Remote Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Description:

• Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus, and routing environments.
• The company values diversity of thought and perspectives, fostering an inclusive environment to drive creativity and innovation.
• The Network Pre-Sales Systems Engineer will report to the Regional Engineering Manager and work alongside skilled field engineers.
• This role involves providing pre-sales technical systems engineering support for Service Provider customers.
• Responsibilities include conducting network architectural reviews, product presentations, and designing high-performance Data Center and Service Provider solutions.
• The engineer will perform hands-on tests, create design guidelines, respond to RFP/RFQs, and provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering.
• The position also requires representing Arista at industry events and authoring white papers on technology and products.

Requirements:

• A BS/CS/CE technical degree is required for this position.
• Network Industry Certification is preferred, such as CCIE (R&S), JNCIE, or ACE-3,4,5,6,7.
• A minimum of 7+ years of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience is required, focusing on high-performance Service Provider networks and Data Centers.
• Expert-level experience with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols, is necessary.
• Recent experience in Leaf-Spine architecture design is required.
• Previous experience designing, deploying, and configuring large-scale MPLS-based networks is preferred.
• Demonstrated work experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Architect is preferred.
• Expert knowledge in Ethernet, RSTP/MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, MPLS, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS is required.
• A good understanding of the competitor technology landscape, particularly Cisco and Juniper, is necessary.
• Expert-level knowledge of industry-standard CLI is required.
• Experience with SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is highly desired.
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, and other automation tools, with prior experience building network automation solutions, is required.
• Knowledge of competitive products, solutions, and services is necessary.
• The ability to write white papers is a plus.

Benefits:

• The base pay for this role ranges from $110,000 to $185,000, depending on skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location.
• Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions based on eligible sales.
• US-based employees are entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings, and income protection.
• Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer, ensuring non-discriminatory hiring and employment-related decisions.