Sr. Systems Engineer, Ruckus

Job description

Innovation Starts With You Propel your career at RUCKUS, a Belden brand, 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. Our RUCKUS Smart Wi-Fi, ICX switching, IoT, rich AI/ML Analytics software, secure policy user/device onboarding software, and broad portfolio of network management and control all redefine what’s possible in wireless connectivity and network performance with flexibility, reliability, and affordability. RUCKUS has an unbeaten track record of working better than anyone else in the industries we serve. Don’t just take our word for it. We can prove it! We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support our Eastern Canada territory, serving our customers, partners, and Canadian Federal Government clients. Candidates must be based in the Montreal area and be fluent in both English and French. The Systems Engineer is responsible for providing customer‑centric technical sales support, technical account management, and trusted advisory services. In collaboration with Territory Account Managers and Partner Account Managers, this role supports the sale of RUCKUS networking solutions. Key activities include conducting consultative solution discussions, delivering technical demonstrations, developing architectural designs and best practices, managing proof‑of‑concept evaluations, and presenting technical content to customers, partners, and prospects. The successful candidate will be a self‑motivated professional with strong technical acumen, comprehensive industry knowledge, and demonstrated experience in an end‑customer–facing Systems Engineer capacity. Responsibilities: Pre-sales engineering network design, radio frequency passive and/or active planning, bill of material creation, sales opportunity engagement, and technical training individually or in larger group settings Identifying and driving the development of a territory account plan based on awareness of the business economics and trends of the industries, including vertical markets Have a working knowledge of RUCKUS Networks wireless, wired and software solutions Act as a trusted technical advisor to end-customers and partners with the ability to differentiate and competitively position RUCKUS solutions Assist the Territory and/or Partner Account Manager in driving revenue and selling solutions to achieve quota goals Required qualifications for consideration: 5+ years of experience working with Wi-Fi and switching vendor solutions (Ruckus, Brocade, Juniper, Arista, Cisco, Cisco Meraki, Aruba, Aerohive, Xirrus, Extreme, Dell, etc.) Strong ability to support and manage the process of troubleshooting complex technical problems. Highly effective technical presentation skills Strong verbal and written communication skills A proficient understanding of pre-sales engineering, technical sales processes, and critical account management Reside in the Montreal region Able to travel 50% Full bilingual proficiency in English and French, both written and spoken. Requirements: You will excite us if you have: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering; Networking Engineering, Information Technology Management Information Systems, Computer Science required Master’s degree in electrical engineering; Networking Engineering, Information Technology Management Information Systems, Computer Science preferred A professional or associate-level networking industry certification such as CCNA, BPIPA, JNCIA, Cisco, Aruba, RUCKUS, CWNA, etc. A proficient understanding of pre-sales engineering, technical sales processes, and critical account management Working knowledge of networking technical skills; specifically, 802.11 Wi-Fi technology evolution releases (Wi-Fi 5, 6, 7), RF antenna signal propagation behavior, best practices design and assessment, predictive heat map creation, wireless troubleshooting, wireless network optimization, IP routing and switching WAN/LAN design, setup and configuration, Layer 4-7 application services, security authentication methods and products, SASE, SD-WAN, RADIUS, AD, Virtualization environments/deployments, VM installations, (any of VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, GCE, Azure, AWS), secure device/user onboarding solutions, etc. DevOps/REST or other common API programming knowledge a plus General knowledge of the following areas of specialization: Cloud services (SaaS); VLAN; security; VoIP; QoS wired/wireless; BYOD/MDM; P2P; mesh; wireless controller architectures; Wi-Fi protocols and transmission, RF design, indoor and outdoor wireless deployments; packet capture/analysis tools; and WLAN security Working knowledge of WI-FI design tools such as Ekahau and Hamina, etc. 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! 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.