Secure Data/Voice Solutions Architect

General Dynamics • Dedham, MA

78d • $123,734 - $137,267

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), a market leader and technology innovator, is seeking a talented Secure Data/Voice Solutions Architect to join our team, to focus on maintaining and growing GDMS' customer base and content. As a Secure Data/Voice Solutions Architect, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following tasks: Provides technical sales & marketing support for GDMS secure data & voice encryption products. Identifies customers' system needs. Performs feasibility and performance studies, including benchmarking, capacity planning, etc. Develops recommendations to meet customer needs, including system configurations, installation planning, etc. Prepares and presents technical product briefs and related information to customers regarding all aspects of company products. Supports requests for proposal (RFP) response preparation and submittals. Implements detailed customer installations to meet requirements. Follow-up customer engagements to assess and ensure effective implementation of SNVP products. Advocates technical direction to address current and future customer needs. Works with key stakeholders (engineering, BD, sales and customers) to assess potential application of company products to meet customer needs. Contributes to the development of product solutions, specifications and requirements. Conducts market research to determine requirements for current and future products as well as potential partner relationships products. Disseminates technical information on specific applications to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field
• 8+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 6 years of job-related experience
• Experience with secure communication networks; HAIPE, EDE, VoIP, ISDN, Analog, SCIP, SATCOM or any combination thereof
• Understands networking design and principles for secure networks
• Experience with high speed encryption IDS/IPS systems
• Experience with cloud security architectures
• Experience with network management tools (i.e SNMPv3, RESTCONF)
• Configuring and troubleshooting of call managers (e.g. Cisco, Avaya, etc.)
• Understands sales engineering principles and key role in achieving business objectives
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to present technical and product solutions to small and large audiences
• Ability to think creatively, multi-task and work independently without significant direction
• Clearly communicates information relevant to sales engineering along with highlighting issues, impacts, and recommended corrective actions
• Subject matter expert (SME) in at least one discipline of secure communications and very strong knowledge in adjacent fields
• Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance with a TS preferred
• U.S. citizenship is required

Responsibilities

• Provides technical sales & marketing support for GDMS secure data & voice encryption products
• Identifies customers' system needs
• Performs feasibility and performance studies, including benchmarking, capacity planning, etc.
• Develops recommendations to meet customer needs, including system configurations, installation planning, etc.
• Prepares and presents technical product briefs and related information to customers regarding all aspects of company products
• Supports requests for proposal (RFP) response preparation and submittals
• Implements detailed customer installations to meet requirements
• Follow-up customer engagements to assess and ensure effective implementation of SNVP products
• Advocates technical direction to address current and future customer needs
• Works with key stakeholders (engineering, BD, sales and customers) to assess potential application of company products to meet customer needs
• Contributes to the development of product solutions, specifications and requirements
• Conducts market research to determine requirements for current and future products as well as potential partner relationships products
• Disseminates technical information on specific applications to stakeholders

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits
• Flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree