Job Description

Arista seeks an Advanced Network Services Engineer to provide advanced post-sales support to Tier 1 and Tier 2 Service Providers in Dallas, TX. In this position you will act as an Arista subject matter expert and provide expertise in the routing & switching space to design, implement, and support (troubleshoot) our Software-Driven Open Networking deployments for high performance Data Center, Campus and Cloud Grade Routing solutions  The ideal candidate will also have a level of comfort communicating across all functions within Arista, as well as with clients and partners.

• You will provide advanced post-sales engineering support for Arista’s Open Networking Data Center, Campus, and Service Provider networking deployments including our Cloud based WI-FI solutions for our large Service Provider and Regional Service Provider accounts in the Southeast region.
• Review customer network designs for an VxLAN, EVPN BGP, Lead-Spine architectures and make recommendations for deployment
• Migrate or interconnect to/from Cisco, Juniper, and other vendors to Arista infrastructure
• Assist with configuration build-outs including creating network provisioning automation using Python and tools such as Chef or Ansible
• Assist with implementation and change controls
• You will assist with proof of concepts (POC) and in-depth testing to validate design scenarios.
• Provide bug scrubs and code recommendations
• Provide interface to TAC and internal development teams and the customer
• You will provide customer advice regarding architectural questions, product prerequisites, product features, etc.
• Translate complex business requirements into Leaf-Spine Network solutions
• Assist Pre-Sales Engineer and Account Executives with designing Network solutions
• Establish and maintaining strong relationships with key partners
•  Attend key partner events, training sessions, and provide ongoing training with the customer teams globally
• Continue training to maintain expertise
• Ability to understand the client’s business objectives and technical needs
• Ability to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for sales and clients
• Regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment
• Maintain professional relationships with teammates, partners, and clients
• Some travel may be required within assigned territory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Network Industry certifications including Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) level 3 - 5 desired.
• 5+ years’ of networking experience with in-depth hands-on experience with routing & switching configuration and deployment.
• You possess previous experience in network design of high performance Data Center and/or MPLS based networks including knowledge of leaf-spine architectures.
• Demonstrated experience in technical post-sales, as either a Network Consulting Engineer or as an Advanced Systems (AS) Engineer preferred
• Expert knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet, VLANs, VxLAN, EVPN, IP Routing, BGP (Border Gateways), iBGP, eBGP, OSPF, Multicast, QoS
• Expertise in at least one area of Data Center related technologies - Openstack, SDN, NFV, Load Balancers, Virtualization, Linux tools
• Expert level knowledge of industry-standard CLI
• Ability to write white papers a plus
• Background in Perl, Python, Scripting for creating network automation
• Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills
• Excellent written skills and the ability to do related documentation and ticket tracking of opportunities/meeting follow-up