Senior Solutions Architect: Telecom & Network Design

Summit Broadband; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Central and Southwest Florida, seeks a Solutions Architect to guide pre- and post-sales technical activities and to act as the SME for voice, data, video and other product opportunities.

The role involves designing cost-effective, reliable network solutions, presenting to customers, and collaborating with Sales, Engineering and Operations. Travel to other markets may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering or related discipline required.
• 7+ years telecommunications experience in broadband services required.
• Expertise with network design, implementation, routing, switching, including dense and distributed WiFi networks, GPON and XGSPON platforms.
• Expertise in product management and product design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Outside Plant fiber design and logical network.
• Industry certifications such as BICSI RCCD and/or LAN specialist, JNCIA, CCDA, or MCSE preferred.
• Strong knowledge in TCP/IP, IPX, Ethernet, VPNs, IP tunneling, subnetting, NAT, and VOIP.
• Extensive experience with residential Single Family Home and Multi-Family installations, migrations, systems integrations and network operations.
• Experience with solutions selling processes and strategic value selling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post sales consultation and assist the sales team in discovery for opportunities; participate in sales calls and meetings.
• Gather data from customer sites and vendor inputs; research solutions; design, configure and price XGSPON and WiFi network components; help develop business cases with Sales.
• Design practical, cost-effective solutions that meet customer needs and maximize reliability; provide technical specifications and network designs for proposals and bids; present solutions to customers and document follow-ups.
• Manage transition from design and sale to implementation by Network Services and Network Operations; supervise installation, testing, turn-up, and maintain contact with the customer’s technical staff.
• Prepare and present training sessions at lunch-and-learns, sales meetings, and external engagements.
• Maintain technical expertise by meeting with OEMs and vendors to evaluate product and service offerings.

Skills

Telecommunications

Broadband

Network design

WiFi networks

GPON/XGSPON

Product management

Outside Plant fiber

Industry certifications

TCP/IP

Ethernet

VPNs

IP subnetting

VOIP

Residential installations

Solutions selling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering or related discipline

Job description

Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Central and Southwest Florida, seeks a Solutions Architect to guide pre- and post-sales technical activities and to act as the SME for voice, data, video and other product opportunities.

The role involves designing cost-effective, reliable network solutions, presenting to customers, and collaborating with Sales, Engineering and Operations. Travel to other markets may be required.