Ingram Micro

Solutions Architect - Presales | Aruba

Ingram Micro  •  Chennai, IN (Onsite)  •  10 days ago
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Job Description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Core Technology Expertise (Multi‑Vendor Aligned)

  • 6–8 years of experience as a Pre‑Sales Solutions Engineer delivering enterprise networking and wireless solutions
  • Understanding in L2/L3 switching and routing on Aruba CX and Juniper EX/QFX platforms
  • Strong skills in VLAN design, segmentation, inter‑VLAN routing, and traffic optimization
  • Proven high‑availability designs using MLAG, VSF, Virtual Chassis, LACP, and Spanning Tree
  • Experience in campus and branch network architecture, scaling, and modernization
  • Hands‑on with Aruba and Ruckus wireless (Aruba Central, ClearPass, SmartZone, Cloud Wi‑Fi)
  • Strong understanding of RF design, site surveys, capacity planning, and Wi‑Fi security (802.1X, captive portals)
  • Solid background in WAN/SD‑WAN, Juniper SRX routing, MPLS to internet migration, and VPNs
  • Knowledge of network security integration, NAC with ClearPass, and secure BYOD access
  • Proven ability to deliver HLDs, LLDs, BoQs, PoCs, and support winning technical proposals

Solution Architecting

  • Engage with sales, channel partners, and enterprise customers to gather business and technical requirements
  • Design end‑to‑end enterprise network solutions (Campus LAN, WLAN, Branch/WAN) and deliver HLDs, LLDs, and BoQs aligned to OEM best practices

Customer Engagement & Consultative Selling

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor, delivering solution presentations, demos, and architecture walkthroughs
  • Support wired and wireless PoCs and translate technical designs into clear business value propositions

RFP / Proposal & Deal Support

  • Lead technical responses for RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, including compliance matrices, solution narratives, and scope documents
  • Support deal qualification, pricing discussions, OEM registrations, and solution validation with distributors and OEM teams

Collaboration & Delivery Readiness

  • Coordinate with professional services and deployment teams to ensure smooth handover and implementation readiness
  • Maintain detailed design documentation and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and delivery teams

Mandatory Skills (JD Aligned)

  • Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ICMP) with an enterprise design and troubleshooting mindset
  • Expertise in wireless security, authentication, access policies, and infrastructure integration (AD, DNS, DHCP, NTP)

Certifications & Education

  • OEM and vendor‑neutral certifications such as Aruba and Juniper (as applicable)
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BE/B.Tech) or equivalent qualification
Ingram Micro

About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to a highly diversified base of business-to-business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI-powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry’s first comprehensive business-to-consumer-like experience, integrating hardware and cloud subscriptions, personalized recommendations, instant pricing, order tracking, and billing automation. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, and lifecycle management, as well as technical pre- and post-sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Irvine, CA
Year Founded
1979
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