• Gather customer requirements, respectfully challenge customer assumptions, and translate into best-practice Summit solution • Primary technical contact on assigned opportunities • Identify, qualify, design, develop, and present solutions based on business requirements and restrictions • Craft strategic and technical responses for presentations, proposals, SOWs, and other complex engagements • Develop and leverage key client relationships, including at the executive level, to earn trust and win business through a consultative selling approach • Alongside finance, build cost-engineering and profitability models for large customer opportunities • Remain current on industry standards and best practices related to our products and services • Consult with other Solution Engineers and internal resources on complex technical issues, or advanced designs • Identifies and handles common technical customer objections. Working with Sales, proactively manage the opportunity pipeline to ensure each opportunity receives the required technical pre-sales support in a timely manner • Create supporting documentation and / or tools to facilitate and improve the sales process