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Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future
At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses-and their customers-to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.
The Role
Presidio is seeking Network and Security Practice Leads, in Boston MA. These individuals will be hands-on leaders, providing technical oversight for an engineering team throughout their services execution, ensuring engineers are technically prepared, projects are completed successfully and efficiently, and have met or exceeded client expectations. In this role you will serve as a focal point for highly complex implementations, lead design workshops and support pre-sales activity for professional services engagements.
The role will require overseeing a team of engineers, assuring that both Presidio and vendor best practices are adhered to, as well as providing a superb customer experience
Travel Requirements:
In this role you will be expected to travel up to 25%.
Responsibilities Include:

• Technical Leadership:
  
  • Oversee the execution of network and security projects, from initial design and staging to installation, validation, and troubleshooting of complex data and security projects.
  • Provide guidance and quality assurance for network designs that align with business objectives, customer budgets, and operational support capabilities, ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure network architectures.
  • Support/ Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network and security issues, providing guidance and support to team members during deployments.
• Client Relationships
  
  • Customer facing technical leadership for all services engagements, including escalations
• Business Management
  
  • Work closely with sales, pre-sales, project management, and other engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions and achieve project goals.
• Team Building:

Foster a culture of growth and development, focusing on technical and professional development.
Required Skills and Professional Experience:

• Advanced Networking Expertise:


• Proven experience with complex multi-protocol routing and switching, including designing, configuring, and troubleshooting with a focus on Cisco best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of core routing and switching platforms (e.g., Cisco) and advanced networking concepts such as OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and IP addressing design.
• Strong understanding of the TCP/IP protocol stack, OSI model, and commonly used TCP/UDP ports and services.
• Expertise in network security, including hardening device access and implementing security protocols.


• Cloud Networking & SD-WAN:


• Solid experience with cloud networking solutions in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), as well as Aviatrix for cloud networking.
• Experience deploying SD-WAN solutions such as Viptela, Silverpeak, or Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN.


• Security Solution Implementation:


• Proficient in deploying and managing security solutions from leading vendors like Palo Alto Networks (Panorama, Prisma Access, Prisma Cloud) and Cisco (FirePower/FTD Firewalls, Meraki MX, FMC Management).
• Ability to implement and manage security solutions, ensuring secure network infrastructure.


• Troubleshooting & Communication:


• Strong troubleshooting skills, particularly in routing and switching issues, with a proven track record of resolving complex network problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with clients, team members, and stakeholders.


• Experience:


• 2+ years' experience with team leadership or management of a technical team preferred, or equivalent
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in project implementation, engineering, and design within the networking and security domains.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in network engineering, IT, or a related field, or equivalent military experience.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:
Additional Security Expertise:

• • Experience with Fortinet products (e.g., FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer) is highly desirable.
• Advanced Networking Solutions:
  
  • Familiarity with Arista networking solutions, including CloudVision, and Aruba networking products (e.g., Aruba CX, Aruba OS, VSX/VSF technologies).
• Automation & Scripting:
  
  • Knowledge of network automation and scripting tools such as Python, EMM, or TCL for streamlining network configurations and management.
• Certifications:
  
  • Active Cisco Certifications (CCNP, CCIE preferred).
  • Active Palo Alto Certifications (PCNSA, PCCSE, PCNSE preferred).

Your future at Presidio
Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers-thinkers, builders, and collaborators-who push the boundaries of what's possible. With our expertise in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.
Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you'll be part of a team that is shaping the future.
Ready to innovate? Let's redefine what's next-together.
About Presidio
Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.
At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio's expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com
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