Qualifications
Experience
Area Required
Engineering / Network Support 3–5 years
Service Desk / TAC environment 3–5 years
IT Services / MSP / Managed Service 3–5 years
Education & Certifications
· Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience (preferred)
· Required: CCNP (Enterprise, Data Center, or Security), ITIL Foundation
· Preferred: CCIE, VMware VCP, Silver Peak, Fortinet NSE
Presales-Relevant Skills (New)
· Ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
· Experience participating in client discovery/scoping calls with Sales teams.
· Ability to translate customer requirements into proposed service capabilities.
· Comfortable presenting solutions and answering technical questions in live meetings.
Technical Expertise
· Switching: STP, VLANs, trunking, LAG, VPC
· Routing: EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, FHRP, redistribution
· Security: ACLs, NAT, stateful inspection, IPsec/DMVPN, AAA, NGFW
· Cisco hardware: ISR/ASR, Catalyst, Nexus, ASA/Firepower, Meraki wireless
· Preferred experience: VMware, Silver Peak SD-WAN, Fortinet, QoS (LAN/WAN)
Other Requirements
· Ability to work 8–10 hours at a desk, 5 days per week
· Occasional travel for client meetings, training, or vendor events