Senior Solutions Architect – Remote Pre-Sales Leader

NTT DATA, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to act as a leading SME, consulting with clients and internal teams to craft strategies, transformational designs, and an architectural vision for secure networking solutions across Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and HPE Aruba ecosystems.

You will support Client Managers and Sales Specialists, lead discovery, develop roadmaps and statements of work, run POC/demos, and coach junior architects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.
• TOGAF/ITIL/COBIT exposure or SAFe certification is a plus.
• Vendor certifications (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, HPE Aruba) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex solution architectures for enterprise clients across business, infrastructure, or functional areas.
• Own assigned accounts, maintain partner contacts to shape pipeline.
• Lead discovery conversations and map findings to a technology roadmap for the customer.
• Draft scope, cost estimates, and statements of work for proposals.
• Review proposals to ensure defined scope, deliverability, and margin protection.
• Evaluate alternative architectures considering cost, performance, and scalability.
• Understand client requirements, collect data, and deliver analysis and resolution.
• Present designs to technical and business stakeholders with clear narratives and PoC/demos.
• Recommend development of new go-to-market services and share insights on verticals.
• Mentor less experienced Solutions Architects.
• Run PoC and evaluation engagements to earn the technical win on deals.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

AI and automation curiosity

Technical storytelling

Presenter skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco certifications

Palo Alto certs

Fortinet certs

HPE Aruba certs

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to act as a leading SME, consulting with clients and internal teams to craft strategies, transformational designs, and an architectural vision for secure networking solutions across Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and HPE Aruba ecosystems.

You will support Client Managers and Sales Specialists, lead discovery, develop roadmaps and statements of work, run POC/demos, and coach junior architects.