Associate Specialist Presales

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Job Description:

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem.

With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts.

Professional Summary

PreSales Solution Engineer with 46 years of experience designing and positioning enterprise networking and wireless solutions across mixed OEM environments including Aruba Juniper and Ruckus. Strong background in switching routing wireless security integration and SDWAN working closely with sales partners and customers to translate business requirements into scalable secure architectures. Proven ability to deliver HLDs LLDs BoQs PoCs and winning technical proposals.

Core Technology Expertise (MultiVendor Aligned)

• 68 years of experience as a PreSales Solutions Engineer delivering enterprise networking and wireless solutions
• Understanding in L2/L3 switching and routing on Aruba CX and Juniper EX/QFX platforms
• Strong skills in VLAN design segmentation interVLAN routing and traffic optimization
• Proven highavailability designs using MLAG VSF Virtual Chassis LACP and Spanning Tree
• Experience in campus and branch network architecture scaling and modernization
• Handson with Aruba and Ruckus wireless (Aruba Central ClearPass SmartZone Cloud WiFi)
• Strong understanding of RF design site surveys capacity planning and WiFi security (802.1X captive portals)
• Solid background in WAN/SDWAN Juniper SRX routing MPLS to internet migration and VPNs
• Knowledge of network security integration NAC with ClearPass and secure BYOD access
• Proven ability to deliver HLDs LLDs BoQs PoCs and support winning technical proposals

Solution Architecting

• Engage with sales channel partners and enterprise customers to gather business and technical requirements
• Design endtoend enterprise network solutions (Campus LAN WLAN Branch/WAN) and deliver HLDs LLDs and BoQs aligned to OEM best practices

Customer Engagement & Consultative Selling

• Act as a trusted technical advisor delivering solution presentations demos and architecture walkthroughs
• Support wired and wireless PoCs and translate technical designs into clear business value propositions

RFP / Proposal & Deal Support

• Lead technical responses for RFPs/RFIs/RFQs including compliance matrices solution narratives and scope documents
• Support deal qualification pricing discussions OEM registrations and solution validation with distributors and OEM teams

Collaboration & Delivery Readiness

• Coordinate with professional services and deployment teams to ensure smooth handover and implementation readiness
• Maintain detailed design documentation and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and delivery teams

Mandatory Skills (JD Aligned)

• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS DHCP ICMP) with an enterprise design and troubleshooting mindset
• Expertise in wireless security authentication access policies and infrastructure integration (AD DNS DHCP NTP)

Certifications & Education

• OEM and vendorneutral certifications such as Aruba and Juniper (as applicable)
• Bachelors degree in engineering (BE/) or equivalent qualification