Sr. Solutions Architect

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses - and their internal customers - to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.

The Role We are looking to add a skilled Solutions Architect to our team in the Detroit, MI area.  As a member of the Pre-Sales Engineering Team, you will be responsible for meeting with Presidio’s customers, collecting requirements for business solutions related to network and security projects, and developing engineering solutions for sale to Presidio customers.

A successful Networking Solutions Architect (SA) should be able to develop, present, and educate on various network infrastructure technologies (LAN/WAN, Data Center Switching, Security, SD-WAN) to customers, guide them through requirements gathering, and formulate a solution consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and understanding of ENTERPRISE class solutions from partners such as Cisco, Palo Alto, HPE, VMware, AWS, and other network infrastructure manufacturers. Successful candidates will have a solid grasp of network design principles based on industry best practices.

Responsibilities Include:

Develop high-level technical solutions and present to customers (Hardware, Software, Licensing, Professional Services)
Collect business and technical requirements

Complete end-to-end, full lifecycle network designs

Drive whiteboard conversations

Craft customer facing presentations

Delivering technical presentations and product demonstrations

Generate hardware configurations (BoM) and/or work with internal teams to complete these tasks

Write statements of work (SoW) and develop Professional Service pricing utilizing Presidio tools

Ability to self-pace and self-set direction in a team environment to drive business outside of traditional networking (cloud, cyber, managed services, and digital business opportunities, etc.)Build relationships with Account Executive/Extended Sales Teams to develop customer rapport and solutions and assist in overall sales process

Maintain and develop technical and technology specific skill sets and certifications

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience3+ years of experience, which demonstrates a significant level of expertise in enterprise class network and security solutions.

One or more of the following certifications: CCDP/CCNP/CCIE and other non-Cisco certifications are highly preferred.

Experience in a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) environment is preferred

Expert-level knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of one or more of the following is highly preferred:

Complex routing and switching solutions (Cisco and HPE)
Next gen firewalls/VPNs (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)SSE and SASE technologies

Network Access Control, including Cisco Identity Services Engine (preferred), Aruba Clear Pass, and FortiNAC implementation, design, configuration.

IDS/IPS solutions (Cisco, Forti Guard, Tipping Point, etc. are helpful)
Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI, VXLAN, and VMware NSXSDWAN solutions such as Cisco Viptela, Meraki SDWAN, Prisma, Silver Peak, VMware Velocloud, etc.

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