Sr. Solutions Architect, Networking (Pittsburgh)

Presidio, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Presidio is seeking a Solutions Architect to join the Pre-Sales Engineering team in the Pittsburgh, PA area. The role focuses on gathering requirements, designing network and security solutions, and presenting to customers with hardware, software, licensing, and services.

Travel up to 25% regionally. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in enterprise networking and security, with hands-on experience across Cisco, Palo Alto, VMware NSX, and SD-WAN technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience.
• 7+ years of enterprise class network and security solutions expertise.
• Experience designing and implementing complex routing, switching, and security solutions for enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-level technical solutions and present to customers (Hardware, Software, Licensing, Professional Services).
• Collect business and technical requirements and complete end-to-end network designs.
• Craft customer facing presentations and deliver technical demonstrations.
• Write statements of work (SoW) and develop Professional Service pricing.
• Maintain and develop technical skills and certifications.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Security solutions

Pre-Sales engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Aruba

Palo Alto

VMware NSX

Cisco Viptela

Job description

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future

At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses - and their internal customers - to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.

The Role

We are looking to add a skilled Solutions Architect to our team in the Pittsburgh, PA area. As a member of the Pre-Sales Engineering Team, you will be responsible for meeting with Presidio's customers, collecting requirements for business solutions related to network and security projects, and developing engineering solutions for sale to Presidio customers.

This position includes 25% travel in the region. It will be based in the Pittsburgh, PA area.

A successful Networking Solutions Architect (SA) should be able to develop, present, and explain various network infrastructure technologies (LAN/WAN, Data Center Switching, Security, SD-WAN) to customers, guide them through requirements gathering, and formulate a solution consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and understanding of ENTERPRISE class solutions from partners such as Cisco, Palo Alto, VMware, AWS, and other network infrastructure manufacturers. Successful candidates will have a solid grasp of network design principles based on industry best practices.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop high-level technical solutions and present to customers (Hardware, Software, Licensing, Professional Services)
• Collect business and technical requirements
• Complete end-to-end, full lifecycle network designs
• Drive whiteboard conversations
• Craft customer facing presentations
• Delivering technical presentations and product demonstrations
• Generate hardware configurations (BoM)
• Write statements of work (SoW) and develop Professional Service pricing utilizing Presidio tools.
• Ability to self-pace and self-set direction in a team environment to drive business
• Work with Account Executive/Extended Sales Teams to develop customer relationship and solutions and assist in overall sales process
• Maintain and develop technical and technology specific skill sets and certifications

Required Skills and Professional Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
• 7+ years of experience, which demonstrates a significant level of expertise in enterprise class network and security solutions.
• Expert-level knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of one or more of the following:
• Complex routing and switching solutions (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba)
• Next gen firewalls/VPNs (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
• SSE and SASE technologies
• Network Access Control, including Cisco Identity Services Engine (preferred) or Aruba ClearPass implementation, design, configuration.
• IDS/IPS solutions (Cisco, Tipping Point, etc. are helpful)
• Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI and VMware NSX
• SDWAN solutions such as Cisco Viptela, Silver Peak, VMware Velocloud, etc.
• Cisco/Meraki, Mist, or Aruba Wireless
• Palo Alto NGFW (preferred)

Preferred Skills and Professional Experience

• One or more of the following certifications: CCDP/CCNP/CCIE and other non-Cisco certifications
• Experience in a Value Added Reseller (VAR) environment

Your future at Presidio

Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers - thinkers, builders, and collaborators - who push the boundaries of what's possible. With our expertise AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.

Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you'll be part of a team that is shaping the future.

Ready to innovate? Let's redefine what's next-together.

About Presidio

Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.

At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio's expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, and enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information visit https://presidio.com

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