Gluware, Inc.

Senior Solutions Architect

Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago

JavaScriptPythonAnsibleCI/CDLinuxDevOpsRESTCustomer SuccessFirewallCiscoSD-WANNetwork EngineeringCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

The ideal candidate has Presales, automation and network expertise and enjoys working with new technology in a fast-paced company to solve customer challenges.
You will interface with customer network engineering and operations teams daily.
The position will report to the Vice President of Presales and Service Delivery.

Design solutions to customer challenges utilizing the Gluware platform integrated with third-party systems including ITSM, CMDB, IPAM, and CI/CD pipelines.
Develop and deliver compelling product demonstrations that speak directly to customer pain points and use cases.
Lead proof of concept (PoC) engagements end-to-end - from scoping through execution - delivering working automation solutions that demonstrate real business value.
Build custom automations during PoC engagements that showcase the depth and flexibility of the Gluware platform.
Create and deliver targeted technical sales presentations tailored to both engineering and business
Collaborate with Gluware Engineering, Service Delivery, Sales, and Customer Success teams to drive excellent customer experience.
Partner with Solutions Architect peers to tackle unique and complex customer challenges, sharing knowledge across the team.
Maintain current market awareness of network, cloud, and competitive technologies, including emerging automation platforms and methodologies.
Represent Gluware at industry events, conferences, and partner engagements as a subject matter expert.

7+ years of experience with enterprise network architectures, products, and configurations - including routers, switches, firewalls, SD-WAN, and related network technologies.
3+ years of customer-facing Presales experience, with a proven ability to run complex technical sales cycles.
Expertise in network vendor CLI configurations, regular expressions, and JavaScript or Python scripting
Hands-on experience with REST API integrations and data modeling using JSON, YANG, YAML, or XML.
Familiarity with network configuration compliance, audit workflows, and intent-based networking concepts.
Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
Familiarity with Linux administration.
Working knowledge of leading virtualization and container solutions.
Self-directed and results-driven, with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-growing, dynamic environment.
Experience with ITSM platforms (particularly ServiceNow) and enterprise CMDB solutions.

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
Meaningful equity - join a high-growth company at a compelling inflection point.

Solutions Architect
This Presales position based in Central or West United States is responsible for working with Gluware and our customers to solve Enterprise network automation challenges.
Act as a trusted automation advisor to customers, becoming a peer-level resource to their senior network and automation architects.

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