alkira
Solutions Engineer
San Jose, California, United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
AWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsCybersecurityNetwork SecuritySalesDNSFirewallVPNCiscoBGP/OSPFSD-WANLoad BalancingZero TrustNetwork EngineeringCommunication
About the role
- The ideal candidate is able to demonstrate key technical differentiators of Alkira service and help our large strategic Enterprise accounts transform their network to become disruptive, creative and innovative.
- At Alkira, you'll help shape the next chapter of networking: cloud-like consumption, private-network performance, and total control across the enterprise.
- Your actual base salary and level will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education and location.
Responsibilities
- Lead and conduct Proof of Concepts
- Track and drive key customer features/asks with Alkira Product Management to implementation
- Deep expertise in routing protocols and technologies, including BGP, OSPF, and static routing, with hands-on experience in route policy design, route redistribution, filtering, and traffic engineering
- Network security expertise, including firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point), firewall policy design, service insertion/chaining, and Zero Trust principles
- Partner with Alkira Account Managers to understand customer requirements and pain points.
Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of technology sales, preferably in a SaaS business environment
- Hands-on experience with IPsec VPNs, encryption standards, NAT, and secure connectivity architectures
- Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues across routing, security, and cloud domains
Nice to have
- Experience with network services such as DNS, DHCP, load balancing, and traffic inspection is a plus
- Relevant technical certifications (e.g., CCNP/CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer, PCNSE) are a plus
- BA/BS/MS Degree are a plus
Skills
- cloud-like consumption, private-network performance, and total control across the enterprise.
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is $150, 000 - $200,000 USD plus benefits.
- Your actual base salary and level will be determined on a case by case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education and location.
Company info
- one programmable platform to connect, secure, and operate every cloud, site, partner, data center, and AI workload.
- Founded by Amir and Atif Khan, the creators of Viptela and pioneers of the SD-WAN market, Alkira was built to radically simplify how enterprises deploy and manage network infrastructure.
- Today, as part of Lumen, we are bringing that cloud-native operating model to a global network foundation trusted by the world's largest enterprises.
- Our platform helps customers move faster without managing hardware, stitching together providers, or operating fragmented cloud networks.
- Teams can build and scale connectivity on demand, apply consistent security and segmentation, and gain visibility across distributed environments from one place.
- Alkira is growing our Solutions Engineering team and looking for high energy, dedicated professionals who can help add new clients to our SaaS platform.
- This is a full-time position with great benefits.
- As a Solutions Engineer, you are not only responsible for helping the Sales team but also helping shape the roadmap by providing a deep level understanding of customers technical needs.
- Partner with Alkira Account Managers to understand customer requirements and pain points. Assist with any technical asks from customers and help respond to RFP/RFIs
- Assist customers with design and deployment based on best practices
- Assist with any technical asks from customers and help respond to RFP/RFIs
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