Technical Solutions Engineer
Buffalo, IA - USA
Job Summary
Accelerate your career. Join the organization thats driving the worlds technology and shape the future.
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. Our market reach diverse solutions and services portfolio and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage set us apart. Learn more at
Come join our team where youll make technology happen in surprising ways. Lets shape tomorrow - itll be a fun journey!
Help partners build whats next.
Who we are
Ingram Micro helps businesses access the technology expertise and solutions they need to grow. We help partners navigate evolving technology areas such as cybersecurity cloud networking AI infrastructure hardware software and other advanced solutions.
Technology is moving quickly and our teams are helping partners stay ahead.
How our team works
The Solutions Engineering team works directly with partners to provide pre-sales consultation technical enablement training and education that helps them build or expand their practices around cybersecurity hardware software and other emerging vendor solutions.
Sometimes that means helping design solutions. Sometimes it means guiding partner conversations demonstrating market opportunities enabling sales teams or helping partners translate technical capabilities into business outcomes.
Its a collaborative role where technical knowledge business acumen and relationship-building skills matter equally.
This role is hybrid - 3 days/week onsite - and can be based at any of the following office locations:
Buffalo NY
Irvine CA
Scottsdale AZ
Greer SC
Our values in action
The ideal candidate is curious collaborative and always this role youll work with people across countries and technologies share ideas openly and help partners feel more confident navigating complex solutions.
What youll do
- Provide pre-sales consultation technical enablement training and education to partners to help them build enhance and grow their practices with Ingram Micro.
- Proactively introduce demonstrate and train partners on modern business needs desired outcomes market trends emerging technologies vendor solutions and high-margin professional services.
- Help partners become more proactive profitable and services-driven trusted advisors to their end-user customers.
- Build trusted relationships with reseller and vendor stakeholders to support transparent collaboration business planning and growth.
- Comprehensively educate partners on best-in-class IT solutions with a focus on raising their technical proficiency and helping them win more business.
- Understand each partners sales organization identify key decision-makers and technical stakeholders and engage them with relevant guidance.
- Provide thought leadership strategic advice and practical guidance that influences partners to invest in accelerating growth through Ingram Micro.
- Partner closely with internal sales teams to support customer opportunities across cybersecurity hardware software cloud networking infrastructure and other advanced solution areas.
What you bring to the role
- Experience in pre-sales engineering solutions engineering technical enablement or technical consulting.
- Prior experience with cybersecurity solutions including hardware and software technologies within a multi-vendor technology environment.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business value for partner sales teams technical stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Interest in emerging technologies market trends vendor solutions and high-margin professional services.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to earn trusted advisor status with partners resellers vendors and internal teams.
- General proficiency with the tools systems and procedures needed to perform the role with the ability to consult with senior or specialist team members on more complex technical issues.
- Advanced badges or certifications in cybersecurity networking infrastructure or other advanced solution technology categories are preferred.
- A four-year college degree or additional related experience with 3 years of functional experience including at least 1 year of role-specific experience.
Your growth with us
Youll work with advanced cybersecurity hardware software and strategic vendor solutions while building technical expertise trusted partner relationships and visibility across the business. Lets shape tomorrow.
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The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidates primary work location pay grade and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors in addition to primary work location such as complexity and responsibility of role job duties/requirements and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.
At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including merit increases annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits paid time off parental leave a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance and wellbeing benefits among others.
This is not a complete listing of the job duties. Its a representation of the things you will be doing and you may not perform all these duties.
Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.
Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other protected category under applicable law.
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About Company
Ingram Micro helps businesses Realize the Promise of Technologyâ„¢. It delivers a full spectrum of global technology and supply chain services to businesses around the world. Deep expertise in technology solutions, mobility, cloud, and supply chain solutions enables its business partner ... View more