Senior Presales Network Architect — Remote

Blue Mantis; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Mantis is seeking a Senior Presales Network Solution Architect for a remote role serving clients in the Boston area. The candidate will translate business needs into secure, scalable network architectures across campus, data center, WAN, and cloud.

Responsibilities include leading discovery, developing solution designs, and presenting architectures that drive value, risk mitigation, and investment clarity. Strong vendor expertise and client-facing leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• The candidate should possess senior presales experience in enterprise networking and security.
• Ability to translate client needs into secure, scalable network architectures across campus, data center, WAN, and cloud.
• Proven ability to design multi-vendor solutions and lead technical discussions with executives.

Responsibilities

• Engage with sales teams to capture business goals and buying drivers.
• Lead discovery sessions and craft architecture proposals that balance depth and business value.
• Present and defend solution architectures, cost models, and LOEs to clients.
• Collaborate with delivery and engineering to ensure feasible, aligned deployments.
• Mentor other presales architects and contribute reusable design assets.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Network security

Routing protocols

SD-WAN

SASE/SSE

Zero Trust

Network automation

Cross-vendor design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Cisco platforms

Juniper platforms

HPE Aruba platforms

Fortinet FortiGate

Job description

Blue Mantis is seeking a Senior Presales Network Solution Architect for a remote role serving clients in the Boston area. The candidate will translate business needs into secure, scalable network architectures across campus, data center, WAN, and cloud.

Responsibilities include leading discovery, developing solution designs, and presenting architectures that drive value, risk mitigation, and investment clarity. Strong vendor expertise and client-facing leadership are essential.