
Principal Field Solution Architect
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wilmington • 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.
- Provide clear and detailed documentation of discovery findings, solution designs, and recommendations to ensure effective follow-up and execution.
- Collaborate with Sales teams to ensure they are fully enabled on networking solutions, architectures, and the broader advanced technology portfolio.
- Deliver internal enablement and training sessions on current, new, and emerging networking and infrastructure technologies.
- Support sales and marketing events such as Tech Showcases, Tech Summits, and vendor conferences in a technical evangelist and sales-support role.
- Participate as a contributor or Team Lead on Solution Development initiatives, helping define strategic direction and creating high-quality deliverables.
- Work closely with peers, Inside Solution Architects (ISAs), and Practice Engineers to develop new solutions, services, and go-to-market offerings.
- Maintain strong alignment with vendor programs, certifications, and best practices to ensure high-value customer interactions and compliance.
- Perform required administrative duties including documentation, scheduling, reporting, skills maintenance, and corporate training.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
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
- Proven success in B2B solutions selling, including account planning, upsell, and cross-sell strategies.
- Strong consultative mindset with the ability to align technical solutions to business outcomes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present to technical and executive audiences.
- Advanced negotiation and influencing skills.
- Strong organizational, time-management, and prioritization abilities.
- Team-oriented leader with high integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to function as a networking subject-matter expert while maintaining broad competency across related advanced technologies.
Benefits
- 25% BONUS
- 3 weeks paid PTO
- tuition reimbursement
- excellent benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
enterprise routing architecturesswitching architecturesCisco networkingJuniper NetworksCampus NetworksData Center NetworksWANSD-WANnetwork security integrationhigh availability designs
Soft skills
consultative mindsetverbal communicationwritten communicationnegotiation skillsinfluencing skillsorganizational skillstime-managementprioritizationteam leadershipprofessionalism
Certifications
Cisco CCNACisco CCNPCisco CCIEJuniper JNCIAJuniper JNCISJuniper JNCIP