Associate Specialist - Presales

**It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!** 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** Pre‑Sales Solution Engineer with **4–6 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 SD‑WAN**, 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 (Multi‑Vendor Aligned)** * 6–8 years of experience as a **Pre‑Sales 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, inter‑VLAN routing**, and traffic optimization * Proven high‑availability designs using MLAG, VSF, Virtual Chassis, LACP, and Spanning Tree * Experience in campus and branch network architecture, scaling, and modernization * Hands‑on with Aruba and Ruckus wireless (Aruba Central, ClearPass, SmartZone, Cloud Wi‑Fi) * Strong understanding of **RF design, site surveys, capacity planning**, and Wi‑Fi security (802.1X, captive portals) * Solid background in WAN/SD‑WAN, 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 end‑to‑end 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 vendor‑neutral certifications such as Aruba and Juniper (as applicable) * Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BE/B.Tech) or equivalent qualification