Solution Architect (Presales) - IT/ITES

Fortinet
Gurugram
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Customer-facing communication","Troubleshooting","Problem-solving","Solution design","Presentation"]

Lead presales and hands-on solution engagements for Government and Public Sector customers in India. Serve as a primary technical advisor, design end-to-end secure architectures, and run discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and solution design sessions. Support RFP/RFI/tender technical responses, execute PoCs/PoVs, and perform deployment, integration, migration, and troubleshooting. Architect security and networking solutions including Zero Trust, SASE, SD-WAN, SOC, SIEM/SOAR, and more.

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Solution Architect (Presales) - IT/ITES

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Job Summary

Lead presales and hands-on solution engagements for Government and Public Sector customers in India. Serve as a primary technical advisor, design end-to-end secure architectures, and run discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and solution design sessions. Support RFP/RFI/tender technical responses, execute PoCs/PoVs, and perform deployment, integration, migration, and troubleshooting. Architect security and networking solutions including Zero Trust, SASE, SD-WAN, SOC, SIEM/SOAR, and more.
Location: Gurugram
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as the primary technical advisor for assigned Government and Public Sector accounts.
  • •Design end-to-end secure architectures aligned with customer business and security requirements, including leading discovery and architecture review sessions.
  • •Develop solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical recommendations to support customer engagements and proposals.
  • •Lead and execute PoCs/PoVs and technical evaluations; perform deployment, integration, migration, and troubleshooting when required.
  • •Support RFPs/RFIs/tenders with technical compliance documentation and bid responses, while collaborating with sales, engineering, partners, and support teams.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •10–15+ years of experience in enterprise networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or solution architecture roles.
  • •Experience working with Government, Defense, PSU, Smart City, or Public Sector customers in India.
  • •Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale enterprise security and networking solutions.
  • •Strong experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder customer engagements.
  • •Hands-on cybersecurity expertise across areas such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, WAF, DDoS, NAC, Zero Trust, VPN, and incident response.
Experience:10+ yearsGovernmentPublic sectorEnterprise networkingCybersecuritySmart cityDefensePSU
Skills:Customer-facing communicationTroubleshootingProblem-solvingSolution designPresentation
Tech Stack:PythonREST APIsAnsibleRouting and SwitchingBGPOSPFMPLSSD-WANData Center NetworkingWireless TechnologiesNetwork SegmentationNext-Generation FirewallsIPS/IDSWeb Application Firewall (WAF)DDoS ProtectionNACZero TrustVPN TechnologiesSecurity Operations (SOC)Threat Intelligence

Company Brief

Fortinet
Provides enterprise cybersecurity solutions including data protection, cloud security, network security, and user and entity behavior analytics to help organizations prevent insider threats, secure cloud and on-premises environments, and enforce data loss prevention policies.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 1994
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