Sr. Solutions Architect, Networking (Minneapolis, MN)

• →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 tradtional 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

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
• 7+ years of experience, which demonstrates a significant level of expertise in enterprise class network and security solutions.
• Expert-level knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of one or more of the following:
• 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 ClearPass, and FortiNAC implementation, design, configuration.
• IDS/IPS solutions (Cisco, FortiGuard, Tipping Point, etc. are helpful)
• Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI, VXLAN, and VMware NSX
• SDWAN solutions such as Cisco Viptela, Meraki SDWAN, Prisma, Silver Peak, VMware Velocloud, etc.
• Cisco/Meraki, Mist, or Aruba Wireless

Preferred Skills & Experience:

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

A successful Sr. Solutions Architect will be able to demonstrate technical and design expertise based on past/present experience in deployment, administration, configuration, or integration. Experience working as a consultant or network architect is desirable.

About Presidio
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