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OverviewThe Applications/Systems Engineering area is responsible for technical pre/post-sales support. Includes customized application engineering and solutions, implementation, training, and maintenance. Assesses application of firm products to meet customer needs. May prepare product specifications for development and implementation of client solutions.ResponsibilitiesRole DefinitionThe Solutions Consultant is responsible for the support of a solution designed sale to provide customised service solutions for high potential opportunities and strategic client accounts.
The Roles requires
- Customer engagement with growth and learning for you to gain and conduct in-depth discovery sessions that lead to a solution-based sale of products and services
- Progression to help in the creation of business, functional and technical requirements demonstrate to the client our ability to deliver these services, solutions that meet or exceed expectations.
- Support for you to execute on the processes and behaviors that will result in the sales of these new services.
- Learning geared for you to digest and absorb the training materials that help you facilitate the execution of solution design sessions.
Experience for the Role
- Technical Knowledge with a significant period in the role of a Solution Consultant
- Product to Solution Enabler – Ability to form a solution from the current product portfolio to achieve the customer need.
- Problem Solver. Proven ability to conceptualise customised solutions and sell these solutions to the customer.
- Technically aware. Experience within a Payments environment. Exposure across multiple payments environments related to the region.
- Logical planning and work co-ordination. Strong capacity to communicate and drive alignment on common objectives to meet business objectives for both customer and internal
- Collaborator. Proven ability to work with sales representatives and sales delivery teams to accelerate revenue.
Customised Solution
- You serve as the bridge between the product, technology, and sales departments to create service solutions that are achievable and profitable
- You work with Sales and Customer Success teams to conceptualise, design, sell and assist with implementation of customised solutions
- You produce technical solutions that showcase our value and knowledge of a solution over standard solutions
- You work with the Engineering teams to design new solutions that are scalable and address common problems across markets
High-EQ Communicator and Talent
- Can judge well, both what to say and how to say it based on the situation presented.
- Your presence at TNS makes others want to join one of the best companies in the world
Technical Skills Background
Connect – Payment Connectivity - Skill/Knowledge Level for Role – High
8+ Years Data Networking related to Payment Services and Solutions
Experience covering the following key subjects
- IP Based Access Services, Local and Wide Area Networking
- Layer 2 services – Ethernet, VLAN’s
- Layer 3 VPN services and IP Based services
- Knowledge of Software Defined WAN Services (SDWAN) – Fortinet Product Skill set
- Strong knowledge of vendor hardware Cisco, Fortinet and Teltonika and Virtual Access Products
- Any relevant technical qualifications CCxx, NSE etc
Access IP Services covering
- Broadband FTTC/FTTP and Ethernet based services
- Wireless –4G/5G Services
- Internet based services VPN (Virtual Private Network) and TLS
- Cisco Umbrella, ZTNA Services
Understanding of:-
- Firewalls – Fortigate and Cisco
- IP Addressing, Network Address Translation, IP SLA and Quality of Service Profiles
- Cloud based services – AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
- Additional require knowledge of the following: -
- F5 Products
- Linux – Command Line Level understanding
- VmWare Platforms
Desirable Experience for Payment Services - High
- Industry awareness
- Understanding of industry standards and Market trends for the Italian and European Payments Market
- Security standard PCIDSS
- P2PE Terminal standards
- DDOS mitigation
- Message Specifications based on ISO and Nexo variants
Accept - Payment Acceptance – Skill/Knowledge Level for Role – Medium – Desirable
Orchestration – Transaction via Platform - Skill/Knowledge Level for Role - Medium – Desirable
Role Requirements
Provide support to Sales Teams for the following elements – Solution Consultant Remit
- Knowledge of TNS product and solution capabilities for payment solutions
- Support Sales presentations and meetings with new and existing customers
- Provide and maintain regular contact with TNS’ customers
- Provide support for customer responses to RFP’s/RFI’s
- Knowledge of TNS’ customer base and the Payment market for the relevant country and region
- Advise and recommend products and solutions relevant to a given customer
- Production of technical proposals for Sales opportunities
- Production of cost models for Sales opportunities
- Production of technical requirements for internal delivery teams
Revenue Targets and Generation - Solution Consultant Remit
Industry awareness - Solution Consultant Remit
If you are passionate about technology, love personal growth and opportunity, come see what TNS is all about!
TNS is an equal opportunity employer. TNS evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Skills Required
- Significant experience in a Solution Consultant role
- 8+ years of data networking experience related to payment services and solutions
- Experience with IP-based access services, LAN/WAN networking, Ethernet, VLANs, Layer 3 VPNs, and IP services
- Knowledge of SD-WAN and Fortinet products
- Strong knowledge of Cisco, Fortinet, Teltonika, and virtual access products
- Experience with broadband FTTC/FTTP, Ethernet, 4G/5G, VPN, and TLS services
- Understanding of firewalls, FortiGate, Cisco, IP addressing, NAT, IP SLA, and QoS
- Understanding of AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
- Knowledge of F5 products, Linux command line, and VMware platforms
- Payment-industry awareness, including Italian and European payment markets
- Understanding of PCI DSS, P2PE terminal standards, DDoS mitigation, and ISO/NEXO message specifications
- Relevant technical qualifications such as CCxx or NSE certifications
- Knowledge of payment acceptance and transaction orchestration platforms
- Ability to create customized solutions, technical proposals, cost models, and internal technical requirements
- Strong communication, collaboration, planning, problem-solving, and customer engagement skills
Transaction Network Services Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Transaction Network Services and has not been reviewed or approved by Transaction Network Services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is considered a relative strength, with excellent PTO highlighted and increases after five years. Flexibility around taking time away from work supports a better overall balance for many roles.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote work options and flexibility are frequently highlighted alongside compensation and benefits, improving work-life fit for some teams. This flexibility helps offset more mixed views on other elements of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are in place and are described as solid or subsidized in some contexts. Benefits are presented as competitive, reinforcing a stable baseline of health coverage.
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What We Do
Transaction Network Services (TNS) is a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions. Our global network and innovative value-added services enable transactions and the exchange of information to many of the world’s leading retailers, banks, payment processors, financial institutions and telecommunication firms. Founded in 1990 in the United States, TNS has grown steadily and now provides services to customers in over 60 countries across the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, with our reach extending to many more. TNS has designed and implemented a global data network which supports a variety of widely accepted communications protocols and is designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods.








