Solutions Architect I

Posted 17 Days Ago
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5-7 Years Experience
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Solutions Architect I is responsible for creating technical solutions in collaboration with customers and partners. Duties include providing expertise in Cisco's products, developing relationships, managing customer requirements, and delivering presentations. The role also involves strategy development to meet financial targets and providing training to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Detailed Description

Align with customers, partners, and internal teams, creating solutions to drive business value.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical expertise in customer engagements specifically around Cisco’s Enterprise Networking and Wireless portfolio including Meraki
  • Strong RF/Wireless experience is a plus
  • SDN/ACI/DNA experience is a plus
  • Contribute to team’s ability to meet quota targets (revenue, profit)
  • Create and deliver enticing proofs-of-concept/presentations/proposals
  • Create high-level solution designs/architectures
  • Translate business/technical requirements into the actionable scope of work items
  • Conduct effective customer meetings and gather/document/influence requirements
  • Develop strong relationships with customers as a trusted technical advisor
  • Develop rapport and strong positive relationships with various individuals within the customers, manufacturers, industry peers, and internal resources
  • Discover/identify potential new opportunities (wider and deeper)
  • Articulate Netsync and OEM partners’ value proposition
  • Continually learn the newest technologies
  • Lead alpha/beta testing and field trials
  • Provide technical oversight on solution configuration, design, proposal, and deployment
  • Effectively deliver training/knowledge sharing/transfer with both technical and non-technical audiences comprised of internal or external staff
  • Assist with strategy development on how to best position technology internally and externally, including management, driving and reporting all corresponding architecture opportunities, and archiving financial targets related to revenue growth and gross profit

Additional Duties:

  • Work closely with Account Team to train them and align on customer opportunities
  • Contribute to delivery framework/design

Skills and Experience:

  • Experience to meet the role responsibilities (usually 5+ years of experience)
  • Experience responding to bids and/or RFPs in Public Sector is a plus
  • Technical expertise in required technology (Collaboration, Wireless, Enterprise Networking, Security, Data Center, etc.)
  • Competency in other solution sets: wireless, security, collaboration, and data center
  • Excellent client management/resolution and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong understanding of business drivers
  • Self-motivation but can work well independently and as part of a team
  • Experience translating business requirements to technical requirements
  • Experience with SOW/BOM creation, scoping/pricing services
  • Experience with design/network architecture
  • Experience as a sales engineer
  • Experience with VAR, consulting, or other equivalents
  • Experience with solution/financial justification (translating soft cost/benefits to dollar value, ROI, payback, TCO, hurdle rates, IRR, life-cycle return)
  • Experience with competitive positioning

Minimum Qualifications/Technical and Education Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work is required. A master’s degree is a plus.
  • Certifications in solutions Netsync provides is a plus from manufacturers or industry leaders


Great reasons to join our team:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid and Vol Life insurance, 401K match, STD/LTD benefits, Referral bonuses, Training allowances, Supplier Discounts, PTO, Paid holidays,

Top Skills

Cisco
The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
450 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Netsync specializes in collaboration & unified communications, data center and cloud, network infrastructure and others.

NETSYNC is an NMSDC-certified minority business enterprise (MBE), federally certified woman-owned small business (WOSB), and HUB-certified value-added reseller (VAR), specializing in the implementation of comprehensive IT life cycle solutions for a wide array of organizations.

As a Cisco Gold, Master Collaboration, and Master Security Partner; an HP and Intel Platinum Partner; and holding certifications and specializations from many of the industry’s leading technology manufacturers, NETSYNC has extensive experience performing large-scale implementations and deploying complex IT solutions for K-12 and higher education institutions, civic organizations, municipalities, government agencies, and corporate clients across several industries, including energy, healthcare, retail, and financial services.

Based in Houston, TX, with international offices, NETSYNC uses a blended approach that is both consultative and collaborative. We work with our clients to assess their needs, architect innovative technology solutions to meet those needs, and offer 24/7 access to our team of engineering experts who exceed clients’ expectations. This approach has earned NETSYNC numerous customer service excellence awards and recognition as a progressive partner that introduces the newest, best-of-breed products and solutions to clients.

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