Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Architect (Hybrid NYC)

BlackHawk Data, LLC (12029); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Hybrid‑flexible work arrangement

Certification sponsorship

Job summary

BlackHawk Data, LLC (12029) is looking for a Senior Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales Engineering) to join our Hybrid NYC office. You will lead discovery, design multi‑tower solutions, and partner with the sales team to win strategic engagements.

You will craft architectures across cybersecurity, networking, cloud, and managed services, deliver executive briefings and POCs, and mentor junior staff while shaping our solutions playbooks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales role (Solution Architect, Consulting Architect, or Senior Systems Engineer) at a VAR, MSP, or IT services firm.
• Experience leading technical discovery, architecture design, and pre-sales engagements for complex networking and cybersecurity solutions.
• Deep cybersecurity expertise including NGFW, SASE, ZTNA, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and identity-based security.
• Strong enterprise networking knowledge: routing and switching, SD-WAN, LAN/WAN design, wireless (Wi‑Fi 6/802.11ax), and network segmentation.
• Experience architecting hybrid and multi-cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP) with governance and security controls.
• Proven ability to build outcome-based business cases for managed services, recurring revenue, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Experience authoring technical documentation (designs, BOMs, SOWs, RFP responses) at a professional standard.
• Polished executive communication skills for presenting to CIOs/CFOs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical lead on strategic pre-sales engagements, coordinating discovery, solution design, and presentations across technology domains.
• Lead customer-facing design workshops and architecture sessions with technical and executive stakeholders.
• Own the technical win strategy for multi-tower opportunities involving networking, cybersecurity, SASE, ZTNA, cloud, and managed services.
• Develop executive briefings, whiteboard sessions, and POC demos translating technology into business outcomes.
• Architect comprehensive solutions across cybersecurity, networking, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, and compute infrastructure.
• Produce BOMs, SOWs, and solution documents for client engagements.

Skills

Senior pre-sales

Customer-facing

Solution architecture

Cybersecurity

Networking

Cloud computing

Executive communication

SOW/RFP drafting

Tools

SASE platforms

Zero Trust

Job description

BlackHawk Data, LLC (12029) is looking for a Senior Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales Engineering) to join our Hybrid NYC office. You will lead discovery, design multi‑tower solutions, and partner with the sales team to win strategic engagements.

You will craft architectures across cybersecurity, networking, cloud, and managed services, deliver executive briefings and POCs, and mentor junior staff while shaping our solutions playbooks.