Network - Specialist Solutions Engineer

AHEAD's Specialist Solutions Engineers are the technical experts that collaborate with our AHEAD account teams to help identify, qualify, and build solutions that support our customer's Digital Business transformation. The AHEAD Network Specialist Solutions Engineer (SSE) will be focused on Networking technologies. The SSE is considered a subject matter expert in these areas with responsibility for selling and designing complex solutions. The SSE is also considered an organizational thought leader for their specialty area.

Responsibilities

Active participation in the AHEAD Network SSE team, advisory and delivery teams; Working with the AHEAD partner management team and directly with selected strategic vendors to maintain technical and sales relationships; Be a thought leader within the Solutions Engineering organization, responsible for designing, architecting, and at times consulting for AHEAD clients; Build skills, relationships, and industry credibility across many segments to drive product, services, and consulting sales; Support the sales teams during engagements by providing advice and solutions or proposals optimized to meet customer technical and business requirements; Develop relationships with other Network SSE team members, leaders, and partners in support of sales objectives; Strategize and execute technical sales calls; Complete required pre-sales documentation (configurations, pricing, services, presentations, justifications, etc.) quickly and accurately; Qualify sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements, decision-making process, and funding; Present and market the design and value of proposed AHEAD solutions and business justification to customers, prospects, and AHEAD management; Participate in the mentorship of entry-level team members; Possess strong, detailed product/technology/industry knowledge; Knowledge of job-associated software and applications

Requirements

Mastery of Cisco Route/Switch and/or Datacenter technologies; Experience or eagerness to learn about network and system/access design with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or other cloud services; Network Infrastructure Experience; Cisco certifications are required (examples: CCIE, CCNP); Cisco Nexus 9K, ACI, 7K, 5K, 2K, 1K; Experience with Converged Network Fabrics / Converged Infrastructure Systems; IP Routing Protocols; Layer 2 protocols and technologies; Cisco Core Datacenter Technologies; ACI; Network Management; MPLS, DMVPN, Multicast; Firewalls, VPN, IPSec / L2TP etc.; Network Security; Innovation Mindset; Automation Expertise; Problem Solving; Consultative Approach; Collaboration Skills; Continuous Learning; Security Awareness

Nice to have

Willingness to learn multiple SDN solutions; Network security; Load balancing; Edge / acceleration; Cloud technologies