Senior Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

$130,000 - $197,000/Yr

Arista Networks - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Francisco, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Senior Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales) at Arista Networks is a pivotal role within the Sales Engineering team, focusing on providing pre-sales technical support for Hyperscale customers. This position involves collaborating with Account Managers to understand customer needs, conducting architectural reviews, and presenting Arista's networking solutions. The engineer will also design and propose network solutions, validate proof-of-concept setups, and represent Arista at industry events, all while leveraging their expertise in cloud networking and network automation.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor for customers to gather requirements and identify opportunities.
• Conduct whiteboard network architectural reviews and product presentations.
• Architect, design, and propose Arista Data Center & Campus network solutions using leaf-spine architectures.
• Perform hands-on tests to validate customer proof-of-concept setups and network designs.
• Put together design guidelines and recommend improvements for customer networks.
• Partner with Sales Team to respond to RFP/RFQs.
• Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering.
• Represent Arista at SDN and Open Networking industry events and conferences.
• Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions, products, and services.
• Author white papers on technology and product.

Requirements

• Cloud Network Architecture, Network Design, and Network Engineering skills.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking principles.
• Experience with network automation and analytics.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• BS/CS/CE technical degree required.
• Minimum of 7+ years of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience.
• Expert level experience with routing and switching including L2/L3 protocols.
• Recent experience in leaf-spine architecture design.
• Previous experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE or Network Consulting Engineer preferred.
• Expert knowledge in Ethernet, RSTP/MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, QoS.

Nice-to-haves

• Network Industry Certification preferred (e.g. CCIE (R&S), JNCIE).
• Knowledge of competitive products, solutions, and services.
• Expert level knowledge of industry-standard CLI.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Wellbeing programs.
• Tax savings and income protection options.
• Discretionary bonuses and equity opportunities.
• Sales Incentive Plan for commission-based earnings.