Senior Solutions Architect: Global Telco & AI

F5 Networks, Inc.; Paris (TX); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Family-friendly benefits

Cool perks

Tuition assistance for professional开发

Culture of giving back

Diversity and inclusion groups

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to own the technical strategy for the Orange Global Account, spanning France, Spain, Poland, Belgium and beyond.

You will lead cross-country architectural initiatives, communicate value to executives, and drive multi-year vision across network, cloud, data center and security domains. You will shape reference architectures and evangelize F5 within Orange and the broader Service Provider ecosystem, working with Marketing, Product

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related industry experience; time spent in or for Service Providers is a plus.
• Experience as a Solutions Architect or senior Solutions Engineer for a global Telco Provider.
• Ability to build technical consensus among geographically distributed technical stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate and present complex concepts to executives and business leaders.
• Experience making business-driven demonstrations and presentations to technical and business leads.
• Experience speaking at industry/customer events and publishing whitepapers/blogs.
• Experience as an evangelist, thought leader and mentor in the field.
• Familiarity/experience with F5 technology or similar deployment is a plus; deep knowledge of F5 solutions is a strong plus.
• AI knowledge is a plus.
• BS/BA or equivalent work experience.
• Fluent French and English in verbal and written form.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the technical account strategy and architecture roadmap for F5 within Orange Global Account.
• Identify strategic opportunities across Orange and embed F5 technology within them.
• Articulate F5 product strategy, messaging and value, translating capabilities into business outcomes.
• Map organizational structure for a complex global account and develop technical Champions.
• Act as evangelist and thought leader for F5 within Orange and the wider telco ecosystem.
• Support RFx responses with technical expertise through demonstrations, designs and PoCs.
• Lead the extended F5 technical team on the account and coordinate cross-functional resources.
• Share ideas and trends with internal teams to drive common customer solutions.
• Advocate for customer needs and high-value use cases with Product and Services teams.
• Provide reusable architectures and mentorship within the Solution Engineering community.

Skills

Solutions Architect

Executive communication

Global account

Public speaking

Mentorship

F5 familiarity

AI knowledge

Certifications

BS/BA

Education

BS/BA or equivalent

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to own the technical strategy for the Orange Global Account, spanning France, Spain, Poland, Belgium and beyond.

You will lead cross-country architectural initiatives, communicate value to executives, and drive multi-year vision across network, cloud, data center and security domains. You will shape reference architectures and evangelize F5 within Orange and the broader Service Provider ecosystem, working with Marketing, Product