About The Roleย ย
As a Post Sales Solution Architect at IP Fabric, you will be the technical owner of customer success after the sale. You will work directly with enterprise network, security, and infrastructure teams to deploy IP Fabric, accelerate adoption, troubleshoot complex environments, and help customers realize measurable business value from their network data.ย
Acting as a trusted technical advisor, you will partner closely with Customer Success, Support, Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure customers successfully deploy, operate, and expand their use of IP Fabric across some of the world's most complex network environments.ย
Whatย You'llย Doย
Customer Engagement & Solution Delivery:
- Guideย customersย throughย theirย journeyย withย IPย Fabric,ย ensuringย successfulย adoptionย andย ongoingย valueย realization.
- Understand the limitations of traditional network management approaches and the opportunities in leveraging network data to transform enterprises.
- Refine and validate use cases and outcomes created by the Pre-Sales team and establish post-sales acceptance criteria.
- Lead technical onboarding and deployment activities for enterprise customers, ensuring successful implementation and time-to-value.
- Conduct training sessions and provide ongoing client support to maximize the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
- Identify and nurture customer champions to drive long-term engagement.
- Serve as a trusted advisor for network, infrastructure, and security teams by providing architectural guidance and operational best practices.
- Develop and draft clear and concise Statements of Work (SOWs) that outline project scope, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Manage project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Occasionally travel for company meetings, industry events, and customer visits (once to three times a quarter).ย
Cross-Functional Coordinationย ย
- Collaborate with product management, product marketing, and engineering to provide field-facing feedback that influences the product roadmap.
- Work closely with IP Fabric's support and sales teams to maximize customer satisfaction and engagement.
- Contributeย deploymentย bestย practices,ย technicalย enablementย material, andย repeatableย implementationย methodologiesย thatย improveย customerย outcomesย atย scale.ย
Technical Expertiseย ย
- Deploy and provide basic support for the IP Fabric platform in customer environments, including understanding deployment methods, platform limitations, and administrative access requirements.
- Assist sales and technology partners in integrating IP Fabric into broader solutions.
- Scope, design, and oversee the implementation of targeted solutions, extensions, or integrations that enhance the core product offering.
- Adviseย customersย on networkย automation,ย assurance,ย observability, andย operationalย excellenceย initiativesย leveragingย IPย Fabric'sย network dataย platform.ย
What You'll Need- 5+ย yearsย ofย experienceย in networking,ย solutionsย architecture,ย technicalย consulting,ย professionalย services,ย customer-facingย engineering,ย orย post-salesย technicalย rolesย supportingย enterpriseย B2B softwareย orย infrastructureย solutions.ย
- A customer-first perspective with a consultative approach to solution delivery.
- Hands-onย experienceย workingย withย enterpriseย networkingย technologiesย andย architectures.
- Strongย understandingย ofย networkingย conceptsย such asย routing,ย switching, networkย security,ย wirelessย networking, SD-WAN, cloud networking, data center networking,ย orย networkย automation.
- Experienceย inย professionalย servicesย functions,ย includingย projectย scoping, SOWย creation, andย solutionย implementation.
- Familiarityย withย serverย virtualizationย technologies.
- Abilityย toย understandย andย workย withย APIs,ย automationย workflows, andย technicalย integrations.
- Strongย projectย managementย skillsย withย theย abilityย toย manageย multipleย customerย engagementsย simultaneously.
- Excellentย customer-facingย communicationย skills,ย includingย theย abilityย toย explainย technicalย conceptsย toย bothย engineeringย andย executiveย stakeholders.ย
Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:ย ย
- Strong understanding of NetDevOps workflows including automation, infrastructure-as-code, python, git, Ansible, and similar tools.ย
- Ability to code in Python, sufficient to develop custom prototype solutions for customers.ย
- Proven wins as a technical post-sales engineer/architect.
- Experienceย workingย withย large-scaleย enterpriseย environmentsย consistingย ofย multipleย vendors, cloudย platforms, and networkย domains.ย
Benefits & Perksย ย
- 25 days of paid time off.
- ClassPass Wellness Program.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
- Anniversary Rewards.
- Competitive Commission Structure.
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance.
- Employer-matched 401(k) plan.