Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Bill of Materials (BOM), Business Solutions, CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professional, CCIE - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert, CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional, Cisco Certifications, Cisco Network Systems, Cisco Switches, Cloud Computing, Consulting, Customer Relations, Customer/Client Research, Develop and Maintain Customers, Executive Relationships, Firewalls, Hardware Configuration Management, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Leading Edge Technology, Local Area Network (LAN), Military, Network Access Control (NAC), Network Administration/Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Design, Network Operations Center, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Switching, Pre-Sales, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Product Demonstration, Professional Services, Project Engineering, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Requirements Management, Sales Management, Sales Presentation, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Software Development, Software Licenses, Solution Sales, Statement of Work (SOW), Team Player, Technical Delivery, Technical Presentation, Technical/Engineering Design, VMWare, VPN (Virtual Private Network), Value-Added Resellers (VAR), Wide Area Network (WAN), Willing to Travel, Wireless Communications
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Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future
At Presidio, were 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: Sr. Solutions Architect
We are looking to add a skilled Sr. Solutions Architect to our team in the Minneapolis, MN 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.
A successful Networking Sr. Solutions Architect (SA) should be able to develop, present, and educate on 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, HPE, VMware, AWS, and other network infrastructure manufacturers. Successful candidates will have a solid grasp of network design principles based on industry best practices.
This position includes up to 25% travel in the region. This position is based in the Minneapolis, MN area.
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) and/or work with internal teams to complete these tasks
- 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 outside of tradtional networking (cloud, cyber, managed services, and digital business opportunities, etc.)
- Build relationships with Account Executive/Extended Sales Teams to develop customer rapport and solutions and assist in overall sales process
- Maintain and develop technical and technology specific skill sets and certifications
Required Skills:
- 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 and HPE)
- Next gen firewalls/VPNs (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
- SSE and SASE technologies
- Network Access Control, including Cisco Identity Services Engine (preferred), Aruba ClearPass, and FortiNAC implementation, design, configuration.
- IDS/IPS solutions (Cisco, FortiGuard, Tipping Point, etc. are helpful)
- Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI, VXLAN, and VMware NSX
- SDWAN solutions such as Cisco Viptela, Meraki SDWAN, Prisma, Silver Peak, VMware Velocloud, etc.
- Cisco/Meraki, Mist, or Aruba Wireless
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- One or more of the following certifications: CCDP/CCNP/CCIE and other non-Cisco certifications
- Experience in a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) environment
A successful Sr. Solutions Architect will be able to demonstrate technical and design expertise based on past/present experience in deployment, administration, configuration, or integration. Experience working as a consultant or network architect is desirable.
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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. Presidios 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
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Presidio Inc
Presidio is a leading IT solutions provider assisting clients in harnessing technology innovation and simplifying IT complexity to digitally transform their businesses and drive return on IT investment. Our Digital Infrastructure, Cloud and Security solutions enable our almost 7,000 middle market, enterprise and government clients to take advantage of new digital revenue streams, omnichannel customer experience models, and the rich data insights generated by those interactions.
Our mission is to enable our clients to capture economic value from the digital transformation of their businesses by developing, implementing and managing world class, cloud ready, secure and agile IT Infrastructure solutions. We deliver this technology expertise through a full life cycle model of professional, managed, and support services including strategy, consulting, implementation and design.
By investing in the future of IT solutions we stay at the forefront of technology trends. And to ensure our clients have access to a wide range of technologies and best-of-breed solutions, we partner with over 500 OEMs including market leaders and emerging providers to bring our clients integrated, multi technology solutions.
We serve as an extension of our clients’ IT teams, providing deep expertise and letting them focus on their core business. Through 60+ US offices and 2,800 professionals, including 1,600 technical engineers, we are trusted advisors to our clients on a local level while also bringing our national scale and expertise to bear. We have $2.8 billion in annual revenue and are owned by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO).