Security Architect

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Job description

We are looking for experienced networking professionals that want to grow in their careers and work with a team of architects that are helping businesses transform in significant ways.

The Senior Networking Architect is responsible for consultation, design and architecture of networking and security solutions for both private and public cloud environments.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Design sophisticated, multi-vendor wired and wireless networks using the latest in technologies to improve the quality of business operations for prospective and existing customers.
• Engage as technical ambassador in a pre-sales role with the goal of building long-term business relationships and, ideally, becoming an extension of your customers' technical leadership teams.
• As an extended member of customers' teams enhance their abilities to select and evaluate technologies to meet their business needs.
• Participate in customer facing meetings to qualify business and technical requirements to be used in the design and delivery of customer tailored solutions that solve business driven requirements.
• Represent Veristor at Industry Conferences and Vendor Technical Advisory Boards.
• Contribute to Veristor's internal technical improvement processes, including testing and selection of new products and vendors/partners.
• Maintain required certifications.
• Assist in mentoring and training other members of the Solutions Architecture team.

Job Requirements

10+ years experience in the design, implementation and/or administration of enterprise infrastructure networking and/or experience in a pre-sales technical role including the following:

• Next Generation Data Center build and run using the latest Networking and Security technologies and Converged Infrastructure concepts
• Software Defined Data Center-enablement through Virtualization (Compute, Storage, Networking)
• Public/Hybrid Cloud integration and enablement (Azure, AWS and VMware)
• Wireless Networking infrastructure and security design
• Automation/Orchestration and Agile/DevOps experience a significant plus
• Experience supporting complex, multi-vendor solutions through hands-on engagement or management of technical resources
• Interpersonal & communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals
• Superior presentation & demonstration skills
• Enjoy adapting to changing technology trends and applying them to improve business outcomes for customers
• Willingness to dig in, take ownership, and solve complex problems
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong desire to be a part of a culture that is second to none in an innovative company that fosters growth from within
• Bachelor's Degree (or 5+ years equivalent work experience)
• Advanced networking certifications preferred

Cisco CCIE, CCNP-Core/Security/Enterprise Networking

CWNE

Aruba ACDX or ACMX

Palo Alto, Arista, Fortinet and Silver Peak equivalents are also desirable