Position :
Network Presales Data Networks.
Education :
Graduate with Network : Noida, Chennai, Bangalore.
Years of Experience :
10-12 years in Networks Domain / Pre-sales / :
- This role will involve the RFP/RFI process as well as bespoke solutions in collaboration with Product teams/vendors, ensuring accurate verification, technical design vetting and overall cost and quality for the correct design and implementation.
- Coordination and oversight of Third-Party Providers for solution components. Work with them to create and freeze the Bill of material.
- Assess and understand the clients business requirements, translating and recording these into formal network solution requirements.
- Responsible for the development of a convincing solution strategy regarding current, intermediate, and future mode of operations including migration approach.
- Design and develop an end-to-end network solution design to meet the agreed network solution requirements while taking into consideration the economic parameters and competition.
- Participate in due diligence meetings with customer to gather more information on proposal/information request and environment.
- Successfully defend proposed techno-commercial solutions as part of the pre-sales process.
Prepare
- Proposal documents including proposals, pricing sheet, solution presentations against RFPs/RFIs.
- Contractual documents such as Statement of Work, Resource Unit Definitions etc.
- Understanding new data technologies/products and position them in relevant solution proposal.
- Keep himself/herself up to date with latest products features, licensing, architecture, and price.
- Defend end-to-end data solutions to customer/internal stakeholders.
- Working closely alongside other technology owners for optimal solution design in-line with the overall proposed solution.
- Work with OEM / Partners to ensure an appropriate solution is proposed during Presales Cycle.
Knowledge & Experience
- Understanding of various areas under Network domain -
- Data Center LAN technologies and platforms.
- Data center design and solution.
- Data Center LAN sizing and architecture.
- Cisco ACI SDN architecture.
- Wide Area Network technologies.
- WAN connectivity architecture and solution.
- SD-WAN Solutions from cloud providers such as Viptela, Velo ,Silverpeak , Fortinet, Pala Alto etc.
- Datacenter Networking SDN/ACI.
- Campus LAN and SDA.
- TCP/IP protocol suite.
- Application protocols HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL etc.
- Wireless Networking on platforms like Meraki, Cisco, Aruba.
- Routing Protocols OSPF, EIGRP, BGP.
- SwitchingL2 and L3 LAN switching technologies, VLANs, IEEE802.1Q Trunking, Ether Channel etc.
- DHCP and DNS.
- Technical experience with designing, installing, configuring, and supporting security infrastructure technologies, network monitoring and management tools.
Certification Requirements
- CCNP desired and CCNA mandatory.
Personal Attributes
- Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, strategic planning, and business acumen.
- Experience in consulting with RFIs and RFPs.
- Experience within Network presales and/or architecture role.
- Strong client facing presentation skills and ability to explain technical solutions, business value and defend the solution on the customers level.
- Ability to drive Workshop.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Should be willing to travel extensively to perform the required functions.
- Strong English language skill, both verbal and written.
Note :
Candidates should be capable of creating a PowerPoint presentation or performing tasks in Excel, such as using Pivot tables.(ref:hirist.tech)
