Architect - Sales Engineer

About the role

Exciting opportunities exist within the Verizon Global Presales Engineering organization. As a Solutions Architect, you will be an integral part of a talented team collaborating with our clients' on their Digital Transformation. You play a meaningful role in building long-term business relationships within assigned enterprise accounts. This is a high-impact role working closely with the Sales team and customers to identify and qualify opportunities and design solutions to address customer business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify business opportunities and develop the strategy to resolve technical matters.
• Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution using best practices.
• Owning the technical relationship with Verizon customers, including managing product and solution briefings, proof-of-concept work, and the coordination of additional technical resources.
• Create solutions and use cases that leverage Verizon product integrations that generate business value.
• Articulate the Verizon Enterprise vision on technologies and solutions towards the Client; positions Verizon Enterprise as thought leader on key technological developments.
• Lead prioritization of Customer solution / technical requirements and champion resolution of solution / product gaps internally (also towards Product Groups).
• Develop individual skill set and expand product knowledge to maximize value and to deliver quality services to our clients.
• Travel to Client sites, conferences, and other related events as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• Four or more years of experience in the tech industry, pre-sales, customer-facing, consulting or other relevant technical experience.
• Experience architecting and developing software or infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience architecting and developing LAN/WAN or large infrastructure and network solutions for enterprise customers.
• Experience with networking concepts including: software defined networking, routing, VPNs, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Knowledge of data and information security - especially as it relates to issues within businesses.
• Experience in two or more of the following areas: Software Defined Networking (SDN), IT infrastructure and systems security, cloud or network systems management, and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel.
• Valid driver's license.
• MA/MS degree in engineering or computer science (preferred).
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
• Experience implementing or designing two or more of the following: Data and IP Services Managed Operations; Security Services; Call Center Technologies and or IT Applications Management.

Skills

• Technical expertise in networking concepts including SDN, routing, VPNs, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Strong understanding of data and information security.
• Experience in software development and infrastructure design.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries enhanced by incentive awards for sales performance.
• Up to 15 days of vacation per year, growing with additional service.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Group home & auto insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Group home & auto insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance.

Pay

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $105,000.00 - $202,000.00. The annual salary range for the Colorado location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $115,500.00 - $202,000.00.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40