Digital Infrastructure - Solution Architect

About the role

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect to support client engagements through the design, development, and presentation of enterprise networking, data center, and security solutions. This role serves as a technical leader throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle, working closely with account teams, engineering resources, and clients to develop scalable, resilient, and secure technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Solution Development & Architecture: Design and develop enterprise networking, data center, and security solutions for new and existing clients.
• Gather business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable, resilient, and secure architectures.
• Develop high-level designs (HLDs), low-level designs (LLDs), reference architectures, and technical recommendations.
• Conduct technical workshops, discovery sessions, and architecture reviews.
• Validate solution designs against performance, availability, security, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from initial discovery through implementation and transition.
• Pre-Sales & Customer Engagement: Partner with account managers and business development teams to support customer opportunities.
• Deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and solution reviews.
• Participate in customer meetings to understand business objectives and technical requirements.
• Support RFP, RFI, and proposal development activities.
• Assist with scope development, effort estimation, and Statement of Work (SOW) creation.
• Support the technical positioning of professional services and managed services offerings.
• Architecture & Advisory: Lead the development of architectures across three core domains: Enterprise Campus & Branch Networking, Data Center Networking, and Network Security.
• Provide design guidance and technical oversight to engineering and delivery teams.
• Develop standards and best practices for networking, security, and infrastructure solutions.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with industry best practices for scalability, resiliency, security, and operational efficiency.
• Collaboration & Technical Leadership: Work closely with engineering, delivery, and managed services teams to ensure successful implementation of proposed solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and consultants.
• Participate in internal knowledge sharing and technical enablement activities.
• Contribute to the development of standardized architectures, methodologies, and service offerings.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, industry trends, and vendor solutions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in network, data center, and security engineering or architecture.
• Experience in consulting, professional services, systems integration, or solution architecture roles.
• Proven ability to design and present complex technical solutions to customers.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into technical architectures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, project stakeholders, and executive leadership.

Technical Expertise

• Enterprise Networking: Deep experience designing, implementing, and supporting HPE Aruba Networking and HPE Juniper Networking solutions.
• Data Center Networking: Experience designing and architecting spine-leaf data center architectures, EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, and data center segmentation and security architectures.
• Network Security: Strong experience with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls, Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls, and Cisco Secure Firewall platforms.

Vendor Experience

• Required: HPE Aruba Networking, HPE Juniper Networking.
• Preferred: Cisco Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet.

Travel Requirements

Ability to travel up to 30% as required to support customer engagements, workshops, assessments, and project activities.