Careers

Salford Software is a leader in the provision of reliable IT solutions to the Academic Community, NHS and Local Government. The company is always on the look out to further improve the teams of highly skilled, customer focussed individuals.

We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic individual for Higher Education Division Position: Senior Account Manager.

Reporting to the Higher Education Sales Manager, the ideal candidate will have an excellent track record and experience of working with academic or other public sector organisations.

Essential skills and experience

• Three years field sales experience
• Experience and knowledge of selling Novell/Microsoft/Sun solutions and products
• Accurate management of forecast
• Effective communicator
• Achieve sales targets
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the company's products and solutions
• Able to work on own initiative as well as within a team

Desirable

• Understanding of Identity Management, Single Sign-On and Portal Solutions

We are also currently looking to recruit an individual for 3rd Line Technical Support Engineer - ZENworks.

Reporting to the Technical Support Manager

The position is based at the Salford Software offices in Talbot Road, Old Trafford. While most of the work will be office based, there will be a requirement for occasional travel to customer site or for training etc. The following lists the basic requirements for an individual to be considered for this role:

• Minimum of 5 years commercial IT experience with the skill listed below
• Must have excellent telephone manner and customer facing skills
• Can communicate effectively with individuals at all levels within customer organisations
• Must be eligible to work in the UK and fluent in English
• Can demonstrate the ability to working under pressure with high technical incident volumes and complexity
• Some out of hours standby/telephone support required on a rota basis
• Office hours to be covered are between 8:00am and 6:00pm on an early/late “shift” rota

The main technical skills we are looking for are:

• Linux or NetWare
• Novell ZENWorks Suite of products
• Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000/3 Server

Package

In return we offer an excellent salary with contributory pension scheme and health care (on completion of probation period). Holidays are 25 days (rising to 30 days after three years of service) which include three mandatory days at Christmas plus UK public holidays.

Salford Software is an equal opportunities employer and will not accept calls from agencies.

References and additional information:

Two references are required, one of which must be the current or most recent employer. Candidates will be required to complete a closed-book technical test and interview. Please provide details of current salary / remuneration package and salary / package sought.

If you feel that you have the experience and qualifications for either of the above positions or have experience in any of the following areas, then please send us an email along with your CV to recruitment@salfordsoftware.co.uk

• Consultants with experience of implementing, Microsoft Identity Integration Server, Novell Identity Manager or SUN Identity Manager
• Qualified or part-qualified consultancy specialists with expertise in: Novell, Microsoft and SUN technologies, specifically within the area of Identity Management, Secure Remote Access and general networking
• Specialists in the Linux and Open Source field
• Strong Prince 2 Project Managers, focussed on producing timely quality projects
• Individuals with a strong sales background preferably from within IT market