Solutions Architect, Cisco Modren Platform (Remote)

About the role

Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future
At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses - and their internal customers - to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights. The Role: Solutions Architect

Responsibilities

• 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
• Absorb and resolve pre-sales challenges and maintain 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

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Strong experience with 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

Benefits

Presidio offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. We also provide opportunities for professional development and advancement within the company.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $100,000 - $150,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This position requires occasional travel (few times/year). It will be based in any location in the United States.