VA Technologies is a specialist system integrator who manufactures high performance workstations, servers and storage for Financial, Government, Research and Education establishments, Film and TV content creation and ISP’s.

We build customised systems for dynamic problems by working with the worlds leading IT vendors to provide tailored and integrated solutions for our customers.

We have seen continued and sustained growth during the past few years and we are looking to continue this success. In order to achieve this we are looking for talented professionals at all levels and across all disciplines.

If you are interested in a career at VA Technologies then see the vacancies below for further details and how to apply. We welcome speculative CVs as well as those for the posted vacancies. Please send your CV and a covering letter to our HR Department.

Internal Sales Executive

Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire - Salary: £18-25,000 Basic with OTE

Job Role: Responsible for handling all incoming Sales Enquiries and Existing customers. Liasing with the internal purchasing and technical departments to ensure customer order and service level fulfillment.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Answer incoming email and telephone Sales Enquiries.
• Generate and manage quotations for incoming enquiries.
• Plan and carry out direct marketing activities (principally initial calls to pre-targeted prospects).
• Keep the internal CRM database up to date with existing and new prospect contact and sales data.
• Respond to and follow up sales enquiries by email, post and telephone.
• Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal staff.
• Develop ideas and create offers for email and marketing to major accounts by product.
• Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information to improve Sales.
• Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys during the course of the daily job.
• Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for target market.
• Attend training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience in a sales or telesales role.
• Knowledge of Server and Storage Technologies.
• Has some commercial and business awareness.
• Can demonstrate a good level of negotiation and communication skills, both internally and with external clients.
• Can provide evidence of working in a target related environment.
• Can demonstrate their ability to go the extra mile, to exceed expectations.
• Good at building customer relationships.

Experience: Has a minimum of 1 years experience in the IT Sales Industry.

Skills Required:

• Telesales skills.
• Understands the sales process.
• Can use both Word and Excel.
• Ability to demonstrate Interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of Virtualisation and Storage Technologies.
• Be able to Drive with Full Driving License.
• Smart and Presentable.

Technical Engineer

Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire - Salary: £17-20,000 Dependant on Experience

Job Role: Responsible for handling all incoming technical support enquiries and pre-sales technical enquiries.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Answer incoming email and telephone technical enquiries.
• Test equipment before shipping to customers.
• Plan and carry out internal testing on new products.
• Liase with manufacturers and suppliers on technical issues and new product launches.
• Respond to and follow up technical enquiries by email, post and telephone.
• Maintain and develop existing products and software.
• Attend customer site to provide hardware and software maintenance or provide training.
• Provide pre sales technical visits and internal support to the Sales department.
• Develop ideas and create new products and testing procedures for the Company.
• Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information to improve product reliability.
• Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys during the course of the daily job in order to improve and develop products.
• Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for the Companies target market.
• Attend training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience in a Technical Support role.
• Knowledge of Server, Virtualisation and Storage Technologies.
• Has some commercial and business awareness.
• Can demonstrate a good level of negotiation and communication skills, both internally and with external clients.
• Can provide evidence of working in a deadline based environment.
• Can demonstrate their ability to go the extra mile, to exceed expectations.
• Good at building customer relationships.

Experience: Has a minimum of 1 years experience in the IT Sales Industry.

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of Server, Storage and Virtulisation Hardware.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
• Basic Networking Infrastructure skills.
• Knowledge of Solaris OS desirable.
• Understanding of working to deadlines.
• Understanding of Customers SLA requirements.
• Can use both Word and Excel.
• Ability to demonstrate Interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Be able to Drive with Full Driving License.
• Smart and Presentable.