Technical Manager Associate

Senior Lead Consultant Network About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Lead Consultant Network with a strong background in IT Infrastructure and Enterprise Networking. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years of experience, including at least 2 years in technical consulting, solution architecture, and customer-facing engagements.

The role will be responsible for end-to-end network solutioning, technical consulting, pre-sales support, customer engagements, and network deployment initiatives across enterprise customers.

The candidate will work closely with customers, sales teams, project managers, and technical teams to design scalable, secure, high-performing network solutions aligned with business objectives and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership

• Lead end-to-end network solution design and consulting engagements for customers.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and recommend scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions.
• Develop High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD).
• Provide architectural guidance across hybrid and multi-vendor environments.
• Drive network transformation, modernization, and optimization initiatives.
• Conduct technical consultations and Proof of Concepts (POCs) for internal and customer requirements.
• Evaluate emerging networking technologies and recommend suitable adoption strategies.
• Support capability development within the networking practice.
  
  

Customer Engagement

• Act as the primary technical consultant and trusted advisor for customers.
• Conduct customer workshops, discovery sessions, architecture reviews, and technical presentations.
• Engage with customer leadership teams on strategic infrastructure discussions.
• Identify infrastructure gaps, improvement opportunities, and transformation initiatives.
• Manage high-priority technical escalations and critical customer issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer stakeholders.
  
  

Pre-Sales & Business Enablement

• Support pre-sales activities including technical solutioning and architecture.
• Participate in RFP/RFI responses and proposal preparation.
• Prepare technical estimations and solution presentations.
• Collaborate with sales and account teams to identify and develop business opportunities.
• Assist in project scope definition and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) preparation.
  
  

Project & Delivery Leadership

• Provide technical leadership during network implementation, migration, and deployment activities.
• Work closely with Project Managers and cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Review technical deliverables and ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Drive network deployment initiatives across customer environments.
  
  

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in IT Infrastructure and Enterprise Networking.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical consulting / solution architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise networking solutions.
• Strong expertise in:
• LAN/WAN
• SD-WAN
• Wireless Networking
• Data Center Networking
• Cloud Networking
• Hybrid Connectivity
• Strong understanding of secure network architectures, including:
• VPN
• Network Access Control (NAC)
• Load Balancing
• Network Security
• Strong troubleshooting, network monitoring, and performance optimization skills.
• Experience with cross-technology integration and multi-vendor environments.
• Proven experience in customer and stakeholder management.
• Strong experience in technical presentations, workshops, and customer engagements.
• Prior experience working in an onsite-offshore delivery model.
• Experience working directly with US and/or European customers and global teams.
  

Preferred Vendor Experience

Experience with one or more of the following technologies/vendors is highly preferred:

• Cisco
• Palo Alto Networks
• Juniper Networks
• Fortinet
• Arista Networks
  
  

Good to Have

• Understanding of Virtualization platforms.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms such as AWS / Azure.
• Knowledge of IT Infrastructure Monitoring.
• Understanding of Security technologies and platforms.
• Experience managing IT Infrastructure projects with global and remote teams.
• Strong understanding of network transformation and modernization.
  
  

Certifications Preferred

• CCNP Enterprise
• PCNSE
• Fortinet NSE
• AWS certifications
• Microsoft Azure certifications
• ITIL
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer-facing and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong presentation and consulting skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical teams.
• Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a Senior Network Architect / Network Solution Architect / Senior Network Consultant who combines strong technical networking expertise with solution architecture, consulting, pre-sales, and customer management experience.

Candidates with only network implementation or network support experience, without significant architecture, consulting, and customer-facing exposure, may not be suitable for this role.