51 applicants

Company

ePlus inc. · 2 days ago

Lead Technical Architect (Delivery) - Ciena Optical

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$125K/yr - $170K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead a team of Engineers, Sr. Engineers, Consultants, Sr. Consultants and Architects

Research, design and develop repeatable solutions to support applicable customer architecture needs

Be an escalation point for Engineers, Sr. Engineers, Consultants, Sr. Consultants and Architects

Work with internal management and strategy teams on development and delivery of relevant solution bundles

Engage applicable manufacturers and their engineering resources for design assistance and lab access

Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise to drive ePlus sales of applicable technology

Meet with key vendors to stay current on products and technologies

Maintain Major Optical vendor certifications (Ciena/Nokia)

Work on achieving additional relevant certifications that would benefit the Architect role

Work with the Services Director and the National Practice Leads to develop standardized assessment, delivery and testing documentation to be used by ePlus nationally, for delivery of repeatable services

Serve the customer and account needs to ePlus standards

Perform additional relevant tasks, as required

Qualification

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Ciena Optical/ROADMRouting/SwitchingOptical/ROADM OEMIndustry-recognized certificationsNetworking (BGP/MPLS/IGP)DWDM/ROADMPON/FTTXNetDevOps AutomationCustomer service skillsDocumentation skills

Required

8+ years' hands-on Service Provider experience

8+ years' Ciena Optical/ROADM

Optical/ROADM OEM experience (Cisco, Infinera, Nokia, Fujitsu)

8+ years' Routing/Switching, layer3 experience

5+ years of experience performing in a Consultant or Architect role

Multiple industry-recognized certifications, e.g.: CCIE, JNCIE VCP, NACP, CISSP

Excellent customer service skills both on the phone and in-person

Excellent presentation and documentation skills

Thorough business understanding including costing, P&L and pricing

Good communication skills and a professional demeanor

Ability to think and come up with solutions quickly

Must be fully knowledgeable and able to design and plan, implement and support Service Provider solutions using three or more of the following technologies, as applicable to specific focus area: Ciena product line familiarity 6500, MCP, SAOS10, RLS, Waveserver

Networking (BGP/MPLS/IGP)

DWDM/ROADM

PON/FTTX

NetDevOps Automation

Benefits

401(k) eligibility

Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave

Company

ePlus inc.

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ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, results-driven and trusted industry leader that helps organizations secure, modernize, optimize, and scale every aspect of their IT infrastructure.

Founded in 1990

Herndon, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.eplus.com/

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