Nathan Nielsen

About Nathan Nielsen

Principal Solutions Architect with over 15 years of experience helping large enterprises and global partners design, secure, and transform their networks using leading-edge technologies. As a dual CCIE (Route/Switch + Security), I specialize in secure campus fabrics, macro-/micro-segmentation, and cross-domain architectures that integrate cloud, campus, and data center infrastructure.At World Wide Technology, I lead strategic partner enablement and field-facing GTM initiatives—developing live demos, workshops, and PoV assets used by engineers and sales teams worldwide. I’ve driven solution adoption through hands-on architecture design, discovery workshops, and executive alignment. Core Expertise- Cisco Catalyst Campus, SD-Access, and Secure Workload - BGP EVPN/VXLAN campus fabrics - Zero Trust & segmentation design (ISE, SGTs, microseg)-(Learning) Network automation with Ansible, Python, REST APIs, pyATS - GTM enablement, partner storytelling, technical workshops Let’s connect if you’re solving challenges in enterprise networking, security segmentation, or large-scale transformation. I\'m always eager to collaborate on resilient, intelligent network strategies that create measurable business impact.

Experience

1. Principal Solutions Architect

   World Wide Technology

   May 2024 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Lead architect and trusted technical advisor supporting global GTM efforts, customer transformation programs, and strategic OEM partner initiatives. Act as the highest escalation point for field engineering and solution design across multiple technology domains.Key Highlights:• Drove adoption of Cisco Secure Workload and SD-Access across 150+ global SEs through targeted enablement, technical workshops, and field-aligned PoVs• Architected multi-domain segmentation strategies for Fortune 100 enterprises, reducing lateral movement risk by 95% across 400+ sites• Created reusable GTM assets—demo environments, lab workshops, runbooks—standardized across WWT and partner ecosystem• Led executive strategy sessions aligning Cisco enterprise architectures with business outcomes in security, cloud, and campus transformation• Delivered hands-on support for SDA, Zero Trust, and Catalyst Center implementations across partner and customer engagements

Education

• DeVry University

  B.S., Network & Communications Management

  2008 — 2010

• Keller Graduate School of Management

  Master of Science - MS, Network and Communications Management

  2010 — 2011

Skills

• Switches
• Ccna
• Firewalls
• Routers
• Cisco Technologies
• Data Center
• Ccnp
• Cisco Ios
• Bgp
• Cisco Nexus
• Asa
• Network Engineering
• Tcp/Ip
• Eigrp
• Ospf
• Cabling
• Junos
• Srx
• Nx-Os
• Lan-Wan
• Mpls Vpn
• Load Balancing
• Mpls
• Ipv6
• Nexus
• Security
• Juniper
• Cisco
• Cisco Switches
• Lan/Wan
• Networking
• Routing
• Juniper Technologies
• Qos
• Cisco Asa
• Troubleshooting
• Cisco Certified
• Network Security
• Sourcefire
• Cisco Iwan