Company Description
Who We Are
Burwood Group is not your average technology consulting firm. We are an innovative, culture-driven industry leader that helps companies use and manage technology to transform business and improve outcomes. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, we've grown to be a 200+ employee firm with team members located across the United States. Burwood fosters an employee ownership culture that celebrates both teamwork and personal growth. We’ve cultivated an incredible team of people who are dedicated to their craft and passionate about using their skills to make a meaningful impact on our customers’ success. Join our team and build a career as unique as you are.
Job Description
What You'll Do
Our Technical Architects have a deep level of technical knowledge within their area of expertise and are considered Subject Matter Experts within their Practice area. Our Technical Architects work alongside our Pursuit Teams (Solution Architects and Account Executives) to achieve and exceed Practice revenue and GP growth targets. Technical Architects drive Practice strategy and establish the Practice Point-of-View value proposition. To be successful in the Technical Architect role, you must have strong interpersonal, business, and technology skills that enable you to engage at all levels of an organization.
Our Technical Architects are experienced in a consultative approach with a holistic understanding of business and IT operations within an organization. In addition to the above, your responsibilities will include:
- Being an expert on Burwood Enterprise Networking Solutions, working directly with Sales and Marketing to craft go-to-market solutions and scoping of new opportunities
- Leading the architecture and strategy process for the client, including necessary tools, processes, and services that map to their strategic IT business initiatives, defining requirements, and creating scoping documents
- Aligning with both Burwood and Partner sales teams to identify and drive Enterprise Networking solutions with a consultative and strategic approach
- Building strong, continuous relationships at all levels of our clients, becoming their go-to advisor for all Enterprise Networking technologies
- Providing strong technical oversight and subject matter expertise on Enterprise Networking portfolio solutions from the initial engagement, through to hand-off to project completion
- Acting as a mentor, coach, and escalation point for Enterprise Networking practice resources
- Providing an architectural and consultative approach with our clients from a high-level, holistic view and roadmap through to assessment and implementation of solutions.
- Working with the Practice Leadership to further develop the workgroup resources and ensure team development and familiarity with Secure Networking solutions
- Driving process improvement, delivery efficiency, and practice profitability
Qualifications
Who You Are
- You have a broad understanding of IT and business operations
- You have a strong technology background with a consultative nature
- You have a strong consulting background that includes pre-sales experience
- You possess strong customer relationship and project management skills
- You have the expertise and professionalism to interact with any level of an organization
- You are detail-oriented and do not leave anything to chance
- You’re able to take the lead and make big decisions
- You’re a self-starter, you take initiative and have the ability to manage work priorities and to multi-task
- You’re willing to travel up to 20%
The Tech Stuff
Expert-level proficiency in enterprise networking & security, across many platforms, including:
- Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) & SASE: Deep expertise in Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet firewall deployment, configuration, and policy design, as well as Prisma Access & FortiSASE. Experience with Cisco ASA & Firepower is also desirable
- Routing & Switching: Advanced experience with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms & HPE/Aruba Campus & Datacenter products
- Software-Defined Solutions: Hands-on experience with Cisco and Palo Alto SD-WAN solutions, additionally, Fortinet and VMware SD-WAN experience is a plus
- Network Access Control: Deployment and integration of Cisco ISE and Aruba ClearPass for identity-based access control and policy enforcement
- Fabric Management: Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) experience is preferred
- Strong understanding of Data Center Layer 3/Layer 2 technologies and interconnects (MPLS, VPLS, VXLAN, and BGP EVPN)
- Experience deploying enterprise-level SDN architectures such as Cisco ACI or Arista CloudVision
- Solid understanding of Data Center and Public Cloud interconnectivity across hybrid environments, Megaport, Azure ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect
- Proven hands-on experience with campus network products from Cisco, Aruba, or Arista
- Certifications: CCIE or Palo Alto Networks PCNSE preferred
Additional Information
The PERKS
If you ask any of our employees here at Burwood “what we love”, the top answer is always the same: our culture. Our employees are driven, innovative, fun-loving, and always willing to help.In addition to that, Burwood also offers some fantastic benefits:
- Flexible work-from-home policy
- Generous vacation policy
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) savings plan, complete with a company match
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Life and accident insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability coverage
- Mental wellness programs
- Flexible spending accounts for pre-tax healthcare and transit/parking expenses
- Learning opportunities in support of career development
- Access to financial planning expertise
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are not intent on being the largest company; but rather, the best. These are the words we live by. This means we welcome all the best talent - regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and age. Being open to all cultural backgrounds, life experiences, thoughts and ideas not only strengthens company culture but also encourages different-in-kind thinking and promotes economic success.
