Network Solutions Architect

Data Vox is seeking a Network Solutions Architect to join the Enterprise Sales department in Houston!

Are you interested in learning more? First, let us tell you more about Data Vox. Data Vox has been serving the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth area for over 30 years with our advanced technology solutions. We specialize in Audio Visual Solutions, Data Center & Network Technologies, Network Security, IT Support Services, Network Cabling, Phone Systems & Physical Security. We are committed to being the best technological partner and ensuring the highest level of expertise and quality service by employing people like you.

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Matching 401(k) and Roth Retirement Plans
• Sponsored 529 College Savings Plan
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time & Company Holidays
• Mileage & Phone Reimbursement
• Annual Health & Wellness Fairs
• Sustainable Business Practices

• An Encouraging Environment centered on upskilling and career growth
• Team & Company Events (Virtual & In-Person) like ice cream socials, tailgate events, Astros and Rangers watch parties and many other events throughout the year.
• Employee Appreciation Days & Holiday Celebrations recognizing the value of every team member with employee spotlights and celebrating the small things (like national carrot cake day!)
• A Dedicated Employee Engagement Committee focusing on fostering community through internal events, appreciation drives, and local nonprofit support
• Endless Opportunities to Connect from themed days to collaborative initiatives, we encourage everyone to get involved and make their mark

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to support our team by providing consulting and design support to enhance our networking and data center practices. This individual will act as a sales engineer, technical resource to set up and deliver presentations and demonstrations to customers, and to assist with determining their overall business and technical solutions.

• Collaborate with sales and operations teams in understanding customer environments by reviewing and evaluating Network technologies
• Build, strengthen and maintain technical relationships with customers, and strategic and key partners
• Assist the pre-sales team with educating sales teams through product and positioning training
• Be a trusted IT advisor to customers, while partnering with account managers
• Work with the pre-sales team to develop sales strategies and technical roadmaps for key customers
• Identify and uncover technology opportunities within Data Center, Networking, Security, Collaborations and Services
• Develop solutions that meet customers nosiness needs and budgets through strategic planning
• Use manufacture partners quoting tools to create Bill of Materials for customers
• Will convey information technology proficiency in a customer facing/presales environment
• Leadership capabilities to manage additional technical resources for meeting sales engineering needs
• Ability to work successfully with prospects, customers, and cross functional teams to meet sales goals
• Will travel to prospective customer sites, partner meetings and company events as necessary
• Ability to deliver detailed documentation and accurate Bills of Materials

• Required 2+ years of experience working with Cisco/Aruba/Juniper networking products such as switches, routers, wireless access points, datacenter switching, cloud management platforms (Meraki, Central, Mist)
• Experience with designing network architecture is a plus
• Experience with manufacture quoting tools such as CCW, and Iris is a plus
• A strong knowledge of technical networking solutions – route/switch, LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, SASE, SSE and other networking and security solutions
• Ability to communicate effectively and sell complex technical products and services by understanding the customers business needs, technical expertise to support the sales process and ability to articulate the technical value proposition
• Experience with products and solutions from key partners…