SLED Solutions Architect - Pre-Sales & Strategy

Extreme Networks; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedules

401(k) matching in the United States

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Extreme Networks, Inc. is seeking a SLED Systems Engineer to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle. You will partner with Account Executives, customers, and partners to design and demonstrate secure, scalable networking solutions addressing complex business and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with consultative selling skills and the ability to influence decisions in competitive environments. Travel up to 50% is required.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in systems engineering, pre-sales engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong expertise in networking technologies including switching, routing, wireless, and security.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and architectures.
• Experience delivering customer-facing presentations, demos, and technical workshops.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex network environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex customer engagements.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to develop and execute account strategies and technical sales plans.
• Design and architect secure, scalable networking solutions aligned to customer business requirements.
• Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, and Proof of Concepts (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

Networking technologies

Business requirements translation

Customer-facing presentations

Troubleshooting

Multi-priority management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Independent work and teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

Cloud-managed networking platforms

Automation/scripting

Job description

Extreme Networks, Inc. is seeking a SLED Systems Engineer to drive technical strategy across the sales lifecycle. You will partner with Account Executives, customers, and partners to design and demonstrate secure, scalable networking solutions addressing complex business and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate combines deep networking expertise with consultative selling skills and the ability to influence decisions in competitive environments. Travel up to 50% is required.