Senior Solutions Architect

We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic solutions support for sales teams

• Research, evaluate and stay ahead of emerging tools, techniques and technologies

• Build information/technology plans based on an understanding of the customer's organizational strategic direction, technical context and business needs

• Provide technical support for marketing initiatives through participation in proposals and marketing studies

• Identify, develop, update and implement standards and procedures

• Work with resources in the CIO, CTO, CMO and CSO organizations on system infrastructure problems, technical concerns, and financial issues

Qualifications

• 8+ Years in the functional domains of Network, Datacentre, Enterprise IT Systems, including implementation and technical support preferred

• 8+ Years of Solutions Selling in a commercial pre-sales position preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline preferred

• Cloud Certifications in one or more Public Clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI) is preferred

Technologies include

• L3 Technologies - OSPF, BGP, RIP, EIGRP, IS-IS,IPv4, IPv6, Multicast, PIM, IGMP, mVPN; L2 Technologies - Ethernet, VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP,MSTP, QinQ, HDLC, PPP, ATM

• MPLS - MPLSVPN,MP-BGP, LDP, MPLS-TE (RSVP), L2VPN, FRR, PWE3; Data Center Technologies

• Cloud and Virtualization Technologies; Security & HA - Cisco PIX series, ASA series, Checkpoint Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Site-to-Site VPNs, Remote Access VPNs, IPsec, GRE

• Tunnels, HSRP, VRRP,GLBP

• QoS - ToS, LLQ, CBWFQ, WFQ, Shaping, Policing, MPLS-VPN QoS

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you need assistance in applying for an open position, you may send an email to Staffing@equinix.com. Please provide your contact information and let us know how we can assist you.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.