Solution Consultant- Network Automation

Job description

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Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

Job Summary

The Solution Consultant is responsible for developing and designing secure, scalable, network automation solutions that span sensor to cloud, utilizing Belden’s best in class secure network switching, routing and wireless solutions. This is a client facing role, heavily engaged in Pre-Sales Consulting as a member of the Commercial Team. Th SC is a critical business partner to our clients and sales teams by enabling IT / OT Convergence Solutions and Physical AI applications across focused industry verticals. This key position is responsible for helping fuel our solutions growth, leveraging Belden’s full suite of products, solutions and services.

Successful Candidates will:

Partner with Sales to drive value, opportunity velocity and bookings by delivering outcome-based solutions aligned with vertical market strategies.

Leverage Multi-Practice, Professional Services and SLA offers to enhance customer experience and drive compelling business or financial impact within client organizations.

Leverage their robust technical skills, consultative competencies and vertical expertise to solve network automation challenges using Belden solutions, services and support offerings

Translate customer requirements and problem statements into compelling technical solutions with demonstrable financial impact

Recognize and utilize validated architectures to deliver vertical and use case specific solutions with heightened value

Utilize Automation and Tooling to deliver accelerated opportunity velocity & win rates

Propose secure solutions inclusive of Digital Infrastructure, Cybersecurity and third-party elements

Expand influence within end customer, SI, EPC & engineering communities within the AMS Region

Develop and co-create proof-of-concepts delivering significant operational and / or financial impact

Facilitate quality handovers to internal execution teams; Identify process or solution improvement priorities and emerging technology trends requiring network automation solutions

Secure customer commitment through best-in-class solutions, service and post-sale support programs

The Solution Consultant is responsible for providing feedback and insights to their Practice, as well as cross-functional teams across the AMS business, and is accountable for achieving key KPIs and objectives.

Education & Experience

5-7 years of experience in a Pre-Sales Consulting role designing and / or engineering network automation solutions (L1/L2, Wireless), Software and / or Services for large or complex client networks in Substation Automation, Renewable Energy Segments, or Mass Transit

Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, communications or engineering is preferred, with a focus on wired & wireless networking, LAN, WAN (MPLS experience preferred) & Ethernet basedcommunications

Experience working with cross functional teams including Solution Architects, Solution Line Managers, Product Managers, Sales and Marketing

Track Record of successfully helping establish credibility, defining network challenges & solutions leading to successful opportunity capture

Experience utilizing automation tools that guide the creation of: Executive summary, scope of work, network architecture, physical & logical topology and data flow, bill of materials, and service & SLAs

Additional Skills & Capabilities

Demonstrate the ability to translate complex or technical requirements with non-technical stakeholders

Demonstrate solid knowledge and understanding of key technology and market trends, and competitors’ solutions.

Demonstrate analytical skills and the ability to work within a metric drivenenvironment

Ability to work successfully in a fast-pacedworkenvironment

Demonstrate a pro-active, flexible, and pragmaticapproach

Ability to travel domestically as required to perform the duties of the role (50% + frequency of travel)

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $125,000.00 to $160,000.00 plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

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