**Job Summary** The Solutions Architect - Network will work as a network expert supporting account teams, customers, and go-to-market initiatives.  The Solutions Architect will take a consultative approach and lead discussions with clientsregarding Network platforms, understand how technology enables business,and recognize opportunities for the company. This position is remote with aHomeOffice setup asdeterminedby SHI management.   **About Us** Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services. Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. **But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them.** If you join our team, you’ll enjoy: + Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S. + Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities. + Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family. + World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. **Responsibilities** _Include, but not limited to:_ + Collaborate with account teams in understanding the maturity levels of customer environments through review and evaluation of Network technologies, consumption, implementations, andprocesses + Develop andmaintaininternal intellectual property: a combination of white papersandsubject matter guides. + Understand and assess customer requirements,objectives, and current environments to recommend improvements and develop relevant solutions. + Collaborate with other solution architects and engineers in support of sales, customer, and go-to-market activities. + Conduct self-study and independent work in lab facilities to increase hands-on job-relatedskills  + Recommend network solutions based on industry trends and knowledge of clientenvironments  **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience   + Minimum 6 yearsexperience working with design and delivery/implementation of network/access products or operational IT/networkexperience  + Minimum 3 yearscustomer-facingpresales experience + Experience presenting to customers, internal teams, or local professionalgroups  + Must be able to pass client-required background checks asneeded  **Required Skills** + Ability to design network infrastructure including route/switch, LAN, WAN, SDWAN, branch office andsoftware-definednetworking + Receptive listening skills, withtheability to present ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technicalaudiences  + Excellent writing skills to produce written reports of recommendations, metrics, project management, process,and technicaldocumentation  + High-levelreading comprehension to examine manuals and technical reports to keep up with advances and implementnew technologythat meets employer’s orclient’sneeds  **Preferred Skills** + Performance of one or more gap assessments for formalized industry frameworks and compliance requirements preferred but notrequired  + Possessing Cisco and/or other industry certifications (CCNP, CCDP, CCIE, CISSP, etc.) + SOW creation and delivery  + RFP response experience  + Consulting project delivery  **Unique Requirements** + Positionmay requireup to20% travel to clientlocations  + Extended hours arerequiredto complete some specialprojects  **Additional Information** + The estimated annual pay range for this position is $180,000 - $250,000 which includes a base salary and bonus. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending. + Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status Refer a friend to this job (https://careers-shi.icims.com/jobs/18857/asg-presales-solutions-architect---network/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-336032949) **Need help finding the right job?** We can recommend jobs specifically for you! **Job Locations** _US-Remote_ **Requisition ID** _2025-18857_ **Approved Min (Total Target Comp)** _USD $180,000.00/Yr._ **Approved Max (Total Target Comp)** _USD $250,000.00/Yr._ **Compensation Structure** _Base Plus Bonus_ **Category** _Inside/Outside Sales_