Senior Solutions Architect (Cloud & Connectivity)

Equinix, Inc.; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 400,000,000 - 700,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to drive strategic pre-sales for hybrid cloud, interconnection, and multi-cloud connectivity across the Equinix ecosystem.

The role supports global sales efforts, develops repeatable offers, and translates customer needs into scalable solutions for key verticals including network, cloud, and enterprise connectivity. The candidate will lead workshops, create architectures, and collaborate with Finance, Sales, Legal, IT, and Operations to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related engineering field.
• Advanced industry certifications (Cisco, VMware, AWS) preferred.
• Strong background in enterprise networking and cloud connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic pre-sales support and develops solutions.
• Translates customer requirements into scalable interconnection and cloud solutions.
• Designs hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity architectures leveraging Equinix ecosystem.
• Delivers customer workshops and presentations; supports sales strategy.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cloud connectivity

Solution selling

Pre-sales

Technical advisory

Interconnection

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or engineering

Advanced industry certifications

Tools

Cisco Certifications

VMware

AWS

Cloud platforms

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to drive strategic pre-sales engagements focused on hybrid cloud, enterprise networking, interconnection, and multi-cloud connectivity solutions across the Equinix ecosystem. This role will support strategic pre-sales engagements, drives thought leadership in a cross functional manner and supports the global sales strategy of Equinix to drive revenue in an assigned territory. The role is responsible for providing technology and solution-based thought leadership, bridging the network, Datacenter and Cloud/IT infrastructure into repeatable offers. Key focus areas include, but are not limited to, strategic sales engagements, development of offers, repeatable solutions, and use cases, focused on the five sales verticals within the Equinix Ecosystem (Network, Financial, Cloud, Content/Digital Media, and Enterprise).

Responsibilities

Strategic Pre-Sales Support & Solution Development

• Provides advanced technology solutioning support to Equinix global field and channel sales
• Acts as a trusted technical advisor in pre-sales engagement, translating customer requirements into scalable interconnection and cloud solutions
• Develops the account technology strategy with Sales team
• Prepares and conducts Customer workshops, and delivers customer presentations
• Design and propose hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity architectures leveraging Equinix platform and ecosystem
• Demonstrates Equinix values through the provision of credible and convincing reasoning through compelling solutions to have a customer choose Equinix

Research and Development

• Keeps up to date with the state of the art by utilizing the Equinix's Solution Development Framework
• Research relevant technology trends and analyses technology impacts
• Recommend stakeholders based upon research finds and implements new technologies, standards, processes, tools and techniques

Subject Matter Expertise

• Maintains Industry awareness through training, reading, research, collaboration and industry event attendance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Close collaboration and partnership with key stakeholders in the Finance, Sales, Legal, IT and Operations teams on technology and service initiatives, new product introductions, technology roadmap, and commercial concerns

Technology and Innovation Insights

• Provides technical subject matter expertise to Sales, Marketing and the Industry through participation in creating, developing and delivering content for proposals, marketing studies and marketing events
• Supports the briefing of Sales teams on the impact of new technology
• Supports the briefing of Sales teams on the features, restrictions and selling points of new Equinix products and offers

Qualifications

• 10+ Years in the functional domains of Network, Datacenter or Cloud Infrastructure domains, including strategic pre-sales and technical support preferred
• 7+ Years of solutions selling in a commercial pre-sales position preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related engineering discipline preferred
• Advanced industry certifications (i.e. Cisco, VMware, MS, AWS) preferred
• Strong background in enterprise networking preferred
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including Layer/Layer 3 concepts and experience with Ethernet WAN services
• Familiar with Enterprise Cloud Connectivity models, including public internet and private connectivity
• Experience in cloud platforms and their connectivity solutions
• Understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud architecture and experience designing hybrid or multi-cloud connectivity solutions preferred
• Experience designing or supporting interconnection solutions within datacenter environments is highly preferred
• Ability to articulate the business value of connectivity solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Basic awareness of modern workloads such as AI/ML is a plus

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