Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Arista Networks - Nashville, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Nashville, TN

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales) at Arista Networks plays a crucial role in providing technical systems engineering support to enterprise and commercial customers. This position involves collaborating with account teams to understand client needs, conducting product presentations, and offering design recommendations to enhance network performance. The engineer will also engage in hands-on testing of network solutions and contribute to product development through customer feedback, all while representing Arista at industry events.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales technical systems engineering support for enterprise and commercial customers.
• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, gathering requirements and identifying opportunities.
• Collaborate with account managers to understand clients and conduct network architectural reviews.
• Conduct product presentations of Arista's networking solutions, including CloudVision and Security solutions.
• Utilize expertise in network design to create scalable Data Center and Campus network solutions.
• Conduct hands-on testing of customer proof-of-concept setups and network deployments.
• Offer design guidelines and recommendations to enhance network performance.
• Collaborate with the sales team to respond to RFP/RFQs and provide feedback to Product Management.
• Represent Arista at industry events and conferences to promote network solutions.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in networking technology.
• Author and collaborate on informative white papers showcasing expertise in network design.

Requirements

• Network Industry Certification preferred (ACE-L4, ACE-L6, ACE-L7, etc.).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in L2/L3 networking design and implementation.
• Expert-level experience with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols and overlay technologies like VxLAN.
• Current hands-on experience in designing highly scalable leaf-spine network architectures.
• Proven work experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineer.
• Expert knowledge in Ethernet, RSTP/MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS.
• Good understanding of competitor technology landscape, specifically Cisco and Juniper.
• Expert-level knowledge of industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is highly desired.
• Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible is highly desired.
• Strong writing skills to create informative white papers on technology and products.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV).
• Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible.
• Strong writing skills for creating informative white papers.

Benefits

• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Recognition for excellence in engineering and work-life balance
• Opportunities for professional development and growth