Equinix

Principal Solutions Architect

Equinix

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York CityNew YorkVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $241,000 - $361,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Partner with NSP sales executives to achieve global bookings and revenue targets.
  • Lead strategic discovery and qualification for major opportunities.
  • Engage in business-outcome-focused conversations with C-Level executives.
  • Own the technical win end-to-end: high-level discovery, whiteboarding, executive briefings, and technical account plan development.
  • Lead engagement of extended Equinix global technical teams to provide coordinated strategy and superior customer experience.
  • Ensure deep expertise in NSP customers’ business drivers and offer portfolios.
  • Define the power of the possible with prioritized NSP partners in support of revenue targets.
  • Drive offer fluency and learning for Equinix sellers and joint customers.
  • Scale market sensing and customer feedback to inform product and services portfolio improvements.
  • Contribute to partner communities through knowledge sharing, team enablement, and continuous learning.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in technical sales, solutions engineering, or related field-facing roles supporting NSP vertical
  • Technical background in the data center and high-performance computing, networking, hybrid cloud architectures, and AI infrastructure planning
  • Experience leading technical qualification, discovery, and stakeholder alignment for large, complex, multi-region strategic engagements with NSPs
  • Familiarity with Platform Equinix footprint and interconnection portfolio
  • Experience leveraging partner networks and ecosystems to drive customer outcomes
  • Experience with recurring revenue, solution selling, and enabling platforms for B2B
  • Strong background in partner go-to-market activities such as events, webinars, panels, blogs, etc.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline preferred
  • Industry certifications are preferred
  • Equivalent experience through alternative paths, including non-traditional backgrounds or career transitions, is welcomed and valued.
Benefits
  • Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
  • Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge.
  • Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
technical salessolutions engineeringdata centerhigh-performance computingnetworkinghybrid cloud architecturesAI infrastructure planningtechnical qualificationsolution sellingrecurring revenue
Soft Skills
business-outcome-focused conversationsstakeholder alignmentteam enablementknowledge sharingcustomer experiencestrategic discoveryleadershipcommunicationcollaborationcontinuous learning
Certifications
industry certifications