
Principal Solutions Architect
Equinix
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Redwood City • California • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $262,000 - $394,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner and Network Service Provider (NSP) customer growth
- Work with the NSP sales executives to achieve and exceed 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
- Lead engagement of extended Equinix global technical teams
- Articulate the full value of Equinix’s interconnection portfolio
- Ensure deep expertise in your NSP customers’ business drivers
- Define the power of the possible with our prioritized NSP partners
- Advance technical requirements and solutioning for joint innovation and market offers
- Help customers identify and leverage destination strategy
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
- Employee Assistance Program
- Insurance: Health, Life, Disability, and Voluntary plans
- Retirement: Contribute to a retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays built in
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 alignmentleadershipstrategic discoverycustomer engagementcommunicationcollaborationinnovationarticulation of valuecustomer strategy identification
Certifications
industry certificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science