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# Solution Architect in Mundelein

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Routing, Network Segmentation, PCI Data Security Standards, Zero Trust Network Access, Security Information and Event Management, Wide Area Networks, Google Cloud, IEEE 802.11ax, Multi-Cloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Information Technology, Cloudflare, Fortinet, CIS Benchmarks, Cisco
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/solution-architect-mundelein-32078538

## About the Role

* 7+ years of overall IT experience, including 3+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales Solution Architect, Consulting Architect, or Senior Systems Engineer role at a VAR, MSP, or IT services firm.
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 * Demonstrated experience leading technical discovery, architecture design, and pre-sales engagements for complex networking and cybersecurity solutions.
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 * Deep technical expertise in cybersecurity - including Next- Firewall (NGFW), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR), SIEM, and -based security.
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 * Strong working knowledge of enterprise networking: routing and switching, SD-WAN, LAN/WAN design, wireless (802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6), and network segmentation.
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 * Experience architecting hybrid and multi-cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP) including cloud networking, security controls, and governance.
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 * Proven ability to build and present outcome-based business cases for managed services, recurring revenue programs, and multi-year technology roadmaps.
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 * Experience authoring technical documentation including solution designs, BOMs, SOWs, and RFP responses at a professional quality standard.
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 * Polished executive communication skills - you are equally comfortable presenting a Zero Trust architecture to a CISO and a cost justification to a CFO.
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 * Hands-on familiarity with Zero Trust frameworks (NIST SP 800-207, Gartner ZTA) and their practical implementation in enterprise environments.
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 * Experience positioning and selling managed security services (managed SOC, MDR, managed SASE, managed firewall).
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 * Background in or exposure to compliance frameworks: NIST CSF, CIS Controls, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or CMMC.
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 * Prior quota-bearing or KPI-tied pre-sales experience at a firm competing with ePlus, Presidio, WWT, Ahead, NTT, or similar.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced, customer-facing Solution Architect who has already done this work at a VAR, MSP, or IT services firm - and wants to do it somewhere with fewer constraints and more impact. This is a senior individual contributor role with the authority to lead design sessions, scope full projects, build managed services proposals, and shape how BlackHawk's cybersecurity and infrastructure practice evolves., You will work alongside our sales team as their primary technical partner on strategic accounts, driving outcomes that matter: securing environments, modernizing networks, migrating to cloud, and building recurring managed services relationships. Your success is measured not just by technical quality but by revenue contribution, client retention, and the trust you build as an advisor.