Dell Technologies - Senior Principal Engineer/Solutions Architect

Role : Senior Principal Engineer, Solutions Architect

Description :

When our customers are looking for consultative IT expertise, where else would they turn but to the company driving human progress through technology? Our Solutions Architecture team within Professional Services are specialists in package customization and integration as well as total, end-to-end solutions in targeted industry segments. After detailed consultation with our customers and careful analysis, we develop new IT systems or replace existing systems that support customers strategic, operational and financial goals.

Join us as a Senior Principal Engineer, Solutions Architect in our Solutions Architecture team in Gurgaon to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

What youll achieve :

As a Senior Principal Solutions Architect, you will take the technical lead during pre-sales engagement, using a consultative approach towards the customer to fully understand their overall business goals. From there, you will translate the clients business requirements into specific systems or applications for complex technology solutions.


You will :


- Create and own the pre-sales qualification process and deliver the architectural design, strategy and plan, leading technical customer engagements

- Develop and cultivate strong customer relationships, in order to identify additional opportunities with current accounts

- Guide project quality assurance activities and possibly supervise staff on large projects where a high number of technical staff are involved, including training or on-the-job mentoring

- Have deep, extensive knowledge of Dell Technologies products, integration capabilities and related environments, keeping up to date with the latest industry developments

- Lead executive level customer facing presentations

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Heres what we are looking for with this role :

Essential Requirements :

- 12 to 15 years of deep, hands-on experience in data center and enterprise networking across Dell, Cisco and SDN platforms, with expert level skills in L2/L3 including EVPN/VXLAN, SONiC OS, CLOS architecture, and large-scale fabric deployments.

- Advanced proficiency in SDN technologies including NSX, NSX?T, SDDC, container networking (CNI), and cloud networking architectures.

- Extensive experience with AI/ML/GenAI?focused networking, including Spectrum and InfiniBand switch deployments, along with operational tools such as Dorado, NetQ, and UFM.

- Ability to produce comprehensive HLD/LLD documents, SOPs, and runbooks, and provide mentoring to junior engineers while driving technical excellence within the team.

- Strong customer management and stakeholder collaboration skills, supported by advanced certifications such as CCIE, and Dell Data Center Networking.