Chief Technological Officer

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• The Chief Technological Officer would oversee MCL’s technical solutioning, pre‑sales architecture, and technology strategy across Communication & Connectivity, Data Centre Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Managed Services.

• The role ensures MCL delivers compelling, competitive, and technically sound solutions that win business, deepen OEM partnerships, and enable successful project execution

• This leader manages the Solutions Architects, Pre‑Sales Engineers, and Technical Practice Leads, ensuring strong collaboration with Sales, Delivery, and OEM partners.

Key Responsibilities: Technology Strategy & Solution Leadership:

• Define MCL’s solution strategy and technology roadmap across networking, data centre, cybersecurity, and managed services.

• Develop and maintain reusable solution architectures, reference designs, and standardised bill-of-materials.

• Ensure solutions are aligned with OEM best practices, industry standards, and customer requirements.

• Guide adoption of cloud, hybrid architectures, automation, SASE, and modern security frameworks.

Sales Engineering & Pre‑Sales Leadership:

• Lead the pre‑sales function, ensuring high-quality technical proposals, solution designs, and SOWs.

• Partner with Sales to qualify opportunities, shape customer requirements, and position MCL competitively.

• Provide senior technical representation in customer meetings, workshops, and executive briefings.

• Oversee technical bid responses, RFP submissions, and solution costing.

OEM & Partner Management:

• Own strategic relationships with key OEMs (Cisco, Fortinet, VMware, Ribbon, etc.).

• Drive partner competency attainment, joint go‑to‑market initiatives, and technical enablement.

• Manage escalation paths with OEMs for solution design, support, and certification requirements.

Delivery Alignment & Solution Assurance:

• Work closely with Delivery Leads to ensure solutions are implementable, scalable, and cost-effective.

• Provide solution assurance during project kickoff and major milestones.

• Support resolution of complex technical issues that impact customer satisfaction or project outcomes.

• Ensure smooth handover from pre‑sales to delivery teams.

People Leadership & Capability Development:

• Lead and develop the Solutions Architecture and Pre‑Sales Engineering teams.

• Build technical capability through structured learning paths, certifications, and OEM training.

• Set performance goals, coach team members, and build succession pipelines.

• Foster a culture of innovati...