Solutions Development Architect

🔥 13 hours ago

⛰️ Colorado, Oregon, +1 more states – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌲 Oregon – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $161.3k - $204.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Cisco

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1984

🔧 Hardware

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

Hardware • Security • Enterprise

Cisco is a multinational technology company that provides networking hardware, software, and services to enterprises, service providers, and governments. It builds routers, switches, optical transceivers, programmable silicon, and edge computing platforms, and offers security, collaboration (Webex), observability, and AI-enabled software and support services to help organizations design, operate, and secure large-scale networks and data centers. Cisco also delivers professional services, training, and cloud-managed solutions to support digital transformation and AI-ready infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead consultative pre-sales architecture for complex customer business and technical requirements • Translate requirements into comprehensive blueprints, architectural frameworks, and multi-year journey maps • Partner with Service Sales, Account Teams, and Deal Acceleration Teams to identify and progress lifecycle selling and transformational deals • Lead strategic CX RFP/RFI responses as the designated CX Lead Architect • Articulate the business value of unified Cisco technology and professional services • Conduct implementation risk assessments, cost-feasibility modeling, and transformation dependency mapping • Collaborate with post-sales delivery architects to de-risk execution and ensure solutions are delivered on time and within budget • Engage senior customer IT/OT leadership using vertical industry expertise • Collaborate with CX Product Management and go-to-market teams to accelerate emerging service offers • Harvest delivery best practices and contribute reusable architectural blueprints • Mentor emerging architects and share cross-architecture knowledge • Lead architectural transformation workshops

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent relevant work experience • 8+ years of professional experience in technical solutions architecture or engineering • Expert-level industry certification, such as CCIE or an equivalent credential • Technical proficiency across at least two major Cisco technology domains • Proven track record managing complex, multi-architecture technical engagement lifecycles • Deep understanding of AI/ML integration within enterprise IT infrastructure • Ability to translate technical concepts into business-value conversations • Experience navigating high-stakes RFI/RFP processes for enterprise clients • Ability to drive alignment between pre-sales and post-sales teams • Ability to mentor and guide technical staff on architecture standards and methodology

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance • 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution • Paid parental leave • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Basic life insurance • Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available, subject to eligibility • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year • 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees • Paid birthday day off • Paid year-end holiday shutdown • 4 paid personal wellness days • 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees • Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st • Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues • Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year • Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies • Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans