Network Systems Engineer – Pre-Sales
| Company | Arista Networks |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, NC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Network Industry Certification preferred, such as ACE-L4, ACE-L6, ACE-L7, and others.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in L2/L3 networking design and implementation with a focus on Data Center, Campus, and Wi-Fi solutions.
- Expert-level experience with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols, as well as overlay technologies such as VxLAN.
- Current hands-on experience in designing highly scalable leaf-spine network architectures.
- Expert knowledge in Ethernet, RSTP/MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS.
- Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape, specifically Cisco and Juniper.
- Expert-level knowledge of the industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI).
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers, gathering requirements and identifying opportunities with existing and new customers.
- Collaborate with Arista Account Managers to gain an in-depth understanding of enterprise and commercial clients and conduct whiteboard network architectural reviews.
- Conduct Arista product presentations of Arista’s Open Networking Data Center and Cognitive Campus networking solutions.
- Utilize expertise in network design and implementation to create scalable Arista Data Center and Campus network solutions.
- Conduct thorough hands-on testing of customer proof-of-concept setups and network deployments using Arista products.
- Offer design guidelines and provide recommendations to enhance network performance and efficiency.
- Collaborate with the sales team to respond to RFP/RFQs and provide customer feedback to Product Management and Engineering.
- Serve as a representative of Arista at industry events and conferences.
- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in networking technology.
- Author and collaborate on informative white papers on Arista technology and products.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven work experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineer is preferred.
- Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible is highly desired.
- Strong writing skills and ability to create informative white papers on technology and products is highly desired.