Technical Pre-Sales Sales Engineering or Technical Consulting
  • Good understanding of Information Security concepts
  • Knowledge of penetration testing services
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Experience developing technical proposals and customer-facing documentation
  • Commercial awareness and customer engagement skills
  • Strong relationship-building ability
Desirable
  • Ethical Hacking knowledge
  • Cloud Security
  • Offensive & Defensive Security
  • OT Security
  • Windows and Linux knowledge
  • Networking fundamentals
  • CISA CISM CEH OSCP OSCE CREST or CompTIA Security

Why Join
  • Join one of South Africas leading cybersecurity consultancies
  • Learn from experienced security consultants and pre-sales specialists
  • Hybrid working environment
  • Exposure to penetration testing managed security services and emerging cybersecurity offerings
  • Clear progression into senior pre-sales technical sales or account management
  • Strong learning and development culture