Senior Distinguished Technologist – Pre-Sales, AI & Data Center Networking
Location
California + 4 moreAll locations: California, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Texas
Posted
20 hours ago
Salary
$293K - $624K / year
Bachelor Degree20 yrs expEnglishI OSSwitching
Job Description
• Act as a primary technical architect early in complex sales cycles
• Architect end-to-end networking infrastructure solutions
• Lead solution design and customization, orchestrating input from specialists
• Deliver compelling demos, proof-of-concepts, and technical presentations
• Engage with hyperscalers, large enterprises, service providers and technology partners
• Influence technical strategy throughout deal validation, solutioning, and initial execution
• Develop best practices, enablement collateral, and architecture playbooks
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior technologists and sales engineering teams
• Navigate and adapt through complex technology transitions
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required, advanced degree preferred
- 20+ years of technical experience in network infrastructure Architecture, design and solution consulting
- 20+ years of industry experience applying technical expertise with JunOS, EOS, IOS and hyperscale network architecture frameworks
- JNCIE or equivalent certification
- Experience presenting and driving technology thought leadership at relevant industry events
- Experience driving standards and other forward-looking initiatives with relevant standards bodies
- Deep hands-on expertise with hyperscale routing, MPLS traffic engineering, switching, SDN overlays
- Familiarity with major networking silicon, hardware platforms and related software
- SME in Virtualization technologies on x86 and scaling using technologies such DPDK, SR-IOV, SmartNICs
- Proven success in complex pre-sales roles
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Experience preparing RFP/Tender response documents
Benefits
- Health & Wellbeing
- Personal & Professional Development
- Unconditional Inclusion