Senior Solutions Architect, Enterprise Networking; CA

Job Overview

We are looking to add a skilled Senior Solutions Architect to our team in Southern or Northern CA.

In this role, you will be expected to travel up to 25% in the region.

• 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
• Deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations
• Generate hardware configurations (BoM)
• 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
• Work with Account Executive/Extended Sales Teams to develop customer relationships and assist in overall sales process
• Maintain and develop technical and technology specific skill sets and certifications
• Become the client’s trusted advisor and help drive their long‑term technology strategy
• Establish strong interpersonal relationships with the internal sales teams (Account Management, Business Development Managers)

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
• 7+ years of experience, demonstrating a significant level of expertise in enterprise‑class network and security solutions
• Experience as a Pre‑Sales Engineer
• Expert‑level knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of one or more of the following:
  • Complex routing and switching solutions (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba)
  • Next‑gen firewalls/VPNs (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
  • SSE and SASE technologies
  • Automation (Catalyst Center, Apstra)
  • Observability/Monitoring (Thousand Eyes, Splunk, Datadog)
  • Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI and VMware NSX
  • SDWAN solutions such as Cisco (Viptela), Aruba (Silverpeak), Palo Alto (Prisma), Fortinet
  • Cisco/Meraki, Mist, or Aruba Wireless
  • Cloud Service Delivery
  • Cloud Networking

• One or more of the following certifications: CCDP/CCNP/CCIE and other non‑Cisco certifications
• Advanced or Expert level industry certifications
• Experience in a Value‑Added Reseller (VAR) environment

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