Senior Network Solutions Architect

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Pre-sales network architect designing secure Cisco and Juniper solutions for enterprise clients. Translating infrastructure challenges into architectures, proposals, and technical recommendations.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the technical lead during pre-sales engagements across data center, campus, and WAN environments
  • Design and present Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR and Juniper MX, EX, SRX solutions
  • Lead whiteboarding sessions, technical workshops, and customer discovery meetings
  • Define use cases, success criteria, and architectural recommendations
  • Collaborate with account managers, delivery teams, and OEM partners
  • Develop proposals, bills of materials (BOMs), and statements of work (SOWs)
  • Translate business needs into scalable, secure network architectures using routing, switching, VPN, and firewall technologies
  • Develop HLDs, solution briefs, architecture documentation, and client-ready presentations
  • Communicate the value of SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, and automation technologies
  • Participate in RFP responses, competitive analyses, and technical validation
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise clients and build long-term relationships
  • Complete ongoing security awareness training and comply with company policies
  • Identify and escalate security risks and contribute to remediation efforts
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Must be based in the United States
  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise networking roles, including at least 2 years in a customer-facing pre-sales or solution architect capacity
  • Deep technical expertise in Cisco and Juniper network infrastructure, including routing, switching, and firewalls
  • Strong understanding of Layer 2/3 protocols: BGP, OSPF, STP, VLANs, VRFs, QoS, NAT, and ACLs
  • Experience designing or consulting on data center, WAN, or secure remote access solutions
  • Skilled at creating architecture diagrams, proposal documentation, and technical presentations
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • CCNP/CCIE or JNCIP/JNCIE certifications strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with SD-WAN, EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS, or cloud networking (AWS/Azure) preferred
  • Experience with network automation, such as Ansible or Python, is a plus
  • Exposure to NAC, 802.1X, RADIUS, and hybrid networking environments

Benefits:

  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Incentive compensation plans for all employees
  • Company-funded 401k contributions
  • Zero-cost employer-covered health insurance
  • Annual BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) reimbursement up to $500
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Transparent, candid culture with 1:1 coaching, performance reviews, and a consistent feedback loop
  • Quirky, diverse, respectful, high-performing coworkers
  • Accessible and engaged executive team
  • Inclusive work environment