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 customers—to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.
The Role
We are looking to add a skilled Network focused Solutions Architect to our team in Denver, CO. As a member of the Pre-Sales Engineering Team, you will be responsible for meeting with Presidio’s customers, collecting requirements for business solutions related to network and security projects, and developing engineering solutions for sale to Presidio customers.
A successful Networking Solutions Architect (SA) should be able to develop, present, and explain various network infrastructure technologies (LAN/WAN, Data Center Switching, Security, SD-WAN) to customers, guide them through requirements gathering, and formulate a solution consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge and understanding of ENTERPRISE class solutions from partners such as Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, VMware and other network infrastructure manufacturers. Successful candidates will have a solid grasp of network design principles based on industry best practices.
Responsibilities Include:
- Develop high-level technical solutions and present to customers (Hardware, Software, Licensing, Professional Services)
- Collect business and technical requirements
- Complete end-to-end, full lifecycle network designs
- Drive whiteboard conversations
- Craft customer facing presentations
- Delivering technical presentations and product demonstrations
- Generate hardware configurations (BoM)
- Write statements of work (SoW) and develop Professional Service pricing utilizing Presidio tools.
- Ability to self-pace and self-set direction in a team environment to drive business
- Work with Account Executive/Extended Sales Teams to develop customer relationship and solutions and assist in overall sales process
- Maintain and develop technical and technology specific skill sets and certifications
Required Skills and Professional Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and/or military experience
- 7+ years of experience, which demonstrates a significant level of expertise in enterprise class network and security solutions.
- 2+ years of presales experience
- Expert-level knowledge and experience with design, implementation and support of one or more of the following:
- Complex routing and switching solutions (Cisco, Arista, HP)
- Next gen firewalls/VPNs (Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
- AI Operations
- AI networking
- Data Center switching/segmentation solutions such as Cisco ACI and VMware NSX
- SASE, SD-WAN and other cloud-based networking technologies
Preferred Experience:
- One or more of the following certifications: CCDP/CCNP/CCIE and other non-Cisco certifications.
- Cisco Wireless
- Palo Alto NGFW
- Experience in a Value Added Reseller (VAR) environment
A successful Solutions Architect will be able to demonstrate technical and design expertise based on past/present experience in deployment, administration, configuration, or integration. Experience working as a consultant or network architect is desirable.
Networking Experience:
- Industry standards-based network design principles
- IP Routing, Router & Switch sizing
- Advanced Network Design & Architecture
- Branch Site Design
Your future at Presidio
Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers—thinkers, builders, and collaborators—who push the boundaries of what’s possible. With our expertise in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.
Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future.
Ready to innovate? Let’s redefine what’s next—together.
About Presidio
At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio’s expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com.
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Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree, equivalent experience, or military experience
- 7 or more years of experience with enterprise network and security solutions
- 2 or more years of presales experience
- Expert-level experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex routing and switching solutions, next-generation firewalls and VPNs, AI operations or networking, data center switching and segmentation, SASE, SD-WAN, or cloud networking technologies
- Knowledge of enterprise network design principles and industry standards
- Experience with IP routing, router and switch sizing, advanced network architecture, and branch site design
- CCDP, CCNP, CCIE, or other relevant certifications
- Cisco Wireless experience
- Palo Alto next-generation firewall experience
- Experience in a value-added reseller environment
- Consulting or network architect experience
Presidio Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Presidio and has not been reviewed or approved by Presidio.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable compensation in sales and adjacent roles can materially lift total earnings when targets are met. On‑target earnings are portrayed as attractive for roles like account executives and sales engineers, with notable upside for top performers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or "unlimited" PTO is available in many groups. Remote and hybrid flexibility further broaden schedule control.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — The package includes adoption assistance, parental leave, fertility benefits, ERGs, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, and paid training. These offerings complement core medical, dental, vision, life/disability, and 401(k) coverage.
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What We Do
Presidio is a leading global digital systems integrator developing innovative technology solutions to help clients digitally transform their business. We specialize in simplifying IT by modernizing data, applications and infrastructure. Our full lifecycle model of professional and managed services power resilient cloud, security, infrastructure modernization and workforce transformation solutions for 7,000 middle market, enterprise and government clients. With an industry-leading 3:1 ratio of engineers to salespeople, we are uniquely positioned to develop and manage world-class business solutions at consumer speed. Partnering with Presidio allows organizations to capture new digital revenue streams while focusing on their core business. We handle the technical complexity and match spend to business value through flexible payment and consumption solutions.
