Senior Network Consultant (Req# 1175)

Overview

As an ePlus Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for designing and implementing single- or multi-vendor IT Data Center Solutions. You will have the opportunity to work within an industry-leading account team to understand our clients’ needs and craft sustainable IT roadmaps to get them there. 

Your Impact

The essential functions of this position include:

• Develop Sales Engineering presentations and supporting materials

• Assist in creating and/or responding to Bill-of-Materials (BOM) and Statements of Work (SOW)

• Plan and design solutions for multi-vendor Data Center Solutions

• Be available as a pre-sales resource for sales team members, as necessary

• Serve as an escalation point for Engineers, Sr. Engineers and Consultants

• Troubleshoot complex technology issues

• Assess Customer environment and make recommendations on solutions and improvements

• Escalate issues to other team members and subject matter experts, as necessary

• Provide deployment and implementation services of multi-vendor solutions in a Data Center environment

• Be available to meet customers’ IT needs

• Meet with key vendors to stay current on products and technologies

• Lead a team of engineers on a professional services projects 

• Maintain multiple advanced manufacturer specific advanced certifications. i.e.: CCIE, R/S. Voice, Brocade, CISSP, VCDX, UCS

• Serve each and every customer to ePlus’ standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 10+ years of hands on experience in IT Networking and Security with a focus on Fortinet and Cisco networking and security products

• Multiple industry-recognized Certifications preferred. i.e.: CCIE, FCSS, CISSP

• Excellent customer service skills on phone and in person

• Professional demeanor and good communication skills

• Ability to think and come up with solutions quickly aligning to customer expectations and within the boundaries of the statement of work.

• Identify and communicate additional customer opportunities.

• Must be fully knowledgeable and able to design and plan, implement and support IT solutions using two or more of the following technologies:

  • Wired Networking

  • Wireless Networking

  • Security/Firewalls

  • Structured Cabling – MDF/IDF

  • Network platform migrations

  • Virtualization

  • Backup

  • Automation/Scripting

Position Specifics

The initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $110,000 and $150,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, our compensation structure may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses.

ePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended. ePlus Benefits highlights can be viewed here.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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