Job Description (JD)Solution Architect — Networking and IT Security

Location: Bangalore, India (Hybrid — travel to Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune as required)
Role Type: Full-time, Individual Contributor
Reports To: Networking Solution Architect Head
Website: https://www.powerbridge.in/

About Us

Power Bridge is a AV and IT infrastructure solutions provider, founded in 2018, with offices across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Mumbai and NCR. We are partnered with all leading IT & AV Infrastructure OEMs — HPE, DELL, Lenovo, Apple, Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, HPE Aruba, NetApp, Samsung, Crestron, QSC, Barco, Poly and more — to deliver turnkey networking, security, data center, and collaboration solutions across India.

Our organisation is evolving into a more scalable structure to support the growing complexity and volume of customer deployments. The Networking practice handles end-to-end network and security implementations for a broad customer base, owning everything from low-level design through commissioning and customer signoff.

Position Overview

We are scaling our Solution Architecture practice to support growing demand across South and West India. As a Solution Architect specializing in Networking and IT Security, you will own the technical solution lifecycle end-to-end — from qualifying customer opportunities, through designing scalable network and security architectures, to defending your solutions in negotiation. You will be a customer-facing trusted advisor, working closely with our sales and business teams to convert opportunities into wins.

What You'll Do

- Engage directly with customers to understand business objectives, assess existing network and security postures,



and gather detailed technical requirements.
- Design robust, scalable, and right-sized network architectures aligned with customer needs, budget realities, and industry best practices.
- Architect end-to-end security frameworks covering firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention, identity, and zero-trust principles.
- Create accurate Bills of Material (BoM) using OEM-specific models (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, HP, etc.), including licensing, accessories, transceivers, and regional components.
- Author solution documents, presentations, and proposals; defend technical positioning during customer evaluation and negotiation.
- Optimize solutions during the proposal phase — articulate must-have vs good-to-have trade-offs to customers transparently.
- Coordinate with implementation teams to ensure deployed solutions match architectural intent and SLAs.
- Stay current with emerging networking and security technologies and bring them into customer conversations proactively.
- Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge across the practice.

What You'll BringMust-Have

- 12+ years of total experience in networking and IT security, with at least 3–4 years in a Solution Architect role at a System Integrator.




- Demonstrated track record of designing complex network and security solutions end-to-end — qualification through deployment.
- Hands-on background in implementation (40% of career) followed by progression into solutioning (60%) — robust fundamentals from real deployments.
- Deep working knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, NAC, and network monitoring tools.
- Expertise across multiple OEM ecosystems — Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, HP/Aruba, or equivalent.
- Accurate BoM construction skills — right-sizing without over-engineering or missing critical components.
- Excellent customer-facing communication, whiteboarding ability, and consultative listening skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.

Good-to-Have

- Industry certifications: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, Fortinet NSE, or Palo Alto PCNSE.
- Experience working at a mid-to-large System Integrator with multi-vendor exposure.
- Exposure to NAC, SD-WAN, SASE, or cloud networking (AWS/Azure).
- Experience presenting to CXO-level customer stakeholders.
- Track record of growing into a leadership or regional architect role.

Logistics

- Employment Type: Full-time
- Department: Solution Architecture
- Job Function: Pre-Sales Networking & Security Solutioning
- Location: Bangalore, India (HQ)
- Work Mode: On-site / Hybrid
- Travel: Periodic travel to Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, and customer locations
- Growth Path: Opportunity to grow into a Regional Solution Architect Head role within 1–2 years

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹1,800,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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