
Principal Field Solution Architect
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cincinnati • Ohio • United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $190,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Act as a technical project and engagement leader for the most complex, strategic customer initiatives, serving as a mentor and coach to Field Solution Architects (FSAs) and Senior FSAs.
- Partner with Account Managers and Sales Managers to discover, qualify, and architect network-centric solutions, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and resilient architectures.
- Lead customer discovery sessions by asking targeted business and technical questions (who, what, where, why, and when) throughout the sales cycle to uncover opportunities.
- Design and present advanced network architectures including routing, switching, data center networking, WAN, campus, and cloud-connected solutions.
- Develop and deliver high-impact solution proposals and technical presentations that clearly articulate business value, ROI, and risk mitigation.
- Drive growth of advanced technology revenue and gross profit by penetrating new and existing accounts with proactive, consultative engagement.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of enterprise routing and switching architectures from leading manufacturers.
- Expert-level Cisco networking experience is required.
- Strong hands-on experience with Juniper Networks routing and switching platforms.
- Experience designing and supporting: Campus and Data Center Networks, WAN, SD-WAN, and Internet Edge, Network security integration and segmentation, High availability and resilient network designs.
- Minimum Required: Cisco CCNA (active)
- Strongly Preferred: Cisco CCNP or CCIE, Juniper JNCIA / JNCIS / JNCIP
- Additional vendor or architecture-level certifications are a plus.
Benefits
- 25% BONUS
- 3 weeks paid PTO
- tuition reimbursement
- excellent benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
enterprise routing architecturesswitching architecturesCisco networkingJuniper NetworksCampus NetworksData Center NetworksWANSD-WANnetwork security integrationhigh availability network designs
Soft skills
technical project leadershipmentoringcoachingconsultative engagementcommunicationbusiness acumenproblem-solvingcustomer discoverypresentation skillscollaboration
Certifications
Cisco CCNACisco CCNPCisco CCIEJuniper JNCIAJuniper JNCISJuniper JNCIP