Solutions Architect, Cisco Modern Platform

Presidio

Solutions Architect serving as a technical resource for Cisco-based solutions. Collaborating with customers and sales teams to drive pre-sales engineering and deliver innovative solutions.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing complex datacenter solutions, with a strong focus on Cisco UCS, virtualization technologies, and core networking principles. Possesses excellent communication skills to effectively deliver presentations and collaborate with customers and internal teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cisco UCS ExpertiseDatacenter Solution DesignVirtualization (VMware vSphere, Nutanix)Core Networking KnowledgePresales Experience

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Hard Skills

Datacenter Solutions DesignCisco UCSVirtualization (VMware vSphere, Nutanix)Core NetworkingStorage Technology FundamentalsWindows ServerRed Hat LinuxIP AddressingRoutingVPN

Soft Skills

Excellent Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsProactive MindsetCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Cisco SolutionsDell StoragePure StorageSAN/NASNFSISCSI

Industry Keywords

PreSales EngagementsSales StrategiesCustomer SatisfactionTechnical Campaign SupportEmerging Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxNFSVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a technical resource for Cisco-based solutions in pre-sales engagements
Deliver solution overviews and enablement to internal teams and customers
Contribute to the development of sales strategies and support customer-facing efforts
Stay current with technology trends, products, and industry best practices through training, webinars, and collaboration with national practices
Create Solution diagrams, collect & analyze requirements data from customers, and perform other PreSales activities in support of engineering initiatives
Research technical issues, answer customer questions about products, technologies, solutions, and offerings from our OEM partners
Ensure quality and consistency of pre-sales deliverables by following standardized processes and workflows
Collaborate with other team members to provide solutions for Presidio’s customers
Work in a focused and directed manner to improve overall productivity & efficiency across Presidio’s PreSales team
Participate in meetings with customers and sales teams to collect technical requirements from Presidio customers and develop an appropriate technical solution
Assist in resolving pre-sales challenges and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction
Deliver client-facing status updates, presentations, and documentation throughout the sales cycle
Work collaboratively with Presidio, Cisco, and other key teams to drive opportunities
Assist in building and developing the Cisco sales pipeline by contributing to technical campaign support and go-to-market efforts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
3+ years designing and implementing complex datacenter solutions
2+ years of experience working with mid-market and enterprise environments across multiple verticals
Strong experience in Cisco UCS, Dell, and Pure ( other storage vendors a plus)
Basic knowledge of core networking, IP, subnetting, routing, VPN, DirectConnect, etc.
Strong experience with virtualization (VMware vSphere, Nutanix)
Working knowledge of most relevant operating systems (Windows Server, Red Hat Linux, etc.)
Core understanding of storage technology fundamentals, including RAID, snapshots, deduplication, compression, encryption, SAN/NAS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.
Strong passion for continuous learning, professional development, and emerging technologies
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
Proactive, self-driven mindset with a focus on customer success and collaboration
Presales experience and/or experience working with a systems integrator

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote Locations
Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.
Strong commitment to the community we serve and our employees.