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Ingram Micro

Solutions Architect - Presales (Cisco)

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Job Description

Pre‑Sales & Solution Design

  • Work closely with Sales, Partners, and Customers to understand business and technical requirements
  • Design end‑to‑end Cisco solutions including:
  • Enterprise Networking (Switching, Routing, Wireless)
  • Security (Firewalls, Cisco ISE, Duo, Umbrella, Secure Access)
  • SD‑WAN, Cloud, and Data Center solutions
  • Create High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), and BoQ / BoM

Cisco Technology Expertise

  • Strong understanding of Cisco Networking and Cybersecurity products
  • Experience with VLAN design, segmentation, inter‑VLAN routing, redundancy, and high availability
  • Cisco Meraki solutions (MX, MS, MR) – deployment and dashboard management
  • VPNs (Remote Access and Site‑to‑Site), SD‑WAN, network expansion and scaling
  • Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), ISE, Umbrella, Duo, Secure Service Connect (SSC)
  • Network monitoring using SNMP, ManageEngine, and similar tools

Customer Engagement & Proposals

  • Prepare and respond to RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs
  • Create techno‑commercial proposals, compliance matrices, and scope documents
  • Conduct solution presentations, demos, PoCs, and technical walkthroughs
  • Support deal qualification, BOQ presentation, and deal ID creation
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers and partners

Collaboration & Delivery Readiness

  • Coordinate with Professional Services and delivery teams for deployment readiness
  • Work with Cisco Account Teams, TAC, and OEM support for solution validation
  • Maintain solution documentation and technical artifacts
  • Mentor junior pre‑sales engineers as required

Mandatory Skills

  • Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, ICMP
  • Solid understanding of network security: Firewalls, VPNs, content filtering
  • Experience in virtualization, enterprise management systems, network monitoring
  • Basic knowledge of Infra services: AD, DNS, DHCP, NTP (preferred)

Qualifications & Experience

  • BE / B.Tech in a relevant discipline
  • 4-8 years of experience as a Pre‑Sales / Solution Engineer
  • Cisco certifications such as CCNA / CCNP preferred
  • Strong presentation, communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders
  • Customer‑focused mindset with ability to work independently

Why Join Us

  • Exposure to enterprise and large‑scale Cisco deployments
  • Work with cross‑functional sales, partner, and delivery teams
  • Opportunity to grow as a trusted technical advisor and architect

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