Senior SLED Networking Solutions Architect

Extreme Networks; Minnesota; On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme Networks in Minnesota is seeking a Sr. SLED Systems Engineer to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle, partnering with Account Executives, partners, and customers to design, demonstrate, and position networking solutions addressing complex business and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with consultative selling skills and the ability to influence customer decisions in competitive environments, delivering high-impact

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in systems engineering or pre-sales
• Strong networking expertise: switching, routing, wireless, security
• Experience delivering customer-facing demos and workshops
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to develop and execute account strategies
• Design secure, scalable networking solutions aligned to customer business requirements
• Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and POCs
• Provide consultative guidance across networking domains including wired, wireless, security, and cloud-managed solutions
• Support evaluations, solution validation, and competitive differentiation during the sales cycle
• Develop technical proposals, RFP responses, and solution documentation
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Deliver customer and partner enablement through training, workshops, and technical briefings
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to provide field feedback and influence direction
• Support post-sales escalations as needed to ensure customer success

Skills

Systems engineering

Pre-sales

Networking

Technical presentations

Customer engagement

Troubleshooting

Prioritization

Collaboration

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

CCNP

CWNP

Automation scripts

API-driven networking

Job description

Extreme Networks in Minnesota is seeking a Sr. SLED Systems Engineer to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle, partnering with Account Executives, partners, and customers to design, demonstrate, and position networking solutions addressing complex business and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with consultative selling skills and the ability to influence customer decisions in competitive environments, delivering high-impact