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Solutions Architect - Presales | Aruba

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
In-Office
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
Senior level
Lead pre-sales design and delivery of end-to-end enterprise campus, branch, and wireless network solutions. Engage sales and customers to gather requirements, produce HLDs/LLDs/BoQs, run PoCs, support RFP responses, and ensure handover to delivery teams. Provide technical demos, architecture guidance, and mentor junior engineers while integrating security and NAC solutions.
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Job Description: 

Core Technology Expertise (Multi‑Vendor Aligned)

  • 6–8 years of experience as a Pre‑Sales Solutions Engineer delivering enterprise networking and wireless solutions
  • Understanding in L2/L3 switching and routing on Aruba CX and Juniper EX/QFX platforms
  • Strong skills in VLAN design, segmentation, inter‑VLAN routing, and traffic optimization
  • Proven high‑availability designs using MLAG, VSF, Virtual Chassis, LACP, and Spanning Tree
  • Experience in campus and branch network architecture, scaling, and modernization
  • Hands‑on with Aruba and Ruckus wireless (Aruba Central, ClearPass, SmartZone, Cloud Wi‑Fi)
  • Strong understanding of RF design, site surveys, capacity planning, and Wi‑Fi security (802.1X, captive portals)
  • Solid background in WAN/SD‑WAN, Juniper SRX routing, MPLS to internet migration, and VPNs
  • Knowledge of network security integration, NAC with ClearPass, and secure BYOD access
  • Proven ability to deliver HLDs, LLDs, BoQs, PoCs, and support winning technical proposals

Solution Architecting

  • Engage with sales, channel partners, and enterprise customers to gather business and technical requirements
  • Design end‑to‑end enterprise network solutions (Campus LAN, WLAN, Branch/WAN) and deliver HLDs, LLDs, and BoQs aligned to OEM best practices

Customer Engagement & Consultative Selling

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor, delivering solution presentations, demos, and architecture walkthroughs
  • Support wired and wireless PoCs and translate technical designs into clear business value propositions

RFP / Proposal & Deal Support

  • Lead technical responses for RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, including compliance matrices, solution narratives, and scope documents
  • Support deal qualification, pricing discussions, OEM registrations, and solution validation with distributors and OEM teams

Collaboration & Delivery Readiness

  • Coordinate with professional services and deployment teams to ensure smooth handover and implementation readiness
  • Maintain detailed design documentation and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and delivery teams

Mandatory Skills (JD Aligned)

  • Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP) with an enterprise design and troubleshooting mindset
  • Expertise in wireless security, authentication, access policies, and infrastructure integration (AD, DNS, DHCP, NTP)

Certifications & Education

  • OEM and vendor‑neutral certifications such as Aruba and Juniper (as applicable)
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BE/B.Tech) or equivalent qualification

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