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Candidates located in the Midwest are strongly preferred, particularly in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and surrounding states. \nThe ePlus Service Provider Group (SPG) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team, supporting telecommunications customers across the Northeast. This individual will serve as a trusted technical advisor to service providers, including telcos, cable operators, consortiums, electrical cooperatives, and municipalities. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in high-end routing and optical networking, with a strong focus on next-generation MPLS and optical transport architectures.\nKey technologies include Segment Routing (SR-MPLS), Ethernet VPN (EVPN), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), and Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs).\nThe Solutions Architect - Service Provider will be 1:1 aligned with a dedicated Account Executive, working together to engage customers, assess their current network environments, and define future-state designs. Responsibilities include customer presentations, onsite whiteboarding sessions, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and platform selection, BOM creation, and drafting Statements of Work (SOWs) for professional services engagements.\nThis is a high-impact, customer-facing pre-sales role that blends deep technical guidance with strategic engagement to support and close complex, high-value business opportunities.\nYour Impact\nThe essential functions of this position include:\nProvide technical expertise/credibility to account team on designated focus area\n\nConduct customer presentations on ePlus value proposition and technical solution sets for assigned accounts and focus areas \n\nAssist sales account managers with overall account planning, as it relates to technical aspects of hardware, software, and services opportunity development\n\nAssist sales account managers with project management for complex presales engagements\n\nComplete technical sections for RFP/RFI/RFQ responses for assigned accounts\n\nAssist account teams with collecting customer business and technical requirements and determining ePlus recommended solution(s) \n\nDevelop solution architecture and detailed line-item configurations/bills of material (BOMs)\n\nDevelop proposal and/or presentation of recommended solutions\n\nAssist with technical scoping/review for Statements of Work (SOWs) for assigned accounts\n\nFunction as liaison to end-user customer technical staff regarding solution and implementation specifics\n\nFunction as a liaison between the sales team and professional services organization to vet solution recommendations and to complete technical portions of the SOW, as appropriate\n\nFunction as technical liaison and ePlus ambassador with field OEM sales and technical teams\n\nAssist sales management with mentoring of junior sales account managers as it relates to overall opportunity management and technical solution set\n\nConduct knowledge transfer with team members around solution updates, implementation lessons learned, etc., as relevant\n\nAssist ePlus sales team in dealing with customer satisfaction issues surrounding technical aspects of a recommended solution & its implementation or deployment, as needed\n\nAssist in developing customer get-well plan, if applicable\n\nAssist sales and services management in identifying candidate solution areas for ePlus development or investment\n\nComplete training, per development plan, and maintain certifications in accordance with focus area\n\nAssist Services Director with helping improve procedures and functions\n\nEnsure appropriate coverage for in-process opportunities while out of office for training, vacation, PTO, etc.\n\nParticipate in weekly team planning conference calls\n\nComplete administrative tasks (expenses, time reporting) in a timely fashion\n\nTravel up to 50% may be required\n\nQualifications\nTechnical Expertise:\nExtensive hands-on experience with one or more of the following high-end routing platforms (or other OEM equivalent), including:Cisco ASR 9000 / 1000 Series, NCS 5500 Series\nJuniper MX, PTX, and ACX Series\nNokia 7750 SR, 7950 XRS, and 7250 IXR Series\nCiena SAOS platforms\n\nStrong background in optical networking technologies, specifically:DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing)\nOTN (Optical Transport Network)\nROADMs (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers)\n\nDeep protocol-level knowledge, including:BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, OSPF, and EVPN\nProven ability to integrate routing and optical technologies into cohesive network solutions\nPractical experience designing and deploying large-scale networks for service providers\n\nSolid pre-sales engineering background, with responsibilities such as:\nDirect involvement in OEM and platform selection\nDemonstrated success in developing Statements of Work (SOWs) for services engagements\nExperience in 1:1 alignment with an Account Executive to drive strategic customer engagements\nProfessional Experience:\nTechnical proposal development\nSolution presentations and product demonstrations\nResponse to RFPs/RFIs\nMinimum 5+ years in telecommunications or service provider engineering roles\nCollege degree or applicable work experience\nCertifications in applicable technology preferred\nExcellent written communications skills\nStrong attention-to-detail\nExcellent oral presentation skills\nPositions Specifics\nThe initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $110,000 and $150,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, our compensation structure may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses.\nePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended. \nIf hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.\nWho We Are\nAt ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.\nCorporate Values\nRespectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.\nTeamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.\nWork/life balance that supports our employees’ varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.\nEmbracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.\nCommitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging\nWe are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.\nePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work. \nPhysical Requirements\nWhile performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.\nBy embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.\nePlus maintains a California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Privacy Notice on our Trust Center, available here: CCPA Privacy Notice.\nNotice to Recruiting Agencies: ePlus only accepts unsolicited resumes when presented directly by a candidate. Unsolicited resumes submitted to ePlus from any other source will be considered ePlus property and will not qualify for any placement or referral fees. ePlus will only pay such fees in connection with a valid written agreement between ePlus and the referring agency, and then only after providing advance written approval to the referring agency to submit resumes in connection with a particular opportunity.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9173,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Managed IT Services (MSP)","Systems Integrators","IT Resellers & VARs"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T16:36:36Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T03:34:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":150000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/eplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/eplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T03:34:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3403,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":715782},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=715782"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Feplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Feplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Feplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/eplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Feplus-solutions-architect-service-provider-2"}]}