Senior Specialty Solutions Engineer - Network

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.The AHEAD Senior Specialty Solutions Engineer will be focused on the core tenets of Network and Network Security related solutions for AHEAD prospects and customers including a broad range of technologies. As a member of our Specialty Solutions Engineering team, you will be considered an organizational thought leader for this marketplace.You will work in partnership with multiple sales representatives to help build a cohesive account strategy for each existing and prospective client. As part of this strategy, you will help sales representatives identify potential technologies and vendors to partner with in a given account and assist in driving this strategy throughout a given campaign.Time management and prioritization are essential attributes to be successful. Your goal is to evolve into the technical thought leader for each of your clients. In this capacity, you will work to define strategy, compare and contrast alternative approaches, and build key relationships, as well as size and configure products. Positioning and leveraging subject matter experts and inside consultants is a necessity to scale your effectiveness within accounts.AHEAD is actively recruiting for this role and is looking for candidates who consider themselves as a “Next Generation Network / Datacenter Architect.” A core tenet and base requirement for this position is understanding and mastery of Cisco Route/Switch and/or Data Center technologies. Outside of this core tenet, our expectation is to attract, recruit and attain resources who have a desire to focus not only on traditional on-premise Cisco solutions, but also to be looking to career, technology and skill advancement by being actively willing to demonstrate skills and ability to learn new technologies including multiple SDN solutions, network security, load balancing, edge / acceleration, and cloud technologies. Understanding that the impetus and impact of Cloud computing is real and should be incorporated into solutions is key. Experience or eagerness to learn about and with network and system / access design with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or other cloud services is a key requirement.Roles and Responsibilities

Participation, Leadership and Coordination of the AHEAD virtual team for Network InfrastructureYou will also be responsible for working with the AHEAD partner management team and directly with selected vendors to maintain vendor technical and sales relationshipsAs a Network Specialist you are a thought leader within the Engineering organization, responsible for designing, architecting, and, at times, consulting for AHEAD clientsYour goal as a Network Lead should be to build skills, relationships, and industry credibility across many segments to drive product, services and consulting salesSupport the sales teams during engagements by providing advice and solutions or proposals optimized to meet customer technical and business requirementsDevelops relationships with the account managers, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives and engages and leverages team specialist resources as appropriateStrategizes and executes technical sales callsCompletes required pre-sales documentation (configurations, pricing, services, presentations, justifications etc.) quickly and accuratelyQualifies sales opportunities in the terms of customer technical requirements, decision making process and fundingPresents and markets the design and value of proposed AHEAD solutions and business justification to customers, prospects and AHEAD managementParticipates in mentorship of entry-level team membersPossesses strong, detailed product / technology / industry knowledge. Knowledge of job associated software and applicationsBase Skills

Network Infrastructure ExperienceCisco certifications are required. Examples: CCIE, CCNPCisco Nexus 9K, ACI, 7K, 5K, 2K, 1KExperience with Converged Network Fabrics/ Converged Infrastructure SystemsIP Routing ProtocolsLayer 2 protocols and technologiesCisco Core Datacenter TechnologiesACINetwork ManagementMPLS, DMVPN, MulticastFirewalls, VPN, IPSec/ L2TP etc.Network SecurityOther Skills

VMware / VMware NSXPalo AltoAristaFortinetAutomation skillsetF5 / NetScalerAmazon AWS, Azure, Cloud connectivity and network fundamentalsEducation and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalentPre Sales and Data Center experience is requiredProfessional communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.Experience working as a technical lead in a pre-sales sales campaignAbility to work under critical conditions and influence others to achieve resultsStrong interpersonal skills with excellent presentation skillsMust be independent, self-motivated, a self-starter and possess a good working attitudeAble to work well within a team and partner environmentCustomer focused and results drivenWhy AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.USA Employment Benefits include:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance401(k)Paid company holidaysPaid time offPaid parental and caregiver leavePlus more! See benefits

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