Senior Solution Architect Secure Networks
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Job Summary
At CDW we make it happen together. Trust connection and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. Its why were coworkers not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where were headed. Were proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.
Job summary
At CDW we deliver customer outcomes through deep technical expertise trusted relationships and a strong services-led approach.
The Senior Network Architect operates as asenior presaleoverlay within the Secure Networks practice responsible for shaping designing and leading complex network and security solutions aligned to customer business outcomes.
This role translates business requirements into high-level architectures drives solution strategy across multi-vendor environments and leads engagements from early discovery through to proposal and handover to delivery.
The Senior Network Architect is accountable for:
- Owning solution architecture for complex customer opportunities
- Leading discovery design and proposal activities
- Aligning technology solutions to business outcomes KPIs and commercial objectives
- Driving the integration of CDWs Professional and Managed Services into solution designs
- Supporting revenue growth through high-value outcome-led engagements
What you will do
Customer Engagement & Solution Ownership
- Lead customer discovery sessions to capture business and technical requirements
- Translate customer outcomes into scalable high-level architectures
- Act as the technical authority throughout the engagement lifecycle
- Present solutions confidently to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Architecture & Design
- Produce highqualitysolution proposals and where necessaryHighLevel Designs (HLDs) aligned to customer requirements
- Design secure scalable and resilient network architectures across campus data centreWANand cloud domains
- Ensure alignment with best practices vendor validated designs and CDW standards
- Support pricing sizing and commercial positioning
- Identify opportunities to enhance solutions with additional services or capabilities
- Contribution to pipeline growth and strategic opportunities
Multi-Vendor Solution Strategy
- Define optimal technology stacks across networking and security domains
- Assessmultiplevendor solutions for compatibility scalability and business fit
- Leverage vendor relationships tools and resources to validate designs
Services Integration
- Embed Professional and Managed Services into solution designs
- Support scoping and estimation of services aligned to customer outcomes
- Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure smooth transition post-sale
What we expect of you
- 10 years in network architecture design or consulting roles
- Strong experience across enterprise and/or data centre networking
- Proven track record of leading customer-facing technical engagements
- Technical Expertise
- Enterprise networking: LAN WAN Data Centre (EVPN/VXLAN desirable)
- Security technologies: NGFW ZTNA IPS/IDS segmentation(Micro & Macro) WAF
- Strong vendor experience (e.g. Cisco Juniper HPE Aruba Arista Fortinet Palo Alto)
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Strong problem-solving and solution design capability
- Experience producing high-quality technical documentation (HLDs proposals)
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Confident presenter to senior stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to influence and build consensus across technical and commercial teams
- Understanding of solution pricing risk and commercial positioning
- Ability to align technical design with revenue and margin objectives
- Customerfocused and outcomedriven
- Strong analytical and decisionmaking capability
- Effective collaboration across crossfunctional teams
- High level of accountability and ownership
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Experience with Zero Trust architectures and modern security frameworks
- Exposure to cloud networking (AWS Azure)
- Exposure within observability and AIOps (Splunk Logic Monitor Big Panda)
- Experience with automation and AI-driven operations(Python NetBox Ansible Terraform)
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CCNP/CCIE JNCIP/JNCIE etc.)
- Working experience with AI within the workplace i.e. Microsoft CoPilot
- Willingness to travel as required (typically up to 25%)
CDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization
Were looking for people who bring curiosity a learners mindset and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner openness to experimentation and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhancesnot replaceshuman creativity and decision-making. You dont need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore adapt and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.Additionally CDW is committed to fostering an equitable transparent and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process our goal is to understand your experience strengths skills and qualifications. As an AI forward company we see AI not just as a tool but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking creating and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset one thats curious adaptive and ready to explore whats possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background judgment and voice.
About Us
CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses government education and healthcare organizations achieve whats possible through technology. What makes CDW different isnt just what we doits how we do it. At CDW we act as onebuilding trust speaking candidly and working together to achieve more. We play to winfocusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forwardstaying curious moving fast and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported heard and empowered to contribute. Thats why we think of ourselves as coworkers not just employeesworking together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities.
As a fullstack fulllifecycle technology partner CDW brings deep expertise strong relationships and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters your growth is supported and your contributions help shape whats next.
Together we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together we Make Amazing Happen.
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
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