Senior Solution Architect Network & Security

SHI; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

SHI is seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect Network & Security Presales to support enterprise and global customers by designing secure, scalable networking and security solutions. The role requires strong presales expertise, customer engagement, solution architecture, technical presentations, RFP/RFI responses, and close collaboration with Sales, OEMs, and Delivery teams.

The candidate will design using Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and related technologies; lead PoCs, demos, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network and security presales or solutions architecture.
• Experience designing secure, scalable networking and security solutions for enterprise/global customers.
• Strong customer engagement, solutions architecture, and technical presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to capture business and technical requirements.
• Design enterprise Network & Security solutions using Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and related tech.
• Lead technical discovery workshops, solution presentations, and executive briefings.
• Prepare HLDs, LLDs, BOMs, SOWs, and RFP/RFI/RFQ responses.
• Conduct PoCs, demos, and technical validations.
• Collaborate with Sales, OEMs, and Delivery teams through the sales cycle.
• Recommend secure architectures aligned with customer objectives.
• Stay updated with emerging networking, cybersecurity, SASE, and SD-WAN trends.

Skills

Cisco Routing & Switching

Next-Generation Firewalls

SD-WAN

SASE

ZTNA

Wireless & VPN

Cloud Security

Zero Trust

Presales & Presentations

PoC & Demos

Job description

Job Details

Position: Senior Solution Architect Network & Security Presales
Location: Hyderabad
Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solution Architect Network & Security Presales to support enterprise and global customers by designing secure, scalable, and resilient networking and security solutions. The role requires strong presales expertise, customer engagement, solution architecture, technical presentations, RFP/RFI responses, and close collaboration with Sales, OEMs, and Delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand business and technical requirements.
• Design enterprise Network & Security solutions using Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and related technologies.
• Lead technical discovery workshops, solution presentations, and executive briefings.
• Prepare HLDs, LLDs, BOMs, SOWs, and RFP/RFI/RFQ responses.
• Conduct Proof of Concepts (PoCs), demos, and technical validations.
• Collaborate with Sales, OEMs, and Delivery teams throughout the sales cycle.
• Recommend secure architectures aligned with customer business objectives.
• Stay updated with emerging networking, cybersecurity, SASE, and SD-WAN technologies.

Required Technical Skills

• Cisco Routing & Switching (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS)
• Next-Generation Firewalls (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto)
• SD-WAN, SASE, ZTNA
• Wireless, NAC, VPN, Load Balancers
• Cloud Security (Azure, AWS)
• Network Security Architecture & Zero Trust
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery
• Strong Presales, Proposal Writing, and Customer Presentation skills

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP / CCIE
• PCNSE
• NSE 4/5/7
• CCNP Security
• Azure / AWS Security Certifications