Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solutions Architect

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. 
 

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

Supports strategic sales engagements, drives thought leadership in a cross functional manner, and supports the global sales strategy of Equinix to drive revenue in an assigned territory. The role is responsible for providing technology and solution-based thought leadership, bridging the network, data centre and Cloud/IT infrastructure into repeatable offers. Key focus areas include, but are not limited to, strategic sales engagements, development of offers, repeatable solutions, and use cases, focused on the five sales verticals within the Equinix Ecosystem (Network, Financial, Cloud, Content/Digital Media, and Enterprise).

Responsibilities
Strategic Sales Support

• Provides advanced technology solutioning support to Equinix global field and channel sales

• Develops the account technology strategy with Equinix Account Executives

• Prepares and conducts Customer workshops

• Prepares and delivers Customer presentations

• Develops peer relationships with customers at Senior Manager or Director Level

• Demonstrates Equinix values through the provision of credible and convincing reasoning through compelling solutions to have a customer choose Equinix

Research and Development

• Keeps up-to-date with technologies relevant to the market.

• Researches relevant technology trends

• Analyses technology impacts

• Recommends to stakeholders based upon research finds

• Implements new technologies, standards, processes, tools and techniques

Subject Matter Expertise

• Maintains Industry awareness through training, reading, research, collaboration and industry event attendance

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Interfaces with fellow stakeholders in the products and solutions lifecycle such as in the EQUINIX CIO, CTO, CMO and CSO organizations on technology and service initiatives, new product introductions, technology roadmap, and commercial concerns

Technology and Innovation Insights

• Provides technical subject matter expertise to Sales, Marketing and the Industry through participation in creating, developing and delivering content for proposals, marketing studies and marketing events

• Supports the briefing of Sales teams on the impact of new technology

• Supports the briefing of Sales teams on the features, restrictions and selling points of new Equinix products and offers

Solution Development

• Identifies and analyzes opportunities and problems within customer context, business plans, technological statuses, and strategic direction

• Identifies and develops solutions in technology, processes, organizational, impact, commercials, and implementation plans

• Develops solution benefits and business cases for change

• Shares findings in customer presentations

Qualifications

• 10+ Years in the functional domains of Network, Datacentre, Enterprise IT Systems, including implementation and technical support preferred

• 7+ Years of Solutions Selling in a commercial pre-sales position preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline preferred · Advanced industry certifications (i.e. Cisco, VMware, MS, AWS) preferred

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

Experience Level

Senior Level