AHEAD · 10 hours ago
Senior Specialty Solutions Engineer-Network
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $300K/yrAHEAD builds platforms for digital business, focusing on cloud infrastructure, automation, and analytics. They are seeking a Senior Specialty Solutions Engineer-Network to lead network and network security solutions for clients, collaborating with sales representatives to develop strategies and drive technical sales engagements.
Cloud ComputingInformation TechnologySoftwareStaffing AgencyVirtualization
Responsibilities
Participation, Leadership and Coordination of the AHEAD virtual team for Network Infrastructure
You will also be responsible for working with the AHEAD partner management team and directly with selected vendors to maintain vendor technical and sales relationships
As a Network Specialist you are a thought leader within the Engineering organization, responsible for designing, architecting, and, at times, consulting for Ahead clients
Your goal as a Network Lead should be to build skills, relationships, and industry credibility across many segments to drive product, services and consulting sales
Support the sales teams during engagements by providing advice and solutions or proposals optimized to meet customer technical and business requirements
Develops relationships with the account managers, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives and engages and leverages team specialist resources as appropriate
Strategizes and executes technical sales calls
Completes required pre-sales documentation (configurations, pricing, services, presentations, justifications etc.) quickly and accurately
Qualifies sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements, decision making process and funding
Presents and markets the design and value of proposed Ahead solutions and business justification to customers, prospects and Ahead management
Participates in mentorship of entry-level team members
Possesses strong, detailed product / technology / industry knowledge. Knowledge of job associated software and applications
Qualification
Required
Understanding and mastery of Cisco Route/Switch, Datacenter technologies and LAN technologies (LAN/Wireless)
Experience or eagerness to learn about and with network and system / access design with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or other cloud services
Participation, Leadership and Coordination of the AHEAD virtual team for Network Infrastructure
Working with the AHEAD partner management team and directly with selected vendors to maintain vendor technical and sales relationships
Designing, architecting, and, at times, consulting for Ahead clients
Building skills, relationships, and industry credibility across many segments to drive product, services and consulting sales
Supporting the sales teams during engagements by providing advice and solutions or proposals optimized to meet customer technical and business requirements
Developing relationships with the account managers, partners and customers in support of sales team objectives
Strategizing and executing technical sales calls
Completing required pre-sales documentation (configurations, pricing, services, presentations, justifications etc.) quickly and accurately
Qualifying sales opportunities in terms of customer technical requirements, decision making process and funding
Presenting and marketing the design and value of proposed Ahead solutions and business justification to customers, prospects and Ahead management
Participating in mentorship of entry-level team members
Possessing strong, detailed product / technology / industry knowledge
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent
Pre Sales and Data Center experience is required
Professional communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience working as a technical lead in a pre-sale's sales campaign
Ability to work under critical conditions and influence others to achieve results
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent presentation skills
Must be independent, self-motivated, a self-starter and possess a good working attitude
Able to work well within a team and partner environment
Customer focused and results driven
Cisco certifications are required. Examples: CCIE, CCNP
Cisco Nexus 9K, ACI, 7K, 5K, 2K, 1K
Experience with Converged Network Fabrics / Converged Infrastructure Systems
IP Routing Protocols
Layer 2 protocols and technologies
Cisco Core Datacenter Technologies
ACI
Network Management
MPLS, DMVPN, Multicast
Firewalls, VPN, IPSec / L2TP etc
Network Security
Preferred
VMware / VMware NSX
Palo Alto
Arista
Fortinet
Automation skillset
F5 / NetScaler
Amazon AWS, Azure, Cloud connectivity and network fundamentals
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid company holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
Company
AHEAD
AHEAD is a solutions-based company that helps clients move to an optimized IT service delivery model.
Founded in 2007
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (19)
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$97.72M2024-05-06Series Unknown· $5.7M
2024-02-15Series Unknown· $43.6M
2023-11-02Series Unknown· $5.77M
Leadership Team
Daniel Adamany
Founder and CEO
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Stephen Ayoub
Co-Founder and President
Recent News
2025-11-19
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